Hawk (roller coaster)

Hawk is a steel roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Houston in,. Manufactured by, the Euro-Fighter model opened to the public on July 1, 2005. The ride was installed by, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.

History
The coaster was announced on September 6th of 2004. The coaster went vertical on October 11, 2004, was topped off on January 17, 2005 and the track was completed on February 21, 2005.

The ride was a prototype for the Euro-Fighter 410 model, which would later be installed as "SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge" at the Mall of America. Key differences from later models include the use of the older loop support design, and the older train design seen on Vild-Svinet at Bon-Bon Land (until the trains were replaced in 2020).