Goliath is a steel roller coaster located at the Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park in Cobb County, Georgia. The Hyper Coaster model manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard climbs to a height of and reaches a maximum speed of . Prior to its construction, the Great Gasp and Looping Starship attractions were removed to make room for Goliath, which opened to the public on April 1, 2006. It ranked as the fourth-best new ride of 2006 in the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication from Amusement Today and the ninth-best steel roller coaster overall, with its peak ranking of fourth occurring in 2009 and 2011. History Plans for Goliath were announced in September 2005, revealing the ride as a steel hypercoaster from Bolliger & Mabillard that will cost $20 million to construct. By the end of the 2005 season, the rides Great Gasp and Looping Starship were closed and removed from the park to make room for the new roller coaster. Foundations for Goliath's supports began to be poured in September 2005. In early October, track began to arrive at the park; erection of the supports and track began soon after. In November and December, construction on the lift hill was complete. In March 2006, Goliath's trains were delivered to the park. After construction on the track and testing was complete, the roller coaster opened to the public on April 1, 2006. Ride experience After being dispatched from the station, the train makes a left hand turn towards the chain lift hill. Once at the top, the train drops back down reaching a maximum speed of . Following the drop, the train goes over the first of its camelback hills, crossing over the Georgia Scorcher and providing the ride's tallest drop at . As the train exits the park boundaries, it enters a banked left turn then its second camelback hill with a drop. Next, the train rises back up and enters a 540-degree downward helix before passing through a set of trim brakes and going over the third camelback hill, this time with a drop. The train then enters a horseshoe leading back into the park, followed by the final three camelback hills with a drop height of , , and , each lower than the previous one, the second of which crosses over the Georgia Scorcher's brake run. Following a banked left turn, the train makes a quick drop