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20th Jun 2014

Video: The tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world opened in the US today

Don’t look down…

Conor Heneghan

Don’t look down…

If thrill-seeking is your thing, then you might want to book a holiday to Gurnee in Illinois this summer, because one hell of a roller-coaster has just opened in the Six Flags theme park in the town.

Quite appropriately named Goliath, the roller-coaster travels at 72 miles per hour and includes a 180 foot drop as well as more twists and turns than you’ll find in a pothole-filled Irish boreen.

There’s nothing boring about Goliath, however and after nine months of construction, it was finally opened to adrenaline-fuelled visitors to Six Flags today and judging by their reaction, they weren’t disappointed.

Would you be man enough to give it a try?

Video via YouTube/Associated Press