Working mere yards from Six Flags Great America means that the temptation to make a dash to the park after work always exists — especially when the park is open daily. This was also “Coasters After Dark,” meaning that the park...
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Goliath Opening Day Photo Gallery
Yesterday, Six Flags Great America’s triple world-record-breaking wooden roller coaster opened to the public. While I rode Goliath the day prior at the coaster’s media preview, I was really excited to see true park guests’ reactions to Rocky Mountain Construction’s...
Continue reading...Goliath at Six Flags Great America Opens Today
The wait is over. Today, Goliath will officially open for everyone to conquer. Six Flags Great America’s triple world-record-breaking Rocky Mountain Construction wooden roller coaster makes its grand debut. A press release from the park states: “Six Flags Great America...
Continue reading...Goliath Review and Media Day Coverage
Murky skies, fat rain drops and a wheel malfunction didn’t dampen the mood at Six Flags Great America as the coaster enthusiast and media masses gathered for a preview of Goliath, the park’s triple world-record-breaking wooden roller coaster. After months of...
Continue reading...Amazing Aerial Photos of Goliath
The world is patiently awaiting Goliath’s awakening at Six Flags Great America. But in the meantime, Goliath manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction shared some spectacular aerials of the coaster on Facebook. Below we’ve posted a few of them: The 180-foot drop...
Continue reading...Goliath On-Ride Video Released
Six Flags Great America today released a first-person point-of-view video of Goliath. Crews have been testing the Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster sporadically over the past week, and luckily now we know what it looks like to be on one...
Continue reading...Goliath Six Flags Great America Testing Video
After hours of waiting and watching wood and steel rise into place, I finally caught a glimpse of Goliath making several test cycles at Six Flags Great America yesterday evening. Watch the video of the testing below: The park has...
Continue reading...Goliath Opening Delayed, Construction Ongoing
Today was supposed to be the day that media and coaster fanatics from around the country gathered at Six Flags Great America to ride Goliath, the world’s tallest, fastest and steepest wooden roller coaster. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. The park...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Rocks the Block
Six Flags Great America celebrated Memorial Day Weekend with “Rock the Block,” a block-party-like event with live music, funnel-cake eating contests, a new nighttime parade and a fireworks display. The new biomatric fingerprint-scanning process seems to be slowing entry to the park, but...
Continue reading...Another Goliath Construction Update
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...
Continue reading...Goliath Construction Continues Around the Clock
Construction crews are working at all hours of the day to make sure that Goliath is ready for riders soon — hopefully by next Thursday’s scheduled media day event. I stopped by the park today to see what progress had...
Continue reading...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...
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