Goliath (Six Flags Magic Mountain)
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Goliath's first drop
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| Six Flags Magic Mountain | |
| Park section | Goliath Plaza |
| Coordinates | 34°25′37″N 118°35′49″W / 34.42694°N 118.59694°WCoordinates: 34°25′37″N 118°35′49″W / 34.42694°N 118.59694°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | February 11, 2000 |
| Cost | $30,000,000 |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Giovanola |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Hyper Coaster |
| Track layout | Twister |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 235 ft (72 m) |
| Drop | 255 ft (78 m) |
| Length | 4,573 ft (1,394 m) |
| Speed | 85 mph (137 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 3:00 |
| Max vertical angle | 61° |
| Capacity | 1600 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train. |
 Flash Pass available |
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 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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Goliath at RCDB Pictures of Goliath at RCDB |
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Goliath is a steel roller coaster made by Giovanola of Switzerland. The hypercoaster is located in the Screampunk District area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California and is promoted with a sub-tropical theme that is characterized by ruins of the ancient Mayan civilization. The ride is nearly identical to Titan at Six Flags Over Texas. Its differences from its Six Flags twin is that Goliath lacks the 540-degree upward helix on Titan prior to the mid-course brake run (Goliath simply banks left to the brake run instead) and Goliath is also slightly shorter than Titan.
During a brief period from its opening on February 11 to May 13, 2000, Goliath's 255-foot (78 m) opening drop was recognized as the longest and fastest (90.2 mph) on a closed-circuit roller coaster in the world. Millennium Force at Cedar Point eclipsed these records when it opened on May 13, 2000 with a drop of 300 feet (91 m) and speeds of 93 mph (150 km/h).
Leaving the station, the train makes a nearly 180 degree right turn. The train then ascends the lift hill, reaching a height of 235 ft (72 m). Ascent slows toward the top of the hill, a safety feature that reduces stress on the chain; it is also an attempt to reduce positive g-forces and increases rider anticipation. The train begins accelerating down the initial 255 ft (78 m) drop, into an underground tunnel, reaching a speed of 85 MPH. Upon exiting the tunnel, the train heads upwards into a banked right turn that towers above the roller coaster Twisted Colossus. After completing the turn, the train heads down another drop, flattening out to pass by the onride camera. An airtime hill and banked left turn (rather than a helix on "Titan") follows into the mid-course brake run. The train is decelerated quickly and makes a hard left turn out of the brake section. Another 180 degree banked turn directs the train into a 585 degree, descending helix. Then, the track turns upwards and banks left. After an ascending right turn, the train reaches the final brake run.
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