FirehawkFirehawk is a roller coaster at Kings Island. The minimum height to ride is 54 inches. Scroll down for readers' ratings and reviews. Written by Ty Mullins
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This is one of my favorite rides in the park because of the thrill of flying over 100 feet in the air. The loop is tall and the helix and barrel roles at the end are also fun. This is one ride you wont want to miss. Ride it early to avoide long lines. - Michael Hurley I'd love to comment, except the lines never got below 2 hours so we didn't ride it. Lame. - Mark Marker I like Firehawk better than Nighthawk at Carowinds. Firehawk is smoother. I dont like the queue line setup, but I actually enjoyed this ride! - Adam Clinard Vastly over-rated flying coaster, too slow for my taste. Seems clunkier here at KI than it did at GL... - Larry Zimmerman I would give the ride itself a much higher rating, but the terrible loading times and queue lengths kept me from riding more. The ride itself is a lot of fun and provides a completely different experience from anything else in Ohio. Also, I don't recommend riding this one with anything valuable in your pockets. I spent the entire ride trying to make sure my sister's cell phone didn't slip out of my pocket, which it nearly did. All in all a good ride, but be prepared to wait and wait and wait... - Erin B Prepare to bake in the sun for a while waiting for this one, but the ride iself is like nothing you've ever seen at Kings Island. Worth a pretty long wait if your wearing sunscreen. - Byron Smith The ride itself isn't bad, but almost everything leading up to it is terrible. The lines are long, there's little or no shade throughout most of the queue, and the park always waits too long to open up the second boarding station. On top of that, you leave the station on you back, rather than in flying position, and you stay that way all the way up the lift hill, which can be downright painful on sunny days. At the end of the ride you lay on your back once again, and wait in the sun for the other car to leave the station. It's not a bad ride, but I'm too pale to be left out in the sun for that long. - Jack Curley The unique ride experience given by Firehawk can be much fun for first-time riders, but the novelty quickly wears-off and the attraction becomes just another minor roller coaster at the park. The chain-lift is far too loud, the paint is falling off, and the ride itself is rough at many points. - Ty Mullins amazing roller coaster however the lines can be long - Brandon S Fun coaster...the change of scenery at Kings Island helped the ride. The lines can get really long due to the load time of the ride. Opening up the other loading station would fix that. - Derek Potter They need better sun/heat protection for the line. - J Capps More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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