Six Flags Over Georgia Prepares to Unleash a GIANT
September 01 2005 - 11:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
GOLIATH Will be the Largest and Tallest Roller Coaster in the
Southeast! ATLANTA, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Six Flags
Over Georgia is preparing to unleash a GIANT in 2006. Soaring over
200 ft. above the park and covering an area 8.5 acres in size, this
much-anticipated steel monster will appropriately be called:
GOLIATH. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050901/CLTH002 ) Not since
the Six Flags Over Georgia's grand opening in 1967 has the park
made such an announcement. Traveling over 4,400 feet on a journey
that takes over 3 minutes and reaching speeds of 70 miles per hour,
GOLIATH will stand as a GIANT among coasters. Beginning on a spot
once occupied by the Great Gasp, GOLIATH will serve as Six Flags
Over Georgia's new skyline icon, visible for miles around. "Without
a doubt, when it comes to thrills, Six Flags Over Georgia has
always been the leader in the Southeast," noted Melinda Ashcraft,
vice president and general manager, Six Flags Atlanta Parks. "Our
guests continue to demand something bigger and better each year and
we believe GOLIATH is the answer for both families and thrill
seekers." The park's 11th coaster, GOLIATH will be Six Flags Over
Georgia's first "hyper" coaster, or coaster reaching over 200 feet
in height. Because of its massive height and size, GOLIATH will not
fit inside the park grounds and will actually travel outside the
park and back. It will be the new welcoming landmark for guests as
it screams overhead, just outside the park's front gate. Riders on
GOLIATH will sit four-abreast, strapped in bright orange and teal,
open-sided trains carrying nine cars each. After the 200-foot
ascent, GOLIATH will scream through the park's USA section, and
outside of the park into a series of zero-gravity "floating" hills
and drops, and a giant spiral. After a sweeping high-bank turn, the
ride flies back into the park through several more hills and drops,
in order to deliver the biggest thrill in Six Flags Over Georgia
history. GOLIATH is so enormous that it eclipses several other
rides including the legendary Georgia Scorcher, which will now
stand in its shadow more than 50 feet below. Giant oak trees, a
unique feature to Six Flags Over Georgia, and natural treasures of
the park will remain as more than just beautiful landscaping.
GOLIATH will actually send riders up through the treetops and race
back down within feet of two giant ponds. GOLIATH was
custom-designed and engineered by the industry-acclaimed Bolliger
& Mabillard, of Monthey, Switzerland. Known for their quality
and state of the art thrills, the same company designed the popular
SUPERMAN - ULTIMATE FLIGHT, Batman The Ride, and Georgia Scorcher
coasters in the park. Compared side-by-side, GOLIATH eclipses
SUPERMAN - ULTIMATE FLIGHT's top height by nearly 50 feet and beats
its top speed by over 15 miles per hour. Its length is almost twice
that of any other coaster in the park. Construction on this giant
coaster has already begun and will continue through the winter.
GOLIATH is scheduled to open April 1, 2006, just in time for Spring
Break. Season Passholders will be given some of the first
opportunities to ride during exclusive ride times scheduled for
April. Season Passes for the 2006 season go on sale early at the
park's Guest Relations office beginning September 1, 2005. Six
Flags is open weekends until October 30, 2005 and will re-open
March 4, 2006. For additional information, including hours of
operation, pricing, and more, visit sixflags.com/georgia. BATMAN,
SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of
and (C) DC Comics. Six Flags Inc. (http://www.sixflags.com/)
(NYSE:PKS) is the world's largest regional theme park company.
Through its subsidiaries, it owns and operates a total of 30 parks
in North America. Six Flags parks serve 34 of the 50 largest
metropolitan areas in the United States. Six Flags Inc. is a
publicly held corporation with corporate offices in New York City
and Oklahoma City. The company's stock trades on the NYSE under the
symbol: PKS. SIX FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of
Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. (R), and TM 2005.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Six Flags Inc. CONTACT: Jim
Taylor of Six Flags Inc., +1-770-739-3400 ext. 3362, or
ftp://ftp.com Web site: http://www.sixflags.com/georgia Web site:
http://www.sixflags.com/
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