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Goliath: 'World’s tallest, steepest, fastest' coaster opens
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Six Flags Great America is opening its newest roller coaster, Goliath, to the public on Thursday. Reporters and special guests got a preview on Wednesday.
Six Flags calls Goliath the “world’s tallest, steepest, fastest” coaster.
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"Goliath (is) the world's fastest wooden coaster with the tallest and steepest drop, plunging riders down 180 feet and rocketing through twists and turns at 72 mph." (SixFlags.com)
You can get a taste of the monster coaster with the POV video posted by Six Flags:
