Great American Scream Machine (Six Flags Great Adventure)

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Great American Scream Machine
Great American Scream Machine's train entering the first of two corkscrews.
Six Flags Great Adventure
Location	Six Flags Great Adventure
Park section	Boardwalk
Coordinates	40°08′20.73″N 74°26′17.07″W / 40.1390917°N 74.4380750°W / 40.1390917; -74.4380750
Status	Removed
Opening date	April 15, 1989 (1989-04-15)
Closing date	July 18, 2010 (2010-07-18)
Cost	$7 million[1]
Replaced	Sarajevo Bobsled
Replaced by	Green Lantern
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Designer	Arrow Dynamics
Model	Custom Looping Coaster
Track layout	Twister
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	173 ft (53 m)
Drop	155 ft (47 m)
Length	3,800 ft (1,200 m)
Speed	68 mph (109 km/h)
Inversions	7
Duration	2:20
Capacity	1680 riders per hour
G-force	3.8
Height restriction	54 in (137 cm)
Great American Scream Machine at RCDB

Great American Scream Machine was a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. The 173-foot-tall (53 m) ride opened in 1989 as the tallest and fastest looping roller coaster in the world, reaching a maximum speed of 68 mph (109 km/h). It was designed by Ron Toomer and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, which built two other coasters with similar layouts – Shockwave at Six Flags Great America and Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Great American Scream Machine featured seven inversions including a batwing and double corkscrew. Records set by the ride were succeeded by Viper the following year in 1990. It operated until July 2010 and was replaced by a stand-up roller coaster, Green Lantern, in 2011.