CoasterMike wrote:If that airtime hill is that big, then maybe it will offer more airtime.
This ride will have more hang time (Zero G Stall/roll) than airtime. You will be hanging upside down in the inverted zero g stall for about 4 seconds! That four seconds is going to feel like a lifetime!
The inverted zero g stall will be the first of its kind on a roller coaster. That dive loop however will be the first of its kind on a wooden roller coaster.
CoasterMike wrote:If that airtime hill is that big, then maybe it will offer more airtime.
Not sure of your logic here. Airtime is determined by how fast the train is going at the top. So yeah . . .
What I was trying to say is that in the animation, the airtime hill looked rather small and the train seemed to be moving at about 60-65mph so I guessed it would offer a good does of ejector airtime like on El Toro. Now that the airtime hill seems larger in real life, it would probably offer less ejector airtime and more floater airtime.
CoasterMike wrote:What I was trying to say is that in the animation, the airtime hill looked rather small and the train seemed to be moving at about 60-65mph so I guessed it would offer a good does of ejector airtime like on El Toro. Now that the airtime hill seems larger in real life, it would probably offer less ejector airtime and more floater airtime.
Well I guess we will find out when it opens in the spring.
CoasterMike wrote:What I was trying to say is that in the animation, the airtime hill looked rather small and the train seemed to be moving at about 60-65mph so I guessed it would offer a good does of ejector airtime like on El Toro. Now that the airtime hill seems larger in real life, it would probably offer less ejector airtime and more floater airtime.
Well I guess we will find out when it opens in the spring.
Yep we will have to wait and see. I really hope Goliath is ready to open on opening day. If it does open on opening day, I feel like the park will have it's most successful opening day like when Cedar Point opened Gatekeeper last spring.
CoasterMike wrote:Yep we will have to wait and see. I really hope Goliath is ready to open on opening day. If it does open on opening day, I feel like the park will have it's most successful opening day like when Cedar Point opened Gatekeeper last spring.
I agree with you. Opening days lately haven't been very successful. SFGAm might have it's most successful season next year because so many people are going to want to ride Goliath since its going to be a record breaking wooden roller coaster.
JimPanky wrote:It wont be opening day. Hopefully it will be within the first month or 2 but I highly doubt it will be opening day.
Well, we sill have to wait and see. Hopefully Goliath opens on opening day but if not, it's not going to be the end of the world. I still however think the park will have one of its most successful seasons if not the most successful season in 2014. I thought fore sure that would be the case when X Flight opened in 2012 however, no one really liked it and it got countless negative reviews.
JimPanky wrote:goliath is gona be a hit and sfgam is gona have a defining next few years where their worldwide reputation as a park increases
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Hopefully SFGAm will become a more popular Six Flags park, and a more popular amusement park in general. Happy Birthday to you Jim Panky! I hope you have a great day buddy!
CoasterMike wrote: I really hope Goliath is ready to open on opening day. If it does open on opening day, I feel like the park will have it's most successful opening day like when Cedar Point opened Gatekeeper last spring.
How awful do you want opening day to be? It's bad enough with cheap tickets and reduced capacity. Add in the opening of a major coaster and it would be even worse.
But they already said that the current plan is for it to open Memorial Day weekend. Maybe if the weather doesn't cause any issues we'll see that bumped up a week or two like with X Flight, but I would never expect to see any new ride ready opening day, at least not with the current corporate team.
that channel 9 video they said it's on track to open Memorial Day which judging by recent history with Six Flags, it's safe to assume that is in fact their target.
Favorite Wood Coasters: The Voyage, Ravine Flyer II, Thunderhead, Balder Favorite Steel: Voltron Nevera, Steel Vengeance, Expedition GeForce, Olympia Looping Parks visited: 232, Coasters Ridden: Steel: 894, Wood: 179, Total: 1073
FParker185 wrote:that channel 9 video they said it's on track to open Memorial Day which judging by recent history with Six Flags, it's safe to assume that is in fact their target.
I guess it would be better that SFGAm opens up Goliath on memorial Day weekend. I think more people will come because that is the same week Hurricane Harbor opens for the season.
Goliath72165 wrote:If Great America is planning to have a day where season pass holders can ride Goliath early like they did with X Flight, when will that date be?
They will have a day for season pass holders. If you check out the Quick Interview With Brandon Bruce that was one of the questions. Its probably to early to know when the date will be since we are not 100% when Goliath will open.
CoasterMike wrote:They will have a day for season pass holders. If you check out the Quick Interview With Brandon Bruce that was one of the questions. Its probably to early to know when the date will be since we are not 100% when Goliath will open.
That four seconds is going to feel like a lifetime!
I hope you have a great day buddy!
