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Goliath is a sit-down roller coaster located at Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands. It was manufactured by Intamin AG, and on-sit construction was done by RCS GmbH.
It is the second "Mini Hyper Coaster" built in mainland Europe. This name is given because the ride is styled after the hyper coaster (generally over 200 feet), but it is considerably smaller.
The roller coaster was designed and built by Swiss company Intamin AG in collaboration with Werner Stengel, a German engineer. It uses similar technology to bigger coasters Millennium Force and Expedition GeForce, specifically the trains, and cable lift hill.
Design[]
Ride layout[]
After climbing out of the station, the train is released from the catch car at the top of the lift hill and accelerates down the 152 foot (46 m) first drop and over a large hill. After dropping for the second time, it ascends a hill called a Stengel Dive, the top being overbanked to around 100° to the right, before dropping down into a 270° downward helix. After medium-sized curved hill, it negotiates a 380° upwards helix and a bend to take the track parallel to the lift hill. Before entering the brake run, riders experience considerable air-time on three bunny hops.
Trains[]
2 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows in each car for a total of 32 riders per train.
The trains use stadium-style seating, and riders are held in by lap-bars.