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Goliath
Steel Hyper at Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, Georgia. Opened 2006.
- Height
- 200 ft
- Drop
- 175 ft
- Top speed
- 70 mph
- Length
- 4,480 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Bolliger & Mabillard
Goliath is a steel hyper coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia. Bolliger & Mabillard built it, and it opened on April 1, 2006.
A chain lift carries riders to the top of a 200-foot hill, and the biggest drop is 175 feet, with a top speed of 70 mph. The 4,480-foot course has no inversions; it uses a series of airtime hills, a 540-degree helix and a horseshoe turn. Each of the two trains has nine cars seating 36 riders. The ride received a new color scheme for the 2025 season.
On October 12, 2026, a rider was killed after being ejected from Goliath, and four other riders were injured. The state, the park and the manufacturer opened investigations, and Six Flags temporarily closed several similar coasters at other parks as a precaution.
Sources
- sixflags.com/overgeorgia/attractions/goliath (Park page: Goliath, introduced 2006, Bolliger & Mabillard, 54 in minimum height; notice that Goliath is temporarily closed.)
- rcdb.com/3290.htm (RCDB: B&M Hyper Coaster; height 200 ft; drop 175 ft; length 4,480 ft; 70 mph; 0 inversions; 540-degree helix and horseshoe; 2 trains of 9 cars, 36 riders; new color scheme for 2025.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_(Six_Flags_Over_Georgia) (Opened April 1, 2006; 200 ft lift, 175 ft tallest drop, 70 mph, 4,480 ft, no inversions; October 12, 2026 fatal ejection, four injured, investigations by B&M and the Georgia Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire.)
- wtoc.com/2026/10/13/six-flags-closes-9-rides-after-roller-co... (Six Flags closed nine coasters at other parks after the October 12, 2026 death on Goliath.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.