Gold Striker
California's Great America, Santa Clara, CA
Photos: FASTILY, Gregory Varnum · Wikimedia Commons
Twister coaster · Wooden · GCI
Opened 2013 · Owned by Six Flags
A GCI woodie that dives straight into a tunnel and never lets up — the West Coast's top-rated wooden coaster.
- Height
- 108 ft
- Top speed
- 54 mph
- Length
- 3,197 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Opened
- 2013
- Builder
- GCI
On-ride video
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Plan your ride
Lines are shortest at park open and in the last hour of the day. Enthusiasts swear by the back row for the biggest airtime.
Good to know
No inversions — intense, but you never go upside down
Wooden ride — expect a classic, rattly feel
Compact layout — 3,197 ft of track
