Great American Scream Machine
Six Flags Over GeorgiaRide type | Wooden Coaster |
Builder | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. |
Designer | William Cobb & Associates |
Current status | Operating |
Opening date | 03/31/1973 |
Track length | 3450 ' |
Maximum speed | 57 mph |
Height | 105 ' |
Highest drop | 89 ' |
Angle of descent | 45 degrees. |
Riding time | 2:00 min. |
Coaches | four six-passenger (3x2) |
Number of trains | 2 |
Capacity | 1200 riders/hour |
Riding restrictions | At least 42 " |
One of the world's longest and tallest roller coasters as featured in the 1975 Guinness Book of Records is The Great American Scream Machine. This Six Flags Over Georgia legend speeds 24-passenger trains through heart throbbing dips and plunges. -- They don't call it The Scream Machine for nothing.