sixohdieselrage Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @upstop It's like I have asked before. SoB wasn't removed for several seasons. So, why is Firehawk coming down so much quicker? You woulda thought they would knock SoB down quicker, with all the negative publicity. Yet, Firehawk was still loved by a larger majority. It's almost gotta be something huge and soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, sixohdieselrage said: It's almost gotta be something huge and soon. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, sixohdieselrage said: @upstop It's like I have asked before. SoB wasn't removed for several seasons. So, why is Firehawk coming down so much quicker? You woulda thought they would knock SoB down quicker, with all the negative publicity. Yet, Firehawk was still loved by a larger majority. It's almost gotta be something huge and soon. SOB closed without notice and they didn't know what they were going to do with it. That's why they left it up for those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 57 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: SOB closed without notice and they didn't know what they were going to do with it. That's why they left it up for those years. I don't agree with that. They knew they didnt want to run it anymore, therefore, could have torn it down sooner, but didnt. Ironic it came down (almost) right before Banshee. @SonofBaconator Yep. Seen that quite a few times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @sixohdieselrage That's a interesting point. They did say the decided to tear down Firehawk in the middle of the season. If we do get a giga, was it supposed to be somewhere else? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 15 minutes ago, JubJester said: @sixohdieselrage That's a interesting point. They did say the decided to tear down Firehawk in the middle of the season. If we do get a giga, was it supposed to be somewhere else? If that is true, it probably was supposed to be on the left side of FOF in that open area, but plans changed when they decided to remove Firehawk. Also, Firehawk is prime location right there and could be used for a better attraction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Not much longer until it looks like my T Road Recreation. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I wonder if that company will share video of the loop coming down. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, Maverick44 said: I wonder if that company will share video of the loop coming down. Probably. They seem to be keeping us up to date on the destruction. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 My fingers are crossed!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Maybe if we ask them, they will share it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterOhio Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I had asked them about scraps a day or so ago, and they said they will not be selling any scraps of the ride. What's gone is gone. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryoj Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 6 hours ago, JubJester said: @sixohdieselrage That's a interesting point. They did say the decided to tear down Firehawk in the middle of the season. If we do get a giga, was it supposed to be somewhere else? 6 hours ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: If that is true, it probably was supposed to be on the left side of FOF in that open area, but plans changed when they decided to remove Firehawk. Also, Firehawk is prime location right there and could be used for a better attraction. They don't just up and change roller coaster locations that quickly. When B&M comes in, the park shows them the area they want the coaster and the basics of what they want and B&M custom builds the ride for the site. Thats oversimplifying it, but to change the location, it would pretty much mean starting over with the designs and engineering. That's not something you do late in the process. If it's going on the Firehawk plot, it was probably always going on the Firehawk plot. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Another example of Kings Island waiting to tear something down until construction on a new ride is ready to go- look at how long Son of Beast sat SBNO. They didn't tear it down until Banshee construction was ready to get going. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 its just a waiting game now...ugh!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 @silver2005 Exactly what I was saying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Also what if the bid (for the demo company) for removal of SoB took longer then for Firehawk? Maybe that held up the SoB removal. I am just guessing due to the sheer size of Sob and the amount of wood. idk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwb.32 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, Maverick44 said: Also what if the bid (for the demo company) for removal of SoB took longer then for Firehawk? Maybe that held up the SoB removal. I am just guessing due to the sheer size of Sob and the amount of wood. idk. The wait was due to options being explored, They spent multiple years contacting nad getting proposals for potential fixing of the ride from companies like GCI, RMC, and such, that was realesed in the sattement on the descion to remove by the park, it simply also came down to the factors of not wantign to dump more money into it, and the fact that at that specific time with the ride closed the park was doing well enough that a new attraction wasnt needed to take the place of SOB's land so it sat, while the options were explored coming tot he descions to tear it down as the only viable option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 15 minutes ago, Bwb.32 said: The wait was due to options being explored, They spent multiple years contacting nad getting proposals for potential fixing of the ride from companies like GCI, RMC, and such, that was realesed in the sattement on the descion to remove by the park, it simply also came down to the factors of not wantign to dump more money into it, and the fact that at that specific time with the ride closed the park was doing well enough that a new attraction wasnt needed to take the place of SOB's land so it sat, while the options were explored coming tot he descions to tear it down as the only viable option. Actually, I’ve heard from numerous people that there were inquiries into making SOB an RMC. The structure of the ride was so poorly designed, that from an engineering standpoint, it would be practical to raze the ride and build an RMC from scratch, which means that instead of looking at a SOB renovation, you’re looking at a replacement project. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 ^^They knew that beforehand with the forensics report from the 2006 accident. The 2007 re-furb was just CF's own band-aid approach to save it because of the kind of ride it was. Just look at how little was done for that refurb including the trains they acquired for it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, silver2005 said: ^^They knew that beforehand with the forensics report from the 2006 accident. The 2007 re-furb was just CF's own band-aid approach to save it because of the kind of ride it was. Just look at how little was done for that refurb including the trains they acquired for it. To be fair, CF inherited the mess when they purchased the park. I think when the park got Diamondback in 2009, it was much easier for them to let SOB go. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
139Signal27 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 There are photos floating around Facebook (I won't share them here because I'm not 100% sure how they were obtained) that suggest the station has already been demolished. If true, does that suggest an earlier construction timeline than previously speculated? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorarius Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 11 hours ago, CoasterOhio said: I had asked them about scraps a day or so ago, and they said they will not be selling any scraps of the ride. What's gone is gone. This saddens me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryoj Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 10 hours ago, 139Signal27 said: There are photos floating around Facebook (I won't share them here because I'm not 100% sure how they were obtained) that suggest the station has already been demolished. If true, does that suggest an earlier construction timeline than previously speculated? You could post a link to the page as "an interesting link you found". By not posting the pics directly, you shouldn't be in violation of the TOS. And, the timeline is clearly an April 2020 opening of the new ride. Wherever they are in the process will be with that in mind. Weather delays or speed ups to get ahead of potential weather delays might change where they are at in the process, but not the end goal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocoasterfan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Hopefully this doesn’t go against the TOSbut here is the link to photos showing the station is gone and demo is almost complete.https://m.facebook.com/?_rdr#!/story/graphql_permalink/?graphql_id=UzpfSTE2Nzk0NzQ4OTkxNzMwMzoyMzMyNTcwMDcwMTIxNjkwSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Sorry that link doesn't work. At least not for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I trust RCDB as a source, so I think they'll be fine here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocoasterfan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Sorry about broken link. Go to Facebook and search WildGravity Travels.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Link works fine for me. Thanks for sharing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I saw the pics. That is crazy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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