Goliath, Steel inverted shuttle roller coaster at Six Flags New England, United States.
Goliath was a steel Giant Inverted Boomerang coaster at Six Flags New England, built by Vekoma, with riders suspended beneath the track. Its green rails ran through dark blue supports, forming a vertical loop and a steep lift hill on tall towers. A curved archway sign reading "DÉJÀ VU" stood in the foreground, a remnant of the ride's original name.
The coaster debuted in 2001 as Déjà Vu at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. It was relocated to Agawam and renamed in 2012.
The name comes from the biblical giant Goliath, matching the ride's 1,93 m maximum height limit and its two 59 m vertical towers. The entrance arch spells "DÉJÀ VU" in white letters, a leftover from the coaster's original name at Six Flags Magic Mountain, which visitors still photograph.
The train seats 32 riders in eight cars, four abreast, and the maximum height limit is 1.93 m. The vertical cable lift raises the train up tower one, where a cable snapped on July 11, 2016, causing an extended closure. The coaster was removed from the park map in 2021 and fully demolished before the 2022 season.
What makes this coaster special is that the trains leave the station backward and then travel forward through the entire course before riding the same elements in reverse. This creates an unexpected experience since riders encounter the track twice from different perspectives.
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