Six Flags Great America (SFGAm) Discussion Thread

[glouthan]

6:58, and the construction crew is still working on the dive loop. They must be working hard trying to get this open for us on Memorial Day.

[Fooz]

I'll first chime in with the usual....ride looks awesome....can't wait to see it run...yadda yadda yadda....

 

But I just need to note that the little curving around the edges from the web cam just ANNOYS THE CRAP out of me for some reason.

 

looks amazing....never seen the like...wow....OMFG...

 

David

 

Yeah, Fish Eye lenses are terrible.

[glouthan]

^ I hate them too - especially for povs.

[Password121]

Fish have to live with them their whole life

[Dr. M]

And I'm sure they swim around all day going "WHEEEEEE!!! Everything looks so curvy and far away and awesommmmeee!!!!!"

[coasterfreak101]

Fish have to live with them their whole life

 

[Guy T. Koepp]

Fish have to live with them their whole life

 

That's why fish have cornered the rap video market.

[Superbatboy]

Shaping up to be quite the beauty, looks a lot more massive than I ever thought

[WildStangAlex]

Now, this looks like some potential lift hill action may be coming soon.

[GreatAmerican2234]

New Goliath Insider! March 28th 2014

[GoBears]

The steel supports for Goliath's lift are officially on site!

[rcjp]

^Nice! I wonder how quickly it will go up.

[glouthan]

It's nice to see the coaster from a different angle to capture the size of this ride.

 

Glad to hear the lift structures are on site...I wonder when they will start constructing the lift.

[mark549]

Nice images in today's update.

 

The banner is worth noting: coming summer 2014.

 

It looks like they still have a lot on their "to do" list to open for public rides on Memorial Day.

[AndCamSS]

Nice images in today's update.

 

The banner is worth noting: coming summer 2014.

 

It looks like they still have a lot on their "to do" list to open for public rides on Memorial Day.

 

That banner has been up on the station since September. It probably was just a fail safe in case there were delays but it is currently due to open on Memorial Day weekend.

[anewman35]

Nice images in today's update.

 

The banner is worth noting: coming summer 2014.

 

It looks like they still have a lot on their "to do" list to open for public rides on Memorial Day.

 

That banner has been up on the station since September. It probably was just a fail safe in case there were delays but it is currently due to open on Memorial Day weekend.

 

And also keep in mind that Memorial Day is basically the unofficial start of summer (which is why the water park and most public pools open then). It's still two months away, I doubt there will be any issues.

[Blue Turbo]

It looks they are working on the bents that are directly after the steel portion of the lift.

[ilrider]

^ I believe that is part of the zero G stall element. There is some wood framing the track passes through.

[GoBears]

^ I believe that is part of the zero G stall element. There is some wood framing the track passes through.

 

I think it's the wooden structure at the end of the zero-G stall that leads the track down into the tunnel.

 

[ilrider]

^That's what it looked like to me too.

[GoBears]

^That's what it looked like to me too.

 

It also appears that it might be the same wooden structure for the bottom of the first drop too. The wooden bents for the bottom of the zero-G stall and first drop before the tunnel look connected.

[attack7]

Work going on in all three major areas today - lift hill, dive loop, turnaround:

 

[rcjp]

^That's the way to do it. When is the construction itself expected to be finished?

[GoBears]

^That's the way to do it. When is the construction itself expected to be finished?

 

There's not an official timeline other than the ride opening May 24th. I would imagine the structure would be finished by the end of this month so testing for the ride can begin in early May.

[Intaman]

I'm sure the constructions crews are thrilled that they can finally feeling their fingers while they work. This is looking fantastic. Can't wait for it to open next month.