Goliath at SFOG is awesome. I don't think this is a good choice spending the money RIGHT now. That park just got an old coaster themed new, and not many people think it's old. Cedar Fair is in a heap of debt even though Six Flags is a lot worse off, and it just doesn't make sense to spend that kind of money so soon. I would think the same thing with many other parks.
Why spend $10 million one year (The amount Firehawk costed even though old.), and than two years after that, spend another $20 million? More recently, they also had to put some money into the Son of the Beast to tear down the loop, and get new trains.
Look at what Cedar Point did. They put in Wicked Twister in 2002 which costed $10 million. Next year, they put in Top Thrill Dragster which costed $25 million, and that's just the initial cost. Many problems set them back more then $25 million. In 2004, they added something to the waterpark. I don't know the price on that. However, in 2005, they added Max Air which costed 7.5 million. In 2006, SkyHawk costed $6 million. People thought before riding it, that they were virtually the same ride even though they weren't. In 2007, they added another $21 million coaster which was Maverick. In 2008, they put in old kids rides from a former park.
Look at all that money going into that park. They spent at least $69.5 million in 6 years, and I don't know how much more Top Thrill costed because it was more than $25 million after problems happening with it.
This is wasteful spending in my opinion. I'm not going to say that I won't enjoy Top Thrill Dragster, Wicked Twister, and Max Air is an okay ride, but it's still so much money.
I think that the Six Flags CEO is wrong in saying that there are going to be no more Goliath's because they bring people to the park. However in my opinion, they shouldn't be adding new stuff every year, or get a whole lot more cheaper rides like carnival rides instead during the years they don't buy coasters.
I can't believe Cedar Fair didn't keep the Wipeout, and put it in one of there other parks. That bugs me.