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Epic. That's what this new gallery of photographs of Goliath at Six Flags Great America is. Rocky Mountain Construction has shared some incredible views of the new wooden coaster from the air, vantage points that we'll never really see unless on the coaster, and in some cases not even then.

Above is the plunging first drop, into what appears to be an awfully tiny tunnel from up so high. The steep drop (180 feet at 85 degrees) looks to be one of the best around.
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Here's one that must have been taken from a crane, positioned under the Inverted Zero-G Stall. Off in the background you can also see the track flip into a dive after a 180 degree roll. Goliath will be fast and furious, no doubt, sending trains through these elements quickly. How many more days until it opens?

For the full gallery, make sure to head over to Rocky Mountain Construction's page.
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I never realized it was just a topper track. Glad to see something nice without an I-box track.

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Yeah I still kind of think it's cheating since it's steel filled with concrete but whatever I'll ride it lol
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I hate how they're classified as "Wooden Coasters."

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It's not a huge deal and to be fair some degree of craftsmanship is involved because they need to use clamps and the like (no less wooden than the intamin pre fabs to me to be honest).

Still I'd rather argue about this because there are more of them around than just one or two....
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Yea, this cheats the whole wooden coaster concepts. I still think the intamin woodie's count like El Toro cause those just use special wheels and a topper track, and then real wood.

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It has sturdy wheels too! especially the left one in car 5 :P
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2nd video does show professional riders, wowsers! Their hands are telling everything! 8-)
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Sweet shots! And with people with their hands up! Which is funny, since hands up are a direct violation of rules but yet Six Flags uses it in their advertising.

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