Six Flags Great America has announced a new opening day for its newest wooden coaster Goliath.

Goliath is the first wooden roller coaster in the world to propel riders upside-down through two separate maneuvers, Six Flags said in a release. Courtesy Six Flags Great America GURNEE, Ill. (WLS ...

Six Flags Great America president Hank Salemi speaks to early arrivals at the park's opening day on Saturday, May 2, about Guinness World Records earned by the wooden roller coaster Goliath.

Six Flags Great America will launch the latest salvo in the ongoing wooden coaster war this summer with the addition of a steel-wood hybrid aimed squarely at dethroning the reigning king and ...

It's named the Goliath. — -- Roller Coaster enthusiasts were quaking with anticipation Thursday morning as Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, officially opened Goliath, a triple ...

The attached video is Marcus Leshock of the WGN Morning News’ debut ride on Wrath of Rakshasa, the newest roller coaster at ...

A two-week delay for the grand opening of the new Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Great America didn't dampen the spirits of the passengers who experienced the twists and turns of the world's ...

Let’s get ready to rumble! The tallest, fastest and steepest wooden roller-coaster in the world has opened in Illinois. “Goliath” is promising daredevils the “thrill of thei… ...

Alan Schilke’s job is to make people scream. As a hotshot roller-coaster designer, Schilke promised to build a massive, record-setting wooden coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. Whe… ...

According to Six Flags' website, the Goliath holds not one but three world records: "World's fastest wooden coaster" at 72 mph, "World's tallest drop for a wooden coaster" at 180 feet and "World's ...

GURNEE, Ill. (WITI) -- Six Flags Great America "topped off" its latest attraction on Friday, May 16th -- the world's fastest wooden roller coaster with the tallest and steepest drop, known as Goliath.

It’s official – the massive Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Great America is the tallest, steepest and fastest wooden coaster in the entire world, according to the Guinness Book of World ...