Future plans for Firehawk's station discussion

[Codyfryguy]

Yet another tweet from Kings Islands PR team hinting to the future of the site...

 

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[KIfan73]

I vote for the wine and cheese salad bar!

[upstop]

Or a new skyride station. I wonder if a straight line were tracked from the station south, where would it end up?

[MDMC01]

4 hours ago, KIfan73 said:

I vote for the wine and cheese salad bar!

Where is this wine and cheese bar they speak of?

[upstop]

1 hour ago, MDMC01 said:

Where is this wine and cheese bar they speak of?

Originally it was in the north skyride building which was located to the left of the AE entrance. And maybe now, in the Firehawk station (per Chad),  it’s more likely that the Firehawk station will become a haunt for a minute or two.

[BuckeyeBond]

Maybe it will become the new X-Base bathrooms

[JubJester]

2 hours ago, BuckeyeBond said:

Maybe it will become the new X-Base bathrooms

Only if the sidewalk turns upside down. Just like the track.

[MDMC01]

8 hours ago, upstop said:

Originally it was in the north skyride building which was located to the left of the AE entrance. And maybe now, in the Firehawk station (per Chad),  it’s more likely that the Firehawk station will become a haunt for a minute or two.

Good to know! RE: a Haunt maze, maybe Chaos will be expanded to have an outdoor portion that uses Firehawk's station next year, and then go backstage to go into the building like normal. One can dream...

[SonofBaconator]

On 10/27/2018 at 2:40 PM, Codyfryguy said:

Yet another tweet from Kings Islands PR team hinting to the future of the site...

 

 

I think its interesting that they're bringing this to people's attention on their main page, as opposed to Don or Chad tweeting about it on their own twitter pages. I think the go to would be a Haunt attraction since its certainly big enough. One could also assume that it'll be recycled for the B&M project, with a bit of tweaking of course. This makes me wonder if they'll recycle the station and the que for a new ride.

 

[Hawaiian Coasters 325]

I think it would be cool if the Firehawk station became the gift shop/photo building for the new B&M (hopefully giga, but maybe a wing or dive). 

[IndyGuy4KI]

I was thinking about the station possibly being used for a haunt when waiting for my final ride yesterday. It would be a very big area for a haunt. They would have to work around the stairs right in the middle of the station.  If the next project back there would work without removing this station I see them keeping it.

[Rifleman]

would the dual loading layout of the Firehawk station transition well into a wing coaster station, or would the central exit make that transition incompatible?

[IndyGuy4KI]

I thought the station's future plans deserved its own topic. I pulled those posts into its own thread.  

[Joshua]

Which gift shop was used for the Skyride? 

And where can I find this Wine and Cheese Salad Bar? Is that something that's no longer with the park or have I been oblivious to my chances to sip a fine red wine before riding Mystic Timbers this entire time?

*raises glass to the ride photo*

[teenageninja]

6 minutes ago, Joshua said:

Which gift shop was used for the Skyride? 

And where can I find this Wine and Cheese Salad Bar? Is that something that's no longer with the park or have I been oblivious to my chances to sip a fine red wine before riding Mystic Timbers this entire time?

*raises glass to the ride photo*

The Snoopy Boutique was the gift shop the referred to.

[Joshua]

On October 29, 2018 at 3:23 PM, teenageninja said:

The Snoopy Boutique was the gift shop the referred to.

I just found there's wine at the Bier Garten. I rarely stop there, so I never knew. But that isn't the Wine & Cheese Salad bar the tweet refers to, is it? 

 

EDIT: Scratch that, I missed upstop's post.

[silver2005]

If its not torn down, I think it'll be a queue house. 

[King Ding Dong]

What a perfect location for a closed Coke Freestyle stand. 

Edit: They don’t even need to put the actual machines in, just wall up the station put a big sign on it add it to the park map and leave it locked.  

[super7]

I think the Oktoberfest Skyride station was also a yogurt shop at one time, when yogurt was first trendy.

[Shaggy]

On 10/27/2018 at 10:30 PM, upstop said:

Originally it was in the north skyride building which was located to the left of the AE entrance. And maybe now, in the Firehawk station (per Chad),  it’s more likely that the Firehawk station will become a haunt for a minute or two.

Just to add specifics, after the Skyride was closed, the (North) Octoberfest station was used as a "Wine & Cheese/Salad Bar for the 1980, '81, & '82 seasons.  It was demolished in 1983 in preparation for King Cobra.

The Octoberfest Skyride station was located exactly where the entrance to the KC loop was... and is currently where the base of the first drop of Banshee is located.

[beastfan11]

All right! Another building that’s going to go unused for the majority of the season. 

[BavarianBeatle]

3 hours ago, Shaggy said:

Just to add specifics, after the Skyride was closed, the (North) Octoberfest station was used as a "Wine & Cheese/Salad Bar for the 1980, '81, & '82 seasons.  It was demolished in 1983 in preparation for King Cobra.

The Octoberfest Skyride station was located exactly where the entrance to the KC loop was... and is currently where the base of the first drop of Banshee is located.

[BlondyRidesOn]

It's pretty clear by this Tweet that the park has plans for the station. I'm thinking it may have to do with a future roller coaster or an all year use because I don't think they'd hype it up as much if it were a Haunt attraction. 

[JubJester]

I hope they have plans, and not just abandon it.

[Joshua]

Maybe they'll just turn it into a Denny's.

[bjcolglazier]

Probably bathrooms (not likely, honestly), or a 2019 smoking station. ;-)

[MDMC01]

Here's an idea: If it's not being used for a coaster, perhaps it could be used for another restaurant; the station could be the main building and the former queue line could be a dining area... providing spectacular views of the giga!

-MDMC, providing some food for thought 

[Shawn Meyer]

Even though that station was built specifically for Firehawk, they could still use it for a possible B&M Giga, Floorless, or winged models. I doubt they let it go unused like they did for years with the flight commander pad.

[SonofBaconator]

KI does have a history of using old stations and locations for misc purposes. 

• Snoopy's Boutique
• Wolf Pack
• Vortex's station
• Cavern of Terror

[Fye Coasters]

I'm pretty sure they will use it for something good. 
 

Don't forget guys that FOF will be open for Winterfest, so we will be able to see back there if any progress has been made! Keep that in mind!