Goliath: Great America Plans Biggest, ... August 29, 2013 / 11:37 AM / CBS Chicago A designer's rendering of the 85 degree drop on Great America's new roller-coaster.

This summer they’ll get their wish, thanks to the opening of the appropriately named Goliath roller coaster, the biggest and fastest wooden coaster ever built, which just took its inaugural runs ...

It's named the Goliath. — -- Roller Coaster enthusiasts were quaking with anticipation Thursday morning as Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, officially opened Goliath, a triple ...

The Republican's George Delisle at Six Flags New England in Agawam next to the Goliath roller coaster on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (The Republican photo by John Suchocki).

GURNEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Adventure seekers can now check out the feel of a record-breaking roller coaster in the northern suburbs. Guinness confirmed Saturday that Goliath at Six Flags Great America ...

Roller Coaster enthusiasts were quaking with anticipation Thursday morning as Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, officially opened Goliath, a triple record-breaking coaster. Brave souls ...