Goliath Lift Hill Topped Off

Six Flags Great America construction crews are working quickly to prepare Goliath for its rumored early June opening.

Early June? According to a “midnight premiere” promotion the park is running (see the photo below), Goliath is expected to be operating with guests by June 1.

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These midnight premiere tickets are limited, so get to the park now and buy some Goliath apparel.

Now, for the more interesting development: Goliath’s 165-foot-tall lift hill has been topped off.

On Friday, the park shared excellent footage of the pieces being put into place:

I went to the park yesterday to see the completed support structure in person.

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Goliath’s lift hill can be seen clearly from the parking lot.

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Goliath, V2 and funnel cake sundaes — does it get any better than that?

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I think I’ve spent more time in the Camp Cartoon area of the park in the last week than I have in my entire life…

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…it without a doubt is the best spot in the park to watch construction.

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Even on a Saturday, construction workers were busy installing track onto the 180-foot drop.

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The inverted roll track has yet to be installed. Hopefully that will happen within the next few days.

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Pieces of topper track wait to be installed on Goliath.

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The coaster itself looks intimidating, especially when approaching from the X-Flight side of the County Fair area. It will likely look even more intimidating once all of the track is in place.

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The X-Flight queue provides another perspective of the coaster’s mammoth lift structure.

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Track was also being installed on the lift hill.

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I can’t wait until all of the track is installed so that the steepness of the first drop is even more apparent.

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Goliath’s support structure gleams once the sun begins to set.

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It is by far the most awesome, bizarre-looking wooden coaster I have ever seen in my life.

Stay tuned as we bring you more Goliath construction updates. And remember that you can follow construction live on the park’s Goliath webcam.

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