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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||||
| Product | Hyper Coaster | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Hyper | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1,220 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 200 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 175 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 70 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 4480 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| G-Force | 4.1 | ||||||||||||
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Goliath is a steel hyper roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia, USA. Opened in 2006, the ride is the third in the Six Flags chain to be called "Goliath". It was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard.
History
Goliath was officially announced on September 1, 2005.[1] Both the Great Gasp and Looping Starship flat rides were removed that year to make way for the new ride.[2][3]
The ride officially opened to the general public on April 1, 2006.
A repaint for the ride was announced on August 17, 2024.[4]
Design
Trains
2 trains with 9 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 36 riders per train.
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Goliath passing over Georgia Scorcher
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References
- ↑ Goliath coming to Six Flags Over Georgia - Atlanta Business Chronicle (Wayback archive)
- ↑ Six Flags Over Georgia 2005 park map (Wayback archive)
- ↑ Six Flags Over Georgia 2006 park map (Wayback archive)
- ↑ "[Goliath SFOG] is getting a repaint. Turquoise and grey are the new colors". Reddit. CoasterGuy95. 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
External links
- Goliath on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
