Goliath (La Ronde)

Infobox roller coaster
name=The Goliath


caption=Taken from the top of the Monster via La Ronde, Montreal, QC. Goliath is the red, yellow and blue ride to the north.
location=La Ronde
locationarticle=La Ronde (amusement park)
type=Steel
status=Open
opened=May 13, 2006
manufacturer=Bolliger & Mabillard
designer=
model=
track=
lift=Chain lift hill
height=175
drop=
length=4039
speed=68.3
inversions=0
duration=96 seconds (1 minute 36 seconds)
angle=70
capacity=
cost=18 million CAD
acceleration=
gforce=
rcdb_number=3385

Goliath is a roller coaster at La Ronde in Montreal, Quebec. It was designed by Bolliger & Mabillard. It was the largest, tallest, and fastest roller coaster in Canada. In May 2008, it was surpassed by Canada's Wonderland's Behemoth.

The ride

Goliath takes passengers outside the park, to the eastern point of Île Sainte-Hélène, before rushing them back into the park, over a series of quick hills and drops and finally to a smooth ending in the station house, located near Tour de Ville.

Goliath has two 36-passenger trains, each with nine cars with a capacity of four people across. To enhance the experience, the wagons open on the sides and the safety device will attach from bottom to top, thus giving the passengers the impression that they are flying above Île Sainte-Hélène.

Inauguration

Goliath was custom designed by Bolliger & Mabillard of Monthey, Switzerland. Its cost was over CAD$18 million and it is the largest investment for a single ride in La Ronde since 1967, when it opened for the first time.

Requirements

Riders must be over 1.37 m (54") tall to ride.

External links

* [http://www.laronde.com/larondeen/ride_detail.asp?ride=51 Goliath at the official La Ronde site]
* [http://www.rcdb.com/id3385.htm Goliath] at the Roller Coaster DataBase