Goliath Jr.
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| Goliath Jr. | |
| Location | Six Flags Magic Mountain |
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| Park Section | Bugs Bunny World |
| Type | Steel |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | March 31, 2001 |
| Manufacturer | Bradley and Kaye |
| Model | Little Dipper |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Length | 350 ft (106.7 m) |
| Max speed | 10 mph (16.1 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Capacity | 360 riders per hour |
| Goliath Jr. at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Goliath Jr. at RCDB | |
Goliath Jr. is a small steel roller coaster made by Bradley and Kaye that opened in 1971. The coaster is located in the Bugs Bunny World area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.
Goliath Jr. originally was located at Beverly Park in the 1940s before coming to Magic Mountain in 1971. The ride was named Clown Coaster from 1971 to 1984, Wile E. Coyote Coaster from 1985 to 1998 and finally Goliath Jr. since 2001.
The Goliath Jr. was rebuilt and customized to look like the Goliath from the former Wile E. Coyote Coaster. The old supports were replaced with supports that resembled those found on the Goliath. The trains were rebuilt from the chassis up. And it was repainted with Goliath's color scheme.
According to a maintenance worker who has been with Magic Mountain since the opening, this Bradley & Kaye coaster came from Beverly Park. Beverly Park was owned by David Bradley and he installed the his first prototype coaster at the park in 1946. So it is possible that Magic Mountain now owns this original 1946 prototype. It is also possible since David Bradley owned the park, the coasters were swapped out as they were sold, making it a later model.
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| Roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain |
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Batman: The Ride - Canyon Blaster - Colossus - Déjà Vu - Flashback - Goldrusher - Goliath - Goliath Jr. - Ninja - Psyclone - Revolution - The Riddler's Revenge - Scream! - Superman: The Escape - Tatsu - Viper - X |
