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 (omitting the topping 13 feet (4.0 m) 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 50 miles per hour (80 km/h)—exposing riders to a maximum G-force of 4 and negative G-force of -1.
The ride’s tagline is "30 Stories Up. 3 Seconds Down."
Supreme Scream opened to the general public on July 3, 1998, as the tallest turbo drop–type amusement ride in the world. A soft opening for the attraction was held two days prior.[1]
During its opening year, nearby local residents were complaining about the ride's noise. This was due to the screeching, scratching and rumbling sounds of punctuated blasts of air. To address the issue, S&S Worldwide and Knott's Berry Farm engineers would install 14-inch sound buffers in the ride's mechanics to muffle the screaming.[2]
supreme, scream, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Supreme Scream news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Supreme Scream is a Turbo Drop amusement ride located at Knott s Berry Farm in Buena Park CA Supreme ScreamView of Supreme Scream in 2002Knotts Berry FarmAreaThe BoardwalkStatusOperatingCostUSD 10 000 000Soft opening dateJuly 1 1998Opening dateJuly 3 1998Ride statisticsManufacturerS amp S WorldwideDesignerStan CheckettsModelTurbo DropHeight312 ft 95 m Drop252 ft 77 m Speed50 mph 80 km h G force4Riders per vehicle12Duration0 45Height restriction52 in 132 cm Acceleration0 50 mph 80 km h in 3 secondsLaunch SystemPneumaticFast Lane available 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 omitting the topping 13 feet 4 0 m 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 50 miles per hour 80 km h exposing riders to a maximum G force of 4 and negative G force of 1 The ride s tagline is 30 Stories Up 3 Seconds Down Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 References 4 External linksHistory editSupreme Scream opened to the general public on July 3 1998 as the tallest turbo drop type amusement ride in the world A soft opening for the attraction was held two days prior 1 During its opening year nearby local residents were complaining about the ride s noise This was due to the screeching scratching and rumbling sounds of punctuated blasts of air To address the issue S amp S Worldwide and Knott s Berry Farm engineers would install 14 inch sound buffers in the ride s mechanics to muffle the screaming 2 Records editPreceded byPower Tower World s Tallest Vertical Drop RideJuly 1998 December 1998 Succeeded byThe Giant DropReferences edit KNOTT S OPENS SUPREME SCREAM TO THE MEDIA Ultimate Rollercoaster Canalis John July 30 1998 Piping Down at Knott s The Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 8 2020 via Newspapers com External links editOfficial Supreme Scream page Supreme Scream at Ultimate Roller Coaster nbsp This article about an amusement ride or roller coaster is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Supreme Scream amp oldid 1177515794, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
