California's Great America · operating · 2013
Gold Striker
108 ft · 55 mph
A GCI wooden coaster with aggressive pacing, a tunnel, and a 108-foot first drop near the front gate.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against California's Great America's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
108 ft
#3 of 7 at California's Great America
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Gci
- Wood
Specs from cagreatamerica.com
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Rocky Mountain hybrid coasters
Steel track on reinvented wooden structures — steep, twisted, and often relentless.
Track compliance — why wood feels alive
Wood flexes; steel is stiffer — the same forces feel different on each structure.
Twister layouts
Helixes and direction changes stacked in one direction — classic wooden feel.
Wooden vs steel coasters
Structure and maintenance differ, but the question for riders is feel — vibration, sound, and how the train moves.
History
Sourced timeline and background for Gold Striker.
Timeline
2013
Gold Striker opens
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Sources & official links
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- California's Great America — official sitecagreatamerica.com(opens in a new tab)
- California's Great America on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcecagreatamerica.com(opens in a new tab)
- Great Coasters International — manufacturergreatcoasters.com(opens in a new tab)