Supreme Scream

View of Supreme Scream in 2002

Knotts Berry Farm
Area	The Boardwalk
Status	Operating
Cost	USD $10,000,000
Opening date	July 3, 1998

General statistics

Manufacturer

S&S Worldwide

Designer

Stan Checketts

Model

Turbo Drop

Height

312 ft (95 m)

Drop

254 ft (77 m)

Speed

45 mph (72 km/h)

G-force

Riders per vehicle

Duration

45 seconds

Height restriction

52 in (132 cm)

Acceleration

0 − 45 mph (72 km/h) in 3 seconds

Launch System

Pneumatic

Fast Lane available

Supreme Scream is a vertical ascending and descending amusement thrill ride located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA, USA and was designed and manufactured by S&S Worldwide, Inc. of Utah.

It opened to the general public on July 3, 1998 as the tallest turbo drop–type amusement ride in the world.

The ride consists of three individual Turbo Drop model towers arranged in a triangular footprint; the three towers joined at their peaks by a 60-foot-tall (18 m) pyramidal crown and marquee.

The entire structure is 312 feet (95 m) tall from the base to the top of the structure (325 feet (99 m), including topping flagpole) and is the tallest free-standing structure in Orange County. Supreme Scream carries 12 riders per tower in octagonal carriages upward at a speed of 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) before pausing for a brief moment at a height of 252 feet (77 m). Utilizing pneumatics paired with a pulley system, the ride carriages are then accelerated downward faster than a true free-fall to attain a top speed of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h)—exposing riders to a maximum G-force of 4 and negative G-force of -1a.

Tagline: "30 Stories Up. 3 Seconds Down."

Records

Preceded by Power Tower	World's Tallest Vertical Drop Ride July 1998–December 1998	Succeeded by Giant Drop and La Venganza Del Enigma

External links

Knott's Berry Farm

History of Knott's Berry Farm

Roller coasters	Boomerang Coast Rider GhostRider Jaguar! Montezooma's Revenge Pony Express Sierra Sidewinder Silver Bullet Timberline Twister Xcelerator

Attractions	Camp Snoopy Ghost Town and Calico Railway Knott's Scary Farm Supreme Scream Timber Mountain Log Ride Voyage to the Iron Reef

Shows	Knott's Berry Farm's Wild West Stunt show

Former attractions	Corkscrew Haunted Shack Perilous Plunge Screamin' Swing VertiGo Windjammer Surf Racers WindSeeker

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