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Flight of Fear is the name of two identical enclosed roller coasters located at Kings Island and Kings Dominion amusement parks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Built and designed by Premier Rides , they were the world's first launched roller coasters to feature linear induction motor (LIM) technology. [ 3 ]
Inside Kings Island's main entrance Kings Island is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located in Mason, Ohio. The park is known for releasing record-breaking and first-of-a-kind rides over the years, such as Flight of Fear, the world's first launched roller coaster using a linear induction motor, and The Beast which opened as the world's tallest, fastest, and longest wooden roller coaster in ...
The ride reopened at Kings Island the following year under the new name Firehawk. On September 27, 2018, Kings Island announced that they would remove the ride from the park following the 2018 season due to increased downtime and the manufacturer, Vekoma, had stopped supporting the model, causing parts for the ride to become scarce.
Many much-loved Kings Island rides have been retired over the years. ... where the coaster began as X-Flight in 2001. Located near Flight of Fear, this was the first “flying” coaster at the ...
Kings Island is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, ... opens in the X-Base area adjacent to Flight of Fear.
Flight of Fear Formerly Outer Limits: Flight of Fear: LIM Coaster: Kings Dominion: United States: 1996: Operating [7] Flight of Fear Formerly Outer Limits: Flight of Fear: LIM Coaster: Kings Island: United States: 1996: Operating [8] Mr. Freeze Formerly Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast: LIM Coaster: Six Flags Over Texas: United States: 1998: Operating ...
On February 5, 2007, Kings Island officially announced Firehawk as the former X-Flight roller coaster from Geauga Lake. [16] Construction was scheduled to begin later that month, and the opening was set for Memorial Day weekend later that year. [16] X-Flight's neon green track and dark blue supports were re-painted red and steel gray, respectively.
The trains were stored inside the Flight of Fear building and the track in one of Kings Island's "graveyards" located on old Wild Animal Habitat land. When the ride didn't sell, the track was scrapped and the trains were relocated to Kings Dominion to be used as spare parts for Shockwave.