welchce Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Assuming there will be soft openings for Firehawk, what date would be your educated guess they will start? Or does anyone out there have better than an educated guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I doubt there will be any "soft openings" for Firehawk. It will open Memorial Day weekend. The ride will likely open to the media (by invite only) a couple of days before that weekend. They still have a lot of work to get done on that ride over the next four weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Besides finishing the paint job and the station and testing, what else needs to be done? I went today and it looked like the track was all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyboy0830 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Besides finishing the paint job and the station and testing, what else needs to be done? I went today and it looked like the track was all together. I'm sure that there is a lot of finish work that we can't really see that needs to be done. Painting needs to be done, testing and inspections, landscaping..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Besides finishing the paint job and the station and testing, what else needs to be done? I went today and it looked like the track was all together. I'm sure that there is a lot of finish work that we can't really see that needs to be done. Painting needs to be done, testing and inspections, landscaping..... True. I was just trying to get around the crowds on Memorial Day Weekend. It looks like all is for not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I was going to head up there for the opening of Firehawk but then i realised that it was Memorial Day weekend and the crowds are going to be heavy so i figured it was best to avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauntguy Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 4 words... Gold Pass Speed Lane! KI has advertised about skipping the line on the new FH! Now's a GREAT time to get a season pass! -Hauntguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Yes, there is a lot that still needs to be done. Besides the painting, I`m sure they still have some electrical work to finish wiring up the ride. They still have to assemble the queue rails, do landscaping, install signage, get the trains on the track, cycle the ride and test it, and finally, they will have to get the ride certified by the state of Ohio. That takes time. Keep in mind that they have been painting the ride for several weeks (several months if you include the time they`ve been applying the primer to the track). Has KI advertised skipping the lines on Firehawk? I don`t seem to recall them doing that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauntguy Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I do think I have seen it, of course I could be totally dreaming! HAHA... It would be wise of KI to put in a speed lane though since all of the newest rides/attractions have them! -Hauntguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 The information about speed lanes do not mention anything about Firehawk though it would be nice. I seen a lot of wires behind the fence next to Racer today, probably for Firehawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 And it should be remembered that, although it is far more likely than not, there can be no iron clad assurance that Firehawk will open Memorial Day Weekend. There is the possibility that something may delay its opening. It is not expected to, but things sometimes happen. Put another way, if you are banking everything you have or putting everything you have emotionally into the coaster being open that weekend, there is still the possibility that it may not. Note that the park is NOT running big advertisements saying: "Firehawk Opens Memorial Day Weekend." They know that until that is certain, it's best to have a nice big surprise. . .instead of a disappointment. Yes, it will PROBABLY open when they hope. No, it is not a guarantee. Yes, stuff can happen still. Just a word to the wise. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Very true. They may run into some unforeseen obstacle that takes a week or two to remedy, which could push the opening of the ride back by the same amount. Until the ride is test running, the park can`t be certain when exactly they will be able to run it. And even then, they may not know for certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 The information about speed lanes do not mention anything about Firehawk though it would be nice. I seen a lot of wires behind the fence next to Racer today, probably for Firehawk. It would be nice if somehow, somewhere on the park map they would indicate which rides had the Gold Pass speed lanes (like Disney with FastPass). I tried to look for something like that on the map I had but I could not find anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 The gold pass speeds lanes are: Italian Job, Wild Thorn Berries, Scbooby Doo and the Hantued Castle, Beast then you get to pick between dropzone or Delirium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 The gold pass speeds lanes are: Italian Job, Wild Thorn Berries, Scbooby Doo and the Hantued Castle, Beast then you get to pick between dropzone or Delirium. That list is oddly disappointing. Why the serious lack of coasters? Could they not rearrange anymore of the queues? It will come in handy with The Beast but I will be flabbergasted if Firehawk is not added to that list when it opens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoxville Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I don't see any public soft openings like there was for IJ. They are goint to want to let that paint dry as long as they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 The paint won't be a reason for not opening a ride. There is testing to do, and that is done after the painting! Also, last I heard, it rains...even in Mason, Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Yeah, it was raining there today. Are they ever going to paint the supports?!? It's still the old faded black from X-Flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 They have a lot of them painted a metalic silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 They were painting some of the supports Saturday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I thought I heard the lift hill running Saturday but I could be wrong about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I'm sure testing will begining very shortly. As early as this week maybe or next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 The sooner, the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 I will be going Saturday from around 10-3 and will make sure to hang around Firehawk to see if there's any signs of testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWildman424 Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Atleast we know that there won't be any delays due to track replacement. I agree that you shouldn't make plans now expecting it to be open. Even if it is open, that might be one of the only rides you ride all day!!! I'm expecting to hear about 5+ hour lines. I could be wrong, but I'm not going Memorial Day weekend, maybe the next if its open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplehaze Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Yes I imagine the lines for Firehawk will be too long. I will wait until later in the year to ride it. No hurries for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Where did the one train rumor come from? According to everything that has been mentioned, everything is on schedule. Considering that the ride is not new, only removed and rebuilt, I cannot see why both trains cannot operate Memorial Day weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Both trains? I thought there was going to be three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 ^It was my understanding that SF used the third train for spare parts. I could be mistaken though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 You are correct, the 3rd train was parted out by Six Flags. Firehawk will only run 2 trains. I don't think they could ever get 3 trains running right anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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