| This article is about the steel hyper roller coaster at La Ronde. For more uses of Goliath, see Goliath (disambiguation). |
Goliath is a steel hyper coaster in La Ronde. It opened on May 13, 2006, and was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard.
When it opened, it was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada. These records were beaten when Behemoth opened at Canada's Wonderland two years later.
History[]
Speculation that La Ronde would be building a new roller coaster began in the second half of 2004, followed by rumors that the roller coaster would be manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, which emerged a year later in September 2005. Martin & Vleminckx began construction on this new roller coaster in September 2005, with land clearing and foundation pouring. Goliath was announced on October 26, 2005, with a price tag of 18.7 million.
By mid-November, the storage bay was constructed with track pieces for the brake run and station being installed soon after. Construction on the lift hill continued throughout December and was topped off (the highest piece of the lift hill) on December 21. The first drop was completed by mid-January 2006, followed by the first camelback hill which was completed by the end of February.
After the second and third camelback hills were installed, the turnaround was completed in mid-March. The three camelback hills and banked turns leading back to the station were installed by the end of March, marking the completion of installing track. The trains were also delivered in late March. After the cars were put on the track in April, testing began. Once testing was complete, Goliath opened to the public on May 13, 2006.
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