Official Goliath Thread

[CoasterMike]

Thanks for the awesome photos Rob!

[CoasterMike]

Let's all keep our fingers crossed that Goliath gets finished by the end of the week. This includes the lift hill and inverted zero gravity stall completed. Hopefully then next week we see the trains arrive at the park so they can start testing.

[GoBears]

According to a Sun Times article (I'm on my phone so I'll have to find the link later) Katy Enrique said that Goliath is on schedule to be topped off this week.

[CoasterMike]

According to a Sun Times article (I'm on my phone so I'll have to find the link later) Katy Enrique said that Goliath is on schedule to be topped off this week.

GREAT news! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[BackwardsBlue]

According to a Sun Times article (I'm on my phone so I'll have to find the link later) Katy Enrique said that Goliath is on schedule to be topped off this week.

http://newssun.suntimes.com/lifestyles/ ... 2eR6Ym9LCQ

This one?

It says one that it's opening a week past Memorial Day and the it says hank said Memorial Day


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[GoBears]

According to a Sun Times article (I'm on my phone so I'll have to find the link later) Katy Enrique said that Goliath is on schedule to be topped off this week.

http://newssun.suntimes.com/lifestyles/ ... 2eR6Ym9LCQ

This one?

It says one that it's opening a week past Memorial Day and the it says hank said Memorial Day


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Yes, that's the one!

[CoasterMike]

Thanks for the link to the article BackwardsBlue!

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

I am still a little skeptical that they will have this open by May 30th. Even if they top it off by the end of the week they still have a lot of other work to be done before they can even test. I guess we will have to wait and see.

[BackwardsBlue]

Well she said a week after and Hank said on Memorial Day.... But I'm really skeptical too


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[GoBears]

Well she said a week after and Hank said on Memorial Day.... But I'm really skeptical too


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It says in the article:

Hank Salemi, president of the amusement park in Gurnee, was watching as crews worked on the 165-foot lift hill and said Goliath is scheduled to open to the general public on May 31, which would be four weeks after the park’s opening weekend.

May 31st (and media day on the 29th) is definitely pushing it, but they seem really confident that they can get everything done in time.

[BackwardsBlue]

I know but like a paragraph before that she says it's going to be a week past Memorial Day


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[BackwardsBlue]

I just thought that was funny


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[CoasterMike]

I am still a little skeptical that they will have this open by May 30th. Even if they top it off by the end of the week they still have a lot of other work to be done before they can even test. I guess we will have to wait and see.

Agree! They still have to fill the track with grout, have to complete the inverted zero gravity stall/roll, finish the electric system for the brakes, lift hill etc. The trains also have to arrive at the park. We will have to wait and see. Even though I am very confident that the ride will be ready by the 31st, I would not be surprised if it gets pushed back another week.

[anewman35]

Unless they've changed the article (which they might have, as it does have a "updated" date), there's no inconsistancy - Memorial Day is the 26th (and when they say "Memorial Day", they mean "Memorial Day Weekend"), and Hank says the 31st, which is a week past that.

I'm more amused by the quote (not from the park, so they can't be blamed for it) that “They don’t have RMC’s like this in the Midwest (or) on the East Coast, as a matter of fact. They’re all usually in Texas or Mexico.”

[TwistedSTEEL666]

Unless they've changed the article (which they might have, as it does have a "updated" date), there's no inconsistancy - Memorial Day is the 26th (and when they say "Memorial Day", they mean "Memorial Day Weekend"), and Hank says the 31st, which is a week past that.

I'm more amused by the quote (not from the park, so they can't be blamed for it) that “They don’t have RMC’s like this in the Midwest (or) on the East Coast, as a matter of fact. They’re all usually in Texas or Mexico.”

I agree with that quote. RMC's are a new breed of wooden coaster, and for our park to get such a rare treat goes to show how special are park really is! Are park also seems to be a B&M magnet for some of their more exotic coasters as well. I'm grateful we got such a great coaster collection, and an RMC in our collection will really be AWESOME!

[anewman35]

Unless they've changed the article (which they might have, as it does have a "updated" date), there's no inconsistancy - Memorial Day is the 26th (and when they say "Memorial Day", they mean "Memorial Day Weekend"), and Hank says the 31st, which is a week past that.

I'm more amused by the quote (not from the park, so they can't be blamed for it) that “They don’t have RMC’s like this in the Midwest (or) on the East Coast, as a matter of fact. They’re all usually in Texas or Mexico.”

I agree with that quote. RMC's are a new breed of wooden coaster, and for our park to get such a rare treat goes to show how special are park really is! Are park also seems to be a B&M magnet for some of their more exotic coasters as well. I'm grateful we got such a great coaster collection, and an RMC in our collection will really be AWESOME!

That wasn't the funny part - Outlaw Run, the coaster which is most like Goliath, is in Missouri, which is in the Midwest. Yes, there are two in Texas and one in Mexico (that's not even open yet), but they're all renovations of existing coasters, so it's not really quite the same thing.

[GoBears]

They're here!



It's hard to tell but are those black belts I see on the seats? Doesn't matter though. I rode Outlaw Run with seat belts a few weeks ago and it didn't affect the ride whatsoever.

[BackwardsBlue]

They're here!



It's hard to tell but are those black belts I see on the seats? Doesn't matter though. I rode Outlaw Run with seat belts a few weeks ago and it didn't affect the ride whatsoever.

Omg yay!!!! So excited!!!


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[GoBears]

Actually, that "black thing" I might be seeing is the brown padding on the bottom of each seat, not a seat belt. The cars look great though!

[TwistedSTEEL666]

Woot! Great to see the trains have arrived, and it looks like they got seat belts too.
No big deal, seat belts are fine.

[BackwardsBlue]

I'm really hoping for some theming around this ride... Because county fair is sooo random


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[CoasterMike]

GREAT to see the trains have arrived! I'm 95% sure those black things are seatbelts. Please don't worry, having seatbelts will NOT effect the ride in any way!

[BackwardsBlue]

Honestly I kinda wanted seat belts in a way just for safety. Honestly I can't see why it would hinder the ride experience though with how the restraints are already


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[GoBears]

Honestly I kinda wanted seat belts in a way just for safety. Honestly I can't see why it would hinder the ride experience though with how the restraints are already


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Exactly. The seat belts didn't ruin the ride experience on Outlaw Run at all for me. The only thing it did was slow down the load times a bit but SDC's crews work a tad slower than most parks because they're more cautious.

[Jacklw6499]

They're here!



It's hard to tell but are those black belts I see on the seats? Doesn't matter though. I rode Outlaw Run with seat belts a few weeks ago and it didn't affect the ride whatsoever.

FINALLY! Thank you so much for posting this! Where did you get this picture? Just curious haha. Can't wait!!