Scream (roller coaster)

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Scream
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Scream at RCDB

Scream (originally stylised as Scream!) is a

interlocking corkscrews. The ride is a mirror image of Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure
.

History

In 1999, Six Flags Great Adventure spent $42 million on new attractions including a prototype Floorless Coaster, Medusa, developed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard.[2] The immediate popularity of the ride led to several parks installing Floorless Coasters in the early 2000s.[3][4]

In November 2002, parts for Scream began arriving at Six Flags Magic Mountain.[5] On November 14, 2002, the park officially announced that they would be adding Scream for the 2003 season, making it the park's sixteenth roller coaster.[6][7] According to the park, the ride was added to fill the "missing link to our coaster collection".[5] After five months construction, Scream officially opened to the public on April 12, 2003.

On April 9, 2004, a park employee was killed when they were hit by one of Scream's trains during an after-hours test run. According to a statement issued by the park, the employee "deviated from safety training procedures and walked underneath the ride". The ride was closed immediately pending clearance by the

California Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The administration cleared the ride for operation within two weeks.[8]

In 2015, the coaster received a brand new color scheme of blue track and orange supports for the opening of Twisted Colossus.[9]

Characteristics

Statistics

The 3,985-foot-long (1,215 m) Scream stands 150 feet (46 m) tall. With a top speed of 63 miles per hour (101 km/h), the ride features seven inversions including a 128-foot-tall (39 m)

interlocking corkscrews.[10] Although the ride is a mirrored clone of the first Floorless Coaster (Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure), they feature a slight difference in height of about 8 feet (2.4 m) and a difference in speed of 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h).[10][11]

Trains

Scream operates with three floorless

station has a retractable floor for safe boarding. The third train of the ride is painted blue and orange.[12]

One of Scream's trains navigating the cobra roll
Scream's lift hill and vertical loop, as seen from the ride's entrance plaza
Scream's interlocking corkscrews

Ride experience

Once the train is loaded and secured, the floor is retracted and the train departs the station. A U-turn to the right leads to the 150-foot-tall (46 m)

brake run before returning to the station.[6][10][13]

Reception

Scream's lift hill and interlocking corkscrews, with a former parking lot below

The reception of Scream has been mixed. Arthur Levine of

Riddler's Revenge for the best rides in the park.[14]

Scream has never featured in

Golden Ticket Awards top 50 steel roller coasters. The mirrored clone at Six Flags Great Adventure peaked at position 16 in its debut year before ranking a further six times in the list.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Niles, Robert (April 17, 2003). "It has its ups and downs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Tim (February 1, 1999). "Six Flags Great Adventure to turn into 'superpark'". Amusement Business. 111 (5): 3.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Tim (June 7, 1999). "Park attendance off to a great start for 1999". Amusement Business. 111 (23): 1.
  4. ^ Marden, Duane. "Roller Coaster Search Results  (Category = Floorless)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  5. ^ a b Niles, Robert (November 14, 2002). "Scream leaves you dangling". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Six Flags 'S c r e a m s' Xtreme With Announcement of 16th World-Class Mega Coaster" (Press release). Six Flags Magic Mountain. November 14, 2002. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  7. ^ O'Brien, Tim (November 25, 2002). "Magic Mountain to 'Scream'". Amusement Business. 114 (47): 10.
  8. ^ Zoltak, James (April 19, 2004). "Scream Coaster Back In Service After Accident". Amusement Business. 116 (16): 6.
  9. ^ "Scream! Finally Getting New Paint - The Coaster Guy". The Coaster Guy. February 2, 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d Marden, Duane. "Scream  (Six Flags Magic Mountain)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  11. ^ Marden, Duane. "Medusa  (Six Flags Great Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  12. ^
    New York Times Company
    . Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  13. ^ "Scream (HD POV Front) Six Flags Magic Mountain California". Sharp Productions. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  14. ^ Arave, Lynn (May 18, 2003). "It's almost magic: New roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain is a Scream!". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  15. ^ "Top 25 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. September 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013.
  16. ^ "Top 25 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. September 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013.
  17. ^ "Top 25 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. September 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "Top 50 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. September 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  19. ^ "Top 50 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. September 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013.
  20. ^ "Top 50 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2013.
  21. ^ "Top 50 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. September 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2013.

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