Six Flags Great America (SFGAm) Discussion Thread

[EricGarbo]

^ Aww yeah I see myself in that train.

 

There's typical Media Day slowness going on but it would be great if the other train was on the circuit just to move people a little bit during this downtime.

[Erik Johnson]

A few more photos.

[Erik Johnson]

A few more

We see you second train!

Blink, and you might miss it.

[kristenstep23]

I was all good till "unforgiving for bigger riders" sounds painful.

[rcjp]

Nice pictures. It's interesting to see that, on the storage track, it sits on its upstop wheels like el toro.

Maybe outlaw run also does but, if so, I hadn't noticed it.

[Thrilryder29]

Best part of Goliath.

[Jodon]

Hey, I'm in the picture of the first train. It truly is a great ride. Not as out of control as Outlaw Run, but it has some great elements.

 

I've gotten rides in the back and the middle and they are very different experiences. I actually thought that the middle was more intense than the back. You really get snapped into the zero g stall which is such a great element. Unlike anything I've ridden before.

[Erik Johnson]

The ride is running better now. We rode in the back car and the airtime is getting much more pronounced. My favorite parts are still the dive loop and the Zero-G. The hang time is just insane.

See anyone you know?

[Thrilryder29]

Being a single rider has it's advantages sometimes.

[GrapesLie]

^ OMG it's GOD!

[EricGarbo]

HOLY CRAP. The station is silent.

 

It sounds like a wheel ripped itself apart.

 

Confirmed: I saw the wheel. Polyurethein ripped off the wheel.

[VF15]

^

So, what exactly happened?

[EricGarbo]

The train exited the dive loop and on its way up into the zero g stall poly started ripping off of a wheel which made an extremely loud noise. When the train returned to the brake run one of the cars was bouncing like a wheel was lopsided. They moved the train to the transfer track and lowered it for repairs.

[rcjp]

^That's quite unfortunate. Have they already run the second train?

[VF15]

^

That's a bummer. I hope the media doesn't make too big of a deal out of it.

[Erik Johnson]

It only took 15 minutes to fix it. Back to running test runs.

[rcjp]

^Great to hear!

[i<3coasters]

It only took 15 minutes to fix it. Back to running test runs.

Phew! Hopefully the media won't blow it out of proportion...

[Mrlittle]

That has be very cool to get to ride with the guys from RMC.

[diggerg56]

According to the PR folks the red train will be state inspected today and ready for opening tomorrow.

[Erik Johnson]

A few more photos from the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Edited June 18, 2014 by Erik Johnson

[ilrider]

So, is this going to be an ongoing problem, with the coaster shredding wheels? Was it just a bad wheel? It is a potential safety issue, with riders getting hit with pieces of the wheel, not to mention will cause downtime for the ride. Are steel wheels the solution?

[CPSFMMCW]

Cool! Glad people like it. For those that have ridden it, would you say it's the best ride in the park? Superior to raging bull?

[Erik Johnson]

It is my favorite ride in the park. It certainly has elements I have never experienced on a coaster before.

Edited June 18, 2014 by Erik Johnson

[glouthan]

Goliath is definitely a fun one! The front is really smooth, and the back has a bit more force. I just can't wait until the heat of summer kicks in (it was cold today), and the coaster gets even better!