Six Flags Unveils Tallest, Fastest and Steepest Wooden Roller Coaster

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Six Flags Unveils Tallest, Fastest and Steepest Wooden Roller Coaster
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After much anticipation from thrill seekers and coaster enthusiasts, Six Flags Great America (https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica) in Gurnee, Illi**is has finally unveiled its newest roller coaster: Goliath.

The wooden coaster officially opened its terrifying tracks to the public Thursday morning, breaking three world records in the process. Goliath is **w the tallest, fastest and steepest wooden roller coaster in the world.

See also: Inside the World's Most Dangerous Amusement Park (http://mashable.com/2013/08/28/action-park/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)





Daring riders will reach speeds of 72 mph, after plunging from a height of 180 feet down a nearly vertical 85 degree drop. The coaster also features three over-banked turns, a 180-degree zero-G roll twist, two wild inversions and a spiraling inverted zero-G stall. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/20/goliath-tallest-fastest-steepest-rollercoaster/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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