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Postby GoBears on March 28th, 2014, 2:42 pm
SFGAm Viper wrote:I also wouldn't be surprised if the snack stand is the same one as the Superman or XFlight one just with a different logo.


The snack stand (Goliath Snacks) is the former stand of Wolf's Den I believe. They're also opening a little stand to sell souvenirs out of by Goliath that's like X-Flight's Leather Xcessories and opening a Goliath themed gift store called Thrill Seekers. Hopefully I said that right, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Postby CoasterMike on March 28th, 2014, 2:46 pm
GoBears wrote:
SFGAm Viper wrote:I also wouldn't be surprised if the snack stand is the same one as the Superman or XFlight one just with a different logo.


The snack stand (Goliath Snacks) is the former stand of Wolf's Den I believe. They're also opening a little stand to sell souvenirs out of by Goliath that's like X-Flight's Leather Xcessories and opening a Goliath themed gift store called Thrill Seekers. Hopefully I said that right, someone correct me if I'm wrong.



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Postby acer711 on March 28th, 2014, 2:47 pm
I thought Wolfs Den got the Axe?
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Postby Carlo on March 28th, 2014, 2:48 pm
Wolf's den has been torn down already to make way for the new gift shop. From what I remember there will be a new gift shop that you will have to go through to exit the ride. Also a new snack stand will be built. It will be a Coke themed stand just like one by X-flight.
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Postby AirTimeDaz on March 28th, 2014, 4:27 pm
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Postby Iron Wolf 90-11 on March 28th, 2014, 4:28 pm
Good to see that the lift hill has arrived, I can't wait until it gets put up. Also, the gift shop looks like it will be very small.
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Postby DeathbyDinn on March 28th, 2014, 4:28 pm
That is one tiny gift shop.
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Postby Jacklw6499 on March 28th, 2014, 7:15 pm
When you exit the queue do you go through the gift shop? Like Superman TDK Viper Etc. It looks like it would get pretty cramped :roll:
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Postby nick42085 on March 28th, 2014, 10:58 pm
That..is a small gift shop...if they have us go through there to get out of the ride
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Postby DeathbyDinn on March 28th, 2014, 11:14 pm
The blueprints of the area showed the exit going through the store, although that could have changed. I'm wondering if maybe it'll be an open air store because I don't see how that little space is going to hold merchandise, a counter, room for people to walk through as they exit, and room for people who are actually buying stuff.
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Postby Sporlo on March 29th, 2014, 4:00 am
Does it mean anything that that gift shop foundation has 1 notch in it? Does that mean 1 door? Perhaps that means it is a booth just like X-Flight's.
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Postby DejaVu2001 on March 29th, 2014, 6:40 am
There are actually 3 notches in the foundation wall

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Postby GoBears on March 29th, 2014, 10:50 am
I think the wooden structure at the end of the zero-G stall that leads the track down into the tunnel is going up now.

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Postby Viper 88 on March 29th, 2014, 11:49 am
Hi boys and girls a question for you. We all know about the incident at Texas where the woman fell out of The New Texas Giant. With the height and elements of Goliath do you think something like this could happen here? BTW Gerstlauer has said " The Texas Giant was not defective or unsafe in any matter" They go on to further say that Six Flags was to blame for not making sure that her seat belt was properly secure and a ride op should have stoped the ride when they noticed her lap bar was too high. Thoughts? Comments?
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Postby DejaVu2001 on March 29th, 2014, 11:56 am
^ Thoughts? In this case Gerstlauer is full of it. Saying the trains should have had seatbelts, but Six Flags didn't want them? Hey, Gerstlauer, YOU STILL BUILT THE FREAKIN' TRAINS!! If they felt the trains needed seatbelts, then don't ship them to SFOT without seatbelts :roll:
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Postby Sporlo on March 29th, 2014, 1:57 pm
An accident could happen anywhere, so why bother speculating?
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Postby GoBears on March 29th, 2014, 3:45 pm
Looks like the bents for the beginning of the zero-G stall are going up now.

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Postby Guy_With_A_Stick on March 29th, 2014, 6:59 pm
I just thought of something that not that many poeople have thought of. What will happen to Goliath in Fright Fest? A re-name? Is Tiny's brother/sister coming? Tell me what you think!
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Postby GoBears on March 29th, 2014, 7:26 pm
I think it will probably stay Goliath for Fright Fest but I can see them lighting up the tunnel (if they don't do it during the regular season) and maybe adding fog.
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Postby IzCoaster on March 29th, 2014, 10:46 pm
Guy_With_A_Stick wrote:I just thought of something that not that many poeople have thought of. What will happen to Goliath in Fright Fest? A re-name? Is Tiny's brother/sister coming? Tell me what you think!

X-Flight didn't get a different name, so I doubt Goliath will
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Postby Viper 88 on March 30th, 2014, 10:38 am
Sporlo wrote:An accident could happen anywhere, so why bother speculating?

I don't know something about Goliath worries me, a weird feeling when I look at it.
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Postby UWW-10 on March 30th, 2014, 12:20 pm
Well, considering the trains are coming directly from RMC and already contain seat belts along with lap bars....there's not much else one could really speculate about.

If Anton could design steel coasters in the 70's only using lap bars and the basic principles of physics, it can certainly be done in 2014 :lol:
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Postby Sporlo on March 30th, 2014, 12:55 pm
Viper 88 wrote:
Sporlo wrote:An accident could happen anywhere, so why bother speculating?

I don't know something about Goliath worries me, a weird feeling when I look at it.

I don't get a weird feeling. I wonder whose feelings are more representative of reality.

Oh wait, feelings don't determine reality; physics do.
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Postby BBH on March 31st, 2014, 6:29 am
UWW-10 wrote:Well, considering the trains are coming directly from RMC and already contain seat belts along with lap bars....there's not much else one could really speculate about.


Has it been confirmed that the ride will have seat belts? I know Hank said that it wouldn't.


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Postby TwistedSTEEL666 on March 31st, 2014, 9:09 am
BBH wrote:
UWW-10 wrote:Well, considering the trains are coming directly from RMC and already contain seat belts along with lap bars....there's not much else one could really speculate about.


Has it been confirmed that the ride will have seat belts? I know Hank said that it wouldn't.


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Nothing has been confirmed regarding seat belts on Goliath.
At this point, it looks like Goliath will NOT have seat belts.
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