Supreme Scream
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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 Power
, 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 feet (18.3 m) pyramidal crown and marquee.
The entire structure is 312 feet (95.1 m) tall from the base to the top of the structure (325 feet (99.1 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 (3.6 m/s) before pausing for a brief moment at a height of 252 feet (76.8 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 (22.4 m/s)—exposing riders to a maximum G-force of 4 and negative G-force of -2.5a.
Tagline: "30 Stories Up. 3 Seconds Down."
Knott's Berry Farm
Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park in Buena Park, California, now owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, and a line of jams, jellies, preserves, and other specialty food, now part of The J. M. Smucker Company based in Placentia, California....
in Buena Park, CA, USA and was designed and manufactured by S&S Power
S&S Power
S&S Worldwide is a company known for its pneumatically powered amusement rides and roller coaster designing.-History:S&S Worldwide was founded by Stan Checketts as S&S Sports, Inc. S&S Sports manufactures bungee jumping and trampoline equipment. S&S Sports was sold in 1996...
, Inc. of Utah.
It opened to the general public on July 3, 1998 as the tallest Turbo Drop
Turbo Drop
Turbo Drop is a type of tower-based amusement ride manufactured by S&S Power, similar to the company's Space Shot. The current tallest Turbo Drop installation in operation is the Supreme Scream at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA.-Design and operation:...
–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 feet (18.3 m) pyramidal crown and marquee.
The entire structure is 312 feet (95.1 m) tall from the base to the top of the structure (325 feet (99.1 m), including topping flagpole) and is the tallest free-standing structure in Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
. Supreme Scream carries 12 riders per tower in octagonal carriages upward at a speed of 8 miles per hour (3.6 m/s) before pausing for a brief moment at a height of 252 feet (76.8 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 (22.4 m/s)—exposing riders to a maximum G-force of 4 and negative G-force of -2.5a.
Tagline: "30 Stories Up. 3 Seconds Down."