Goliath (Walibi Holland)

Goliath
Walibi Holland
Location	Walibi Holland
Park section	Speed Zone
Coordinates	52°26′19″N 5°45′41″E
Status	Operating
Opening date	March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Intamin
Designer	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Lift/launch system	Cable lift hill
Height	47.17 m (154.8 ft)
Drop	46.31 m (151.9 ft)
Length	1,214 m (3,983 ft)
Speed	106 km/h (66 mph)
Inversions	0
Duration	1:32
Max vertical angle	70°
Height restriction	140 cm (4 ft 7 in)
Trains	2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 32 riders per train.
Goliath at RCDB Pictures of Goliath at RCDB

Goliath is a steel roller coaster in the Dutch theme park Walibi Holland. The lift hill has a height of 46.8 meters. This makes it the tallest coaster of the Benelux. However, in 2007 this record was beaten by Vertigo in Walibi Belgium, but after Vertigo was demolished in 2008, Goliath was again the tallest coaster of the Benelux.

Ride information

The coaster was created by the Swiss coaster manufacturer Intamin AG. It was opened in 2002. The coaster has a maximum speed of 66 miles per hour (106 km/h) over 3,982 feet (1,214 m) of track. The coaster has 2 trains, one green and one purple with hydraulic lap bars as restraints.^[1]

Gallery

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  Overview of the roller coaster.
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  A close up of the braking system.

References

1. Goliath on the Roller coaster database

Other websites

• Walibi Holland website Archived 2011-06-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)