Gold Striker Continues to Rise

California’s Great America crews are hard at work building the new-for-2013 Gold Striker wooden coaster. The park has been very diligent in keeping us updated on the coaster’s construction via the park’s Facebook page.

Great Coasters International’s beautiful wooden structures are very prevalent in the above photo.

There is still a lot of work left to do.

The coaster, when finished, will stand nearly 11 stories tall.

All Photographs © California’s Great America

Visit the California’s Great America website for more Gold Striker details.

We look forward to continuing to track Gold Striker’s construction. Will you be riding the coaster when it opens next season? Share your plans in the comments section below.

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Sep 12, 2012 by John Stevenson Photos 0

John Stevenson

John Stevenson founded Coaster101 in 2005 and travels across the country visiting theme parks and riding roller coasters. In addition to blogging, he's a published author, having written a history book about his hometown amusement park, Libertyland, which was the home of Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster. John currently lives in Nashville and considers Dollywood his "home away from home" park.