Blue Hawk is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia. Designed by Vekoma, Blue Hawk was originally built for Conko's Party Pier in New Jersey, where it was known as Kamikaze. It was relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia in 1992 as Ninja, and was the tallest roller coaster in the park at that time. In 2016, Six Flags announced that the ride would be renovated and renamed, with members of the public voting on the ride's new name.
Blue Hawk
Previously known as Ninja (1992–2015) Kamikaze (1989–1991)
Hunt's Pier in Wildwood, New Jersey purchased and installed this roller coaster, naming it Kamikaze, in 1989.[1] Kamikaze was purchased by Six Flags and relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia, where it was given the new name Ninja. Ninja was placed in the park's Cotton States section and sits roughly where Z-Force was previously located prior to its removal after the 1990 season, opening to the public on March 1, 1992.[2]
The ride received extensive work in 2016 and did not open with the park for its new season. The ride was repainted with blue track and gray supports. Following rider complaints of a rough ride and low attendance as Ninja, Blue Hawk’s track was inspected and repaired as needed to improve smoothness, and the trains were replaced with two new models featuring soft vest restraints instead of the previous over-the-shoulder harnesses.[3] Park guests were invited to vote for one of three potential new names for the ride—American Eagle, Air Commander or Blue Hawk.[3] After more than 6,000 votes were cast, voters selected Blue Hawk as the new name, followed by American Eagle and Air Commander.[3] The renovated ride is themed to the American military and re-opened to guests on June 9, 2016.[3]
Track layoutedit
One of Blue Hawk's new trains
Blue Hawk uses two 28-passenger trains, each with seven cars carrying four passengers in two rows of two seats. Riders are held in place using vest-style restraints.[3] As Blue Hawk departs the station, it turns to the right, dropping slightly before another right turn to start up the 122-foot-tall lift hill. Upon cresting the lift, the roller coaster dives downward to the right before swooping up into the first major element, a two-inversion butterfly. Exiting the butterfly, the train enters a wide-radius 270-degree curve to the left, setting up the third inversion, a reverse sidewinder.
Blue Hawk climbs a gentle slope before making a U-turn to the left and entering its final element, a double corkscrew. After completing the final inversion, the train banks to the left and passes very close to the station and under the reverse sidewinder, then turns right prior to entering the main brake run. The train exits the brakes and makes a final U-turn to the right to set up the return to the station.
In popular cultureedit
Prior to renovation, the coaster was featured as Walley World's "Velociraptor" in the 2015 film Vacation.
blue, hawk, roller, coaster, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, blue, hawk, roller, coaster, news, news. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Blue Hawk roller coaster news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Blue Hawk is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia Designed by Vekoma Blue Hawk was originally built for Conko s Party Pier in New Jersey where it was known as Kamikaze It was relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia in 1992 as Ninja and was the tallest roller coaster in the park at that time In 2016 Six Flags announced that the ride would be renovated and renamed with members of the public voting on the ride s new name Blue HawkPreviously known as Ninja 1992 2015 Kamikaze 1989 1991 Blue Hawk in 2016Six Flags Over GeorgiaCoordinates33 45 56 N 84 33 01 W 33 7656 N 84 5503 W 33 7656 84 5503StatusOperatingOpening dateMarch 1 1992 1992 03 01 Conko s Party PierCoordinates38 59 20 N 74 48 14 W 38 989 N 74 804 W 38 989 74 804StatusRemovedOpening date1989 1989 Closing date1991 1991 Blue Hawk at Conko s Party Pier at RCDBGeneral statisticsTypeSteelManufacturerVekomaModelMK 1200 Custom Track layoutTwisterLift launch systemChain lift hillHeight122 ft 37 m Drop109 ft 33 m Length2 742 ft 836 m Speed52 mph 84 km h Inversions5Duration1 20Max vertical angle48 Capacity1300 riders per hourG force4 0Height restriction48 in 122 cm Trains2 trains with 7 cars Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train Flash Pass AvailableBlue Hawk at RCDB Contents 1 History 2 Track layout 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksHistory editHunt s Pier in Wildwood New Jersey purchased and installed this roller coaster naming it Kamikaze in 1989 1 Kamikaze was purchased by Six Flags and relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia where it was given the new name Ninja Ninja was placed in the park s Cotton States section and sits roughly where Z Force was previously located prior to its removal after the 1990 season opening to the public on March 1 1992 2 The ride received extensive work in 2016 and did not open with the park for its new season The ride was repainted with blue track and gray supports Following rider complaints of a rough ride and low attendance as Ninja Blue Hawk s track was inspected and repaired as needed to improve smoothness and the trains were replaced with two new models featuring soft vest restraints instead of the previous over the shoulder harnesses 3 Park guests were invited to vote for one of three potential new names for the ride American Eagle Air Commander or Blue Hawk 3 After more than 6 000 votes were cast voters selected Blue Hawk as the new name followed by American Eagle and Air Commander 3 The renovated ride is themed to the American military and re opened to guests on June 9 2016 3 Track layout edit nbsp One of Blue Hawk s new trainsBlue Hawk uses two 28 passenger trains each with seven cars carrying four passengers in two rows of two seats Riders are held in place using vest style restraints 3 As Blue Hawk departs the station it turns to the right dropping slightly before another right turn to start up the 122 foot tall lift hill Upon cresting the lift the roller coaster dives downward to the right before swooping up into the first major element a two inversion butterfly Exiting the butterfly the train enters a wide radius 270 degree curve to the left setting up the third inversion a reverse sidewinder Blue Hawk climbs a gentle slope before making a U turn to the left and entering its final element a double corkscrew After completing the final inversion the train banks to the left and passes very close to the station and under the reverse sidewinder then turns right prior to entering the main brake run The train exits the brakes and makes a final U turn to the right to set up the return to the station In popular culture editPrior to renovation the coaster was featured as Walley World s Velociraptor in the 2015 film Vacation References edit Kamikaze Dinosaur Beach RCDB com Retrieved 2011 08 12 Blue Hawk Six Flags Over Georgia rcdb com Retrieved 2016 05 25 a b c d e Six Flags to rename renovated coaster Blue Hawk mdjonline com Marietta Daily Journal 2016 05 19 Retrieved 2016 05 25 External links editBlue Hawk at the Roller Coaster DataBase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blue Hawk roller coaster amp oldid 1214025989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
