Yesterday I made a quick stop at Six Flags Great America to see construction crews working hard to hopefully finish Goliath within the next week.
As has been the case for the past few weeks, the Goliath site is bustling with activity.
I do believe I spot Goliath’s lift hill chain waiting to be installed.
Several workers were concentrated on an area near the top of the lift hill.
A few others were scattered at various places on the lift hill.
The “Thrill Seekers” gift shop that Goliath riders will exit from now has signage. Of course it will be full of Goliath souvenirs to purchase after riding.
The Goliath ride plaza is now nearly complete.
The old Iron Wolf queue will be reused as Goliath’s main queue area. It will probably be a while before you see it this empty again.
Pictured above is the exit path that leads from Goliath’s station into the gift shop.
The inverted section of the zero-g stall is complete.
But it is still awaiting grout (to reduce the coaster’s noise).
Seeing buttons and other electrical hardware is a good sign, right?
Goliath’s structure reminds me of a wooden Millennium Force hybrid.
The lift chain return is in place. I’m not a huge fan of its white color as it stands out against the brown supports. But as long as the coaster opens soon, I don’t care what color it is.
Don’t look directly at Goliath when the sun is setting or you’ll be blinded by the reflective supports.
Here, crews are filling the track with grout.
It looks like the crews had a bit of an accident — I noticed liquid grout running down the topper track on the first drop.
Goliath is a fascinating roller coaster to look at (and hopefully ride).
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I wonder what the harness is like