Negative-G - Six Flags Great America 2014 - Goliath Media Day

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Goliath Media Day at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

It has been a busy year so I'd like to apologize for finally getting to this trip report as late in the season as I have. I write in the order that I visit the parks and with visiting nine different parks in three weeks time over the end of May and early June it took me a while to get to this one.

This visit to Six Flags Great America to be the first to ride Goliath was not a late one, but an early one as we had to arrive at the park around 4 am to check in for Goliath's Media Day.

Needless to say some of us, like Brian (also known as "Waterboy" on the Negative-G Forums) were awake with adrenaline surging through their blood stream ready to tackle a new extreme coaster like Bond and I were.

The New for 2014 Goliath Rollerciaster - Goliath Media Day at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Speaking about myself the adrenaline kicked in at about six pm the previous evening when Bond and I left home to journey from remote rural Illinois up to the Chicago suburbs many hours away. We headed to a friends house with the goal of maybe getting four hours of sleep before heading to the park. Like a kid on Christmas Eve sleep was something that I was unable to get as I was ready to speed to the park and give Goliath a ride.

Here is John (aka: Johnny.Ink) and Billy (aka: CoasterDemon) getting ready to challenge Goliath.

Pulling back a little bit you can get a great view as to why I was unable to sleep at all. This coaster like the previous Rocky Mountain Coasters built wooden coaster; Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City, pushes the limits of what a wooden coaster can do. I mean can you blame me for being more than a little excited about this ride?