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STATS:

Opening: April 1973
Height: 105 feet
Length: 3,800 feet
Top Speed: 57 mph
Designer: John Allen of Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Constructor: Marvin M. Black Company of Atlanta, Georgia
Length of Ride: 2 minutes
Capacity: 1,200 passengers per hour
Trains: Two, but usually running one
Restraints: Lap bars and seatbelts
Color(s): Wooden track is white; trains display the American flag design.
Location: Cotton States
Height Restriction: Must be 42" tall to ride


FACTS & TRIVIA:

The Great American Scream Machine is often referred to as "GASM".

The GASM is the second-oldest coaster still residing in the park today, second only to the Dahlonega Mine Train.

The GASM is a classic wooden out-and-back designed by John Allen.

The GASM was featured in the Guiness Book of World Records as one of the tallest and longest coasters built in the 1970's.



SFOG's OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:

Stretching 3,800 feet in length along the banks of the Chattahoochee River, this enormous coaster sends riders blurring past beautiful riverside scenery at speeds over 55 m.p.h. In 1973 it was the tallest coaster in the world at 105 feet tall.

Still considered among enthusiasts to be one of the greatest coasters in existence, the Great American Scream machine was built as a monument to the era of the first modern roller coasters and the great designers who created them.

Known for years throughout Atlanta and the Southeast as a rite of passage, no trip to Six Flags Over Georgia should be considered complete until you've counted yourself as one of the over 40 million park guests to have screamed from the top of this classic coaster

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