Negative-G Six Flags Over Georgia 2006

Six Flags Over Georgia
Austell, Georgia
Season Pass Holder Day
Magnificent Obsessions TV Shoot
November 4, 2006
Page Three

The new for 2006 Goliath Hypercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, GA

Bond was interested in checking out Goliath's trains so we went over and took a look. He wanted to go walk up the lift hill so I told him that I wasn't allowed to take him up there. His response was that when he was older and building coasters that he'd take me up the ones he made.

The new for 2006 Goliath Hypercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, GA

If you're ever on a shoot prepare yourself because there's a lot of waiting. So since we had nothing better to do Greg and I drooled over Goliath some more.

The new for 2006 Goliath Hypercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, GA

Eventually they got everything properly secured and set up and it was time to strap me in and go for a ride. Greg took his first ride in the back while I was up in the front with the audio guy and cinematographer and of course a camera. It wasn't exactly a "zen ride" but it was pretty damn close.

The new for 2006 Goliath Hypercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, GA

Goliath's first drop is only one hundred and seventy feet but it still packs a serious punch. In the back it's plain insane.

The new for 2006 Goliath Hypercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, GA

B&M had to make Goliath's lift hill a bit steeper than normal so that it would fit within the flight space that the Great Gasp used to. You see Six Flags Over Georgia is situated in the flight path to an airport so if they want to build anything tall they have a ton of hurdles to jump through. So in this case they took out the Gasp and put Goliath in its place.