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As with most "Media Days" there is a lot of "hurry up and wait" as cameras need to be set up, people are seated and then you wait for the sun to be right or for a live break in a morning newscast for the ride to begin.



Of course there were interviews a plenty and a few people got to interview Alan Shilke (on the left side of the photo) of Ride Centerline LLC, who is the insane designer behind Rocky Mountain Coasters twisted wood and steel creations while taking Goliath for a ride.



At some media days you get to ride like nuts and at some of them you only get a handful of rides in.  At media days coaster enthusiasts are props and riding is at the whim of when the media and the park needs the coaster to run. 



For those of us really wanting to ride Goliath as much as we could this was not the day for us as Goliath's train had several rows taken over by cameras and media.



Also due to a really harsh Chicago winter Goliath's construction ran into delays and as a result the Media Day was pushed back three weeks from when originally planned. 

I was actually thrilled for this because the original date was when we were in Montreal on our Canada/East Coast trip.  The week after that trip was over Bond and I had committed to do Coasting for Kids at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City so when it was first pushed back we wouldn't be able to attend.  Thankfully the Media Day for Goliath got moved back a second time and it ended up on our first free time in a month making it possible for us to attend.



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