Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia)
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| Goliath | |
 Goliath's 175 foot first drop |
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| Location | Six Flags Over Georgia |
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| Type | Steel |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | April 1, 2006 |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Mega Coaster |
| Track layout | Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 200 feet (61 m) |
| Drop | 175 feet (53.3 m) |
| Length | 4,480 feet (1,365.5 m) |
| Max speed | 70 mile per hour (112.7 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Capacity | 1200 riders per hour |
| Goliath at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Goliath at RCDB | |
Goliath is a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, the coaster reaches a height of 200 feet, has a track length of 4480 feet, and a top speed of 70 mph. Goliath became the Southeast's second hypercoaster following Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Europe in 1999. Covering approximately 8.5 acres, Goliath is Six Flags Over Georgia's fourth Bolliger & Mabillard roller coaster.
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[edit] Incident
On July 27, 2006, a rider suffered a heart attack on the ride and later died. See Incidents at Six Flags parks for more information.
[edit] Theme
Goliath is located in the park's USA section. In the early 1990s, the section was renovated and given a theme reminiscent of 1950s America, as evidenced by its Dee Jay's Diner restaurant and Drive-In theater. On the surface, an ultra-modern roller coaster would seem thematically out of place. However, the attraction's queue uses many novelty music tracks from the 1950s, all with science-fiction or outer-space themes (including both versions of the theme song to the "Lost in Space" television series). This would suggest that Goliath is a vision of the future as seen during the early days of the Space Age.
[edit] Ride Elements
- 170 ft. drop
- Hill with 175 ft. drop
- Hill with 129 ft. drop
- 540 degree downward helix
- Hill with 118' drop
- Overbanked Horseshoe turn
- Hill with 79 ft. drop
- Hill with 56 ft. drop
- Hill with 48 ft. drop
- Hop and turn into brakes
[edit] Awards
- Goliath placed ninth on the Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards for Top 50 Steel Coasters.
