Great American Scream Machine (Six Flags Over Georgia)

This article is about Six Flags Over Georgia's wooden roller coaster. For the defunct roller coaster of the same name, see Great American Scream Machine (Six Flags Great Adventure).

Great American Scream Machine
Statistics
Park	Six Flags Over Georgia
Location	Austell, Georgia, USA
Opened	April, 1973
Manufacturer	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Type	Wooden
Riders per train	24
Riders per hour	1,200
Height	105 feet (32 meters)
Drop	89 feet (27.1 meters)
Top speed	57 mph (91.7 km/h)
Length	3,450 feet (1,051.6 meters)
Duration	2:00
Inversions	0
Steepest Drop	45°
Maximum G-Force	3.7G

Great American Scream Machine is a Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters out and back wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia. When the ride opened in 1973, it was the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world.^{[citation needed]}

History

The coaster opened with the 1973 season in April, it was one of the last coasters designed by the late John Allen, and was one of the first to reach the 100 foot mark.

The coaster's trains were replaced in 2018 with the old Georgia Cyclone trains.

Theme

The color scheme of the ride is a combination of the colors, red, white, and blue; the colors found on the flag of the United States of America.

Design

Great American Scream Machine features an out-and-back layout that travels over the water. There is a total of eleven drops on the ride.

External links

• The Great American Scream Machine - Six Flags Over Georgia official page at Six Flags
• Great American Scream Machine at the Roller Coaster DataBase
• Great American Scream Machine (Six Flags Over Georgia) at the Six Flags Wiki
• Great American Scream Machine (Six Flags Over Georgia) at Wikipedia