Goliath
Goliath is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction and designed by Alan Schilke, the roller coaster features RMC's Topper Track design and opened to the public on June 19, 2014.Photo: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois
- Also known as: “Goliath (Six Flags Great America)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sprocket Rockets and Six Flags Great America.
Sprocket Rockets
Roller coaster
Six Flags Great America is an amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, between Chicago and Milwaukee. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features 45 attractions, including 16 roller coasters, and an adjacent water park named Hurricane Harbor Chicago.
Six Flags Great America
Theme park
Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Six Flags Great America is an amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, between Chicago and Milwaukee. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features 45 attractions, including 16 roller coasters, and an adjacent water park named Hurricane Harbor Chicago. Six Flags Great America is situated 950 feet northwest of Goliath.
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
Photo: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0.
The Flash: Vertical Velocity is a launched inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. Manufactured by Intamin, the Impulse roller coaster model opened on May 18, 2001. The Flash: Vertical Velocity is situated 690 feet northwest of Goliath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gurnee and Grange Hall.
Gurnee
Photo: juggernautco, CC BY 2.0.
Gurnee is a village in Illinois. It sits at the midpoint between Chicago and Milwaukee. It's best known as the home of the Six Flags Great America amusement park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago water park, the Gurnee Mills shopping mall, and a Great Wolf Lodge location.
Grange Hall
Hamlet
Grange Hall is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Grange Hall is located at. Grange Hall is situated 1½ miles west of Goliath.
Wilson
Hamlet
Wilson was an unincorporated community in southern Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. The community was located along Illinois Route 120 and is now part of the cities of Waukegan and Park City and the village of Gurnee. Wilson is situated 2 miles southeast of Goliath.
Goliath
- Categories: wooden roller coaster, building, and tourism
- Location: Warren Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36612° or 42° 21′ 58″ northLongitude
-87.93123° or 87° 55′ 52″ westOpen location code
86JJ9389+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 686849641OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q15047492
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