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Goliath is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction and designed by Alan Schilke, the ride set three world records for wooden roller coasters: the longest drop at , the steepest drop at 85°, and the fastest speed at . The 100-second ride also features two inversions. The ride was constructed over a nine-month period from September 2013 on the site of the former Iron Wolf roller coaster. Following its opening to the public on June 19, 2014, the ride has received favorable reviews. ==History== On August 5, 2011, Six Flags Great America announced on their official Facebook page that the Iron Wolf would be closed on September 5, 2011. The ride was subsequently removed and relocated to Six Flags America where it operates as ''Apocalypse: The Last Stand''. At the time, the park did not have any definitive plans for the site. On August 1, 2013, Six Flags Great America began a teaser campaign entitled "Follow the Journey". In mid-August 2013, it was revealed Six Flags Great America would be building a roller coaster, with plans being lodged with the local zoning committee to exceed the height limit imposed on the park.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gurnee.il.us/planning-and-zoning-board/agendas/08-21-2013 )〕 On August 29, 2013, it was officially announced that Six Flags Great America would be adding Goliath, a wooden roller coaster by Rocky Mountain Construction, for the 2014 season. As part of the announcement, a concept computer-animated "point-of-view" (POV) and statistics of the ride were released. Situated on the site of the former Iron Wolf roller coaster, Goliath would utilise the majority of the station and queue line of the former ride, with the station being lengthened to account for twelve rows of seats instead of seven.〔 On February 21, 2014, Six Flags Great America posted a collection of pictures to its official Facebook page, revealing Goliath's final design.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= https://www.facebook.com/SFGreatAmerica/posts/10151888000136356 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= https://www.aceonline.org/AceNewsNow/?article=485 )〕 This updated version includes a steel lift hill structure, rather than the traditional wooden structure. An updated animated POV was also released on the park's official YouTube channel. Construction for Goliath began in September 2013, with a team of 35 employed by Rocky Mountain Construction to erect the ride. The team worked 11-hour days, six days a week through the winter to early May 2014, amounting to approximately 40,000 man hours. The lift hill was topped off on May 16, 2014,〔 with the first test run taking place two weeks later on May 31, 2014. On June 6, 2014, a small section of the rides station caught fire and was extinguished without any reported injuries or major damage.〔 Following the ride running hundreds of test runs, it officially opened to the public on June 19, 2014.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goliath (Six Flags Great America)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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