RIP Great American Scream Machine. 1989-2010. You were the ride that saved Six Flags from closing. We thank you and miss you
@andrewschannel42593 жыл бұрын
@Joel Johnson Here's why the park almost died. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(Six_Flags_Great_Adventure)#1984_fire
@andrewschannel42592 жыл бұрын
@@johngriswold4303 No. Six Flags Great Adventure's attendance took a major hit before this ride opened after a Haunted Castle fire that killed 8 teenagers was found to be the park's fault. After Great American Scream Machine opened, attendance and revenue skyrocketed.
@waveiscursed Жыл бұрын
@@johngriswold4303 no what happened was someone died died on rolling thunder because of a condition and since people are stupidly dumb they decided that that means if yiu go to great adventure you die so people didnt come
@The_MenraC11 ай бұрын
@@waveiscursed a lot of incidents happened
@jonathanwpressman21 күн бұрын
@@The_MenraCtons.
@Anewkitty69 жыл бұрын
Proud to say my Dad was an ironworker and the Forman on the building of this coaster many years ago.
@AmazingElevatorsandClaws Жыл бұрын
W Dad
@Carter-nl22 ай бұрын
L dad
@johnm528 Жыл бұрын
Nothing beats the sound and nostalgia of an Arrow coaster going up the lift hill
@ShadyNJ8 жыл бұрын
The nostalgia of even just hearing it go up the lift.
@stoicoutrider27883 жыл бұрын
@@Swagaholic666 Great adventure used to have a Viper too, but it was taken down around 2005 sadly :(
@majorian94063 жыл бұрын
@@stoicoutrider2788 honestly you’re better off without it, because El Toro replaced it
@mikelenbody96913 жыл бұрын
@@majorian9406 I agree with you completely!!!
@donjohnson96883 жыл бұрын
Nothing beat the Scream Machine.
@NortheasternP.T.S.3 жыл бұрын
@@johngriswold4303 It has a terrible B&M rattle
@Ky1234599 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Great American Scream Machine, may your sister, Viper, stand tall in your honor.
@danielsanders34578 жыл бұрын
Actually take viper down it sucks
@danielsanders34578 жыл бұрын
Or replace the over the shoulder restraints with lap bars then that ride would be pretty great
@pieterlootsma87068 жыл бұрын
+Daniel Sanders I just rode Viper a few months ago and found it surprisingly smooth. I had no headbanging at all
@loki35238 жыл бұрын
+Pieter Lootsma Yeah, Viper's not actually so bad. It's really tall too.
@pieterlootsma87068 жыл бұрын
Too bad the Scream Machine Trains are being replaced this season.
@SwiftDuckFPV6 жыл бұрын
this was the first ever steel coaster i rode in the mid 90's. RIP GASM
@DanielBlaney8 жыл бұрын
Miss that Arrow Lift sound at Great Adventure. Such a great sound.
@KirbyVacuumCollectorFixer7 жыл бұрын
OMG Yes!
@MrVekoma19797 жыл бұрын
same
@brentbowman44987 жыл бұрын
Daniel Blaney probably the most enjoyable part of the ride (besides the color, I liked the color scheme on this one)
@ravenfuckantifa20007 жыл бұрын
Well Brent, It's called the Great American Scream Machine for more than one reason.
@mascovon6 жыл бұрын
Classic!
@smf55763 жыл бұрын
10+ years later and I STILL wish I could go on this again. Such a classic that I miss so much.
@MattW303563 жыл бұрын
Only way to get close to the experience, is to ride its taller, faster, and last remaining sister at Six Flags Magic Mountain. I went in 2017 and rode it 5x, it was so much fun reliving the experience again.
@Sanguine_Addiction3 жыл бұрын
No joke, I got teary eyed when they announced this coaster was to be disassembled. So many summers of my youth that I spent at that park. This was by far my #1 favorite coaster.
@trendyboi2512 жыл бұрын
That is one sound that I miss when I go to the park, you always knew when the Scream Machine was running you could hear it go up the lift hill.
@YuukiTakemoto19962 жыл бұрын
Same with the Chiller, but at least now we have the insane roar of Green Lantern.
@disco_vin60952 жыл бұрын
The Loc Ness Monster at Busch Garden Williamsburg does the same sound
@jesse249710 жыл бұрын
I went on every single ride in great adventure except for this one. Why did they have to get rid of it it looks so much fun. It looks way better than green lantern.
@Coasterdude021499 жыл бұрын
It was.
@ferbfan129 жыл бұрын
Coasterdude02149 Green Lantern is no doubt THE WORST coaster I have been on. So painful...
@jesse24979 жыл бұрын
VinnyB yeah man I sat on it weirdly and the whole time I had to bend my knees uncomfortably
@Coasterdude021499 жыл бұрын
VinnyB I was expecting more pain on Chang (sorry, I don't call these rides by the tired cartoon names) when GA got it but unlike Mantis, it was surprisingly smooth-but give it a few years and it'll be a head basher. Too bad they didn't keep Scream machine and get rid of that asinine Superman flyer instead.
@jesse24979 жыл бұрын
Coasterdude02149 yeah that ride is overrated. I had to stand in line for hours to get on it and it wasn't even worth it.
@KirbyVacuumCollectorFixer8 жыл бұрын
This ride is in the hands of God up in heaven along with shockwave and all other good coasters that were taken down Rest in peace Great American Scream Machine
@annieslots29416 жыл бұрын
VacuumCollector FixerEnthusiast Amen
@JosephJohnson-gu5fw6 жыл бұрын
It might have been a rough ride, but it lived true to it's name
@andrewschannel42594 жыл бұрын
Vortex at Kings Island recently joined as well
@KirbyVacuumCollectorFixer4 жыл бұрын
Railfan Andrew Rest In Peace Vortex, my favorite coaster I’ve ridden.
@brogaming73933 жыл бұрын
@@andrewschannel4259 and even fnf's garcello **when garcello allows old and scrapped coasters**
@davidstamm850010 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget this classic. Recently found an on-ride photo of my friend and I on this years ago. RIP
@adamp54263 жыл бұрын
This was the first coaster I ever rode. I was 10 years old living in South Jersey and went to GA the summer of 1989. I will never forget how terrified I was. Now im 42 and a coaster-aholic. Thank you GASM.
@jesssu26029 ай бұрын
This was my first looping coaster a million years ago. Blacked out on it twice because when they tell you to keep your head back they mean it :D Still one of my favorites of all time.
@SingerGirl8412 жыл бұрын
RIP Great American Scream Machine. I rode all the seats while this ride was at the park. When they tore it down, I cried. This was my favorite ride and I miss it terribly. But now a new ride stands in its spot. I'll miss GASM but will always keep it in memory. I still have the photo from when my whole family( minus my little sister and grandma) rode this. Miss u GASM, ur legend lives on in all of the other roller coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure!!
@huttylion12 жыл бұрын
thats what made it so memorable and wonderful, it showed its age and was one of the best rides ever.
@janetmarlena6815 Жыл бұрын
I miss this ride. The cool thing about it was that it was this old underappreciated coaster but it was MASSIVE and had gravitas that you'd notice as soon as you got to the park. It looked like what you think about when you think "Coaster". It truly was worthy of its name!
@shawnrw37277 жыл бұрын
I wish these Arrow loopers would make a come back . so scary and rough and fun.
@shawnrw37277 жыл бұрын
I think that style of coaster will never be replicated. they've moved on to more technically advanced and smoother ride designs. thing is, with the cpu tech they have now, they could actually build these arrow style coasters to be much more smooth and fun over all.
@therideanalyst67946 жыл бұрын
@Ness Bound They do have the air launched coasters, and more recently the inverting model. (steel curtain)
@electric74874 жыл бұрын
Vekoma, are you listening?
@coasterfanatic34414 жыл бұрын
Honestly, Vekoma, if you could build an ARROW mega looper and just fix the transitions but keep a arrow style design (i know your capable of this) I will be your best friend
@NiekNooijens3 жыл бұрын
@@electric7487 here in the netherlands they completely re-tracked an old arrow-style-vekoma-built classic looper (python@efteling) it's now super smooth and feels like brand new.
@jemsq11 жыл бұрын
It broke my heart to learn they demolished this coaster three years ago. This was my very first coaster ride and I was proud to ride it twice more again when I returned to the park in 09.
@BrenMcCloud13 жыл бұрын
I would argue that this is the best name for a roller coaster ever!!
@matthewmiller720710 жыл бұрын
I still can't believe they took this down. Great American Scream Machine was a sentimental favorite of mine. I remember seeing it as we entered the parking lot the first time I went to Great Adventure and thinking how big and awesome it looked (it was my first time ever seeing a looping coaster). I'm kinda glad I settled for this instead of waiting three hours to ride Kingda Ka the last time I went back in 2006. Man, I bet Great Adventure just doesn't look the same without this beast there anymore. :'(
@oneandonlysound34537 жыл бұрын
It looks like a messy zone of DC advertisements with Ultimate Flight in the parking lot and Green Lantern the stand up. At least put six down seats on it. The whole mid-section is basically garbage now. it used to have a few good rides (besides the upcharge ones), games to play that didn't cost an arm and a leg, and Great American Scream Machine. Now it's filled with mediocre coasters and ones that is always broken on the path off the side to the "kingdom" section where you have to walk another mile just to get to the drop tower. The place is a mess. They should do a solid premiere launch at some point, and a GCI to replace rolling thunder. a zamperla endeavour would be a good ride too since these areas all lack rides really. Hopefully one in 2020. But seriously, they could tear down green lantern and superman and get a wing coaster and I'd care less for the loss.
@Skylord20117 жыл бұрын
Mediocre coasters? Kingda Ka, El Toro, Nitro?
@oneandonlysound34536 жыл бұрын
Kingda Ka is constantly broken, and it's overrated, you launch, come down the ride is over. El Toro used to be amazing, it's just getting more and more rough, obvious rusted track in need of retracking. Nitro is pretty great, as is batman the ride, joker, bizzaro, even the family coaster runaway train is fun as is skull mountain, dark night is garbage-I like wild mouse coasters, it's not a good one. Huge park one wooden coaster, c'mon. Build a solid GCI. Things were much better when we had rolling thunder and great american scream machine, not a super loop and a stand up coaster.
@Skylord20116 жыл бұрын
Kingda Ka may be overrated but it's still a unique experience and something I wish I could go on again. El Toro is still #1 wooden coaster imo.
@yael_is_yes62123 жыл бұрын
Noone cares.
@seanhassan71063 жыл бұрын
I will Never forget this coaster . Rode this dozens of times ever since middle school. I even got a chance to get on the green lantern years later after this coaster was removed. Whiplash so much neck snappage on this coaster haha but it was still awesome. The orange shoulder harnesses the high awkwardly placed and angled first drop and that triple loop man. I recreated this coaster almost piece for piece as well as I could do in planet coaster just now . So much memories and this was ten years ago today wow . This is amazing this coaster still lives on in Infamy in KZbin videos and video games such as roller coaster tycoon and planet coaster .
@Stellaluna882 жыл бұрын
I rode this coaster every summer after the school year ended. I believe it had seven loops and I loved the pretzel ones toward the end. Thanks for posting my favorite amusement park ride.
@ScootLoops6164 ай бұрын
I went on this one time with my buddy back in like 09. No one was in line. We were so excited we ran to the front and the ride began with just us two on. Our excitement ended when we realized nobody was in line because this was the most painful rollercoaster on the planet! All i remember was our "WOOOOO!!!!" Turned into "ow, OW, OW, MAKE IT ST- OWWW!!" Great memory but my least favorite coaster! 😂
@soonersfan743 жыл бұрын
My friend and I went after school one day when there was hardly anyone in the park. We stayed on that ride for 19 times in a row without getting off. And the 19th was just as fun as the 1st. Such a great ride
@EpicRoLLerCoaSter61311 жыл бұрын
I rode Viper at SFMM and it was amazing. Viper seems almost the same as the GASM. Way better than stand-up coasters. Sitting in the back of viper is really fun
@steveflanagan87410 жыл бұрын
Had season passes to that park just for this coaster. Newer coasters may be taller and faster but, this thing rocked. Sad to see it gone.
@Josephthecrazyguy11 жыл бұрын
Would prefer this over the Green Lantern. Not implying that Green Lantern is bad, just hurt my chops and not my taste of tea. It is a cool design of a ride though. Ended up finding out that The way I was standing or w.e. kinda messed the ride up for me. Cool ride but this is just a beast!
@sparkleninja3707 жыл бұрын
Still my favorite roller coaster. Had many trips to SFGA between 1994 - 2001, and this was my prime destination each time. Loved the Great American Scream Machine. RIP.
@zacht91164 жыл бұрын
Man! Wished I would have got the opportunity to ride this! Love Arrow Loopers! What a beauty that one was!
@highfeelz2 жыл бұрын
Grateful that I was able to get on this masterpiece before it was tore down. I wish they can make an updated one of this ride or Rolling Thunder
@tillyboos11 жыл бұрын
My FAVORITE ride back in the day @ SFGA. Viper @ SFMM was this rides exact twin. Been on both, but SFGA was my hometown park. Now my current park is SFDK, I love Medusa, but I will ALWAYS remember the Scream Machine. :-)
@oneandonlysound34535 жыл бұрын
In 1999 when they built Medusa (now Bizzaro), it overtook Scream Machine as my favorite looping coaster in the park. Of course then we had chiller to be a fun launcher. That did more than go over a single top hat. If it was still there even now, even loving batman, and enjoying others like joker and looking foward to the upcoming jersey devil, it'd probably still be in my top 5. Unless they'd actually fix El Toro with all the rusted out track and super jerky-ness added on with crappy trains.
@layneschwegel57747 жыл бұрын
SFGA should have never removed this classic coaster. Sure it doesn't have the best layout or smoothness, but it's a classic and you can't help but to love it.
@triplej7555 жыл бұрын
Bring back The Scream Machine and Rolling Thunder and Great Adventure has no blunder!
@Nessamoon235 жыл бұрын
Get rid of Green Lantern. Bring this back
@subzerofromny7354 жыл бұрын
Natasha McHattan People like think all good coasters only come fr B&M, intamin and RMC
@alecvip75624 жыл бұрын
This ride was super rough. So was rolling thunder, all though they could've rmc'd it. But this ride was terrible. Green Lantern sucks too.
@subzerofromny7354 жыл бұрын
Alec Bailey This and green lantern dont suck. And you call rolling thunder super rough? Like i said, people like you are so conditioned and brainwashed by RMC, Intamin and B&M that y’all think all rides have to be like them
@kaitlynwalker24499 ай бұрын
My first Rollercoaster ever 😊 It set me up for life!!!
@petersheeler14 жыл бұрын
I almost started crying when I heard the news, I have been begging my mom to let me go, hopefully I can go next Tuesday or Wednesday. This my 2nd favorite ride in the park.
@coaster_landondog474Ай бұрын
did you get to ride it?
@existinginaspace83475 жыл бұрын
Man im glad I got to ride it once before they took it down. I miss these older corkscrew coasters.
@TheBigScreenPictures2 жыл бұрын
I wish someone would make rides like these again. With today's coaster tech they could be buttery smooth with better transitions but still have that retro look.
@mlittle509 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I went on this coaster with friends back in college. Wasn't sure if I would remember it, but the video brought it all back.
@josephrivetti352010 жыл бұрын
I wish they would have kept this and put Green Lantern where Batman and Robin: The Chiller use to be, that way, they would have an extra roller coaster, and i love classic Arrow's, i was sad to see this go. RIP GASM
@CamGold10 жыл бұрын
hahaha coaster gasm
@CamGold10 жыл бұрын
or gasm
@TheSlickkEffect1239 жыл бұрын
The last one remains at Six Flags Magic Mountain which is Viper.
@flobama32479 жыл бұрын
TheSlickkEffect Nope, also Vortex at Kings Island
@flobama32479 жыл бұрын
TheSlickkEffect unless your referring to a 7 looper, then you'd be right. Vortex is a 6 looper
@tuowl05646 ай бұрын
I grew up in the Lehigh Valley so the GASM and Hercules at Dorney Park opening in 1989 was a huge deal in that area! It became a right of passage to get to both parks that summer to ride the brand new, rather awe-inspiring coasters; one a crazy steel looper and the other a massive wooden coaster.
@huttylion12 жыл бұрын
i remember riding this when i was 9 years old, it was on a school day so barely anyone was there that day, and i got on and off and on and off this ride about 10-15 times, a few times i was the only rider, and still today even thought its gone, it remains one of my favorite rides ever!!
@rollercoaster6flags11 жыл бұрын
Im so glad Viper is still around! Luckily I get to enjoy it on a weekly basis. Man it would hurt my soul if they were to dismantle Viper at SFMM too...
@woodencoasterfan14 жыл бұрын
I'm glad that I got the chance to ride it last year. It's sad to see, but Arrow Dynamics coasters are starting to dissappear from parks. The one at Gauga Lake, the Python at BGA, the Big Bad Wolf at BGE, and now the GASM at SFGrAdv. The one thing I love about coasters from AD is that classic lift hill sound of the metal chain dogs clanking against the metal anti rollbacks while the train ascends the lift.
@missey31642 ай бұрын
I enjoyed that ride every time we visited six flags jersey. Great ride
@dustywrestling7528 жыл бұрын
If only I was to ride this coaster at least one last time, I would make the best of it. This was my first ever rollercoaster that I went on ever. The good old days.
@nesto74349 жыл бұрын
watching this video brings me tears, I rode this legendary coaster the same year they tore it down.. it always gave me a headache at the end but omg it was well worth it every time!
@adccars359 Жыл бұрын
If you never been on the scream machine, you missed out on something special 😢. What ride that was.
@hellacia815110 ай бұрын
I did Viper, it's very similar
@SarahPToadstool11 жыл бұрын
It is interesting how Six Flags Great America got version 1.0 of the Arrow 7-looper Shockwave in 1988 due to low attendance at Great Adventure. One year later, Great American Scream Machine (AKA Shockwave 1.1 to me) successfully revived Great Adventure. I wonder if this is where Six Flags Great America got its reputation for being a first mover in the coaster wars... (e.g. Batman: the Ride being cloned, Raging Bull evolving into Nitro)
@MrVekoma19797 жыл бұрын
Parks need to stop tearing down these classic arrow loopers they are old and classic ride that are loved by many
@David-gj9qr5 жыл бұрын
Boom The Gamer they are super rough, all of them have to go
@oneandonlysound34535 жыл бұрын
so true, this ride was so much better than Green Lantern. As if they didn't put in another B&M redundant of Bizzaro, you get a stand up transport. So people say Great American Scream Machine was "jerky and headbanging?" Green Lantern is jerky and headbanging, and also breaks your mid-torso lower section too.
@oneandonlysound34535 жыл бұрын
@@David-gj9qr please be careful and don't hurt yourself on the pasted in horrid vest restraint B&M's that are the same things with different seating or riding a free spin. I'd also avoid all wooden roller coasters but don't worry RMC is ok because people say so even though the shin guards are horrible. Keep going on the jerky launching intamins that are constantly broken, and enjoy complaining about any side company making something great and calling it rough and not good like gravity group, S&S, and mack.
@PJXay5 жыл бұрын
The ride put too much pressure on the track and supports, which is why it had to go sadly, although I do agree with you. I went on this ride very many times, and it was my favorite ride at the park.
@jaydenchrist61524 жыл бұрын
Boom the Gamer i agree but i want Anaconda torn down though but arrow loopers aren't even that rough they just knock ur head around a little but there still fun rides we lost this shockwave and now vortex whyy and i think viper wont last long eather six flags will probably announce a closing date in late 2020 or early 2021 idk
@Idk_thoo8 жыл бұрын
man the shockwave nostalgia is real when I watch this
@jukingeo11 жыл бұрын
LOL! Yeah, I remember that too. Head bounced around like a pinball! It is a shame though. I remember as a kid I posted the newspaper articles of the ride on my bullitin board when it first opened. I was like 7 inversions...I MUST ride that! As the years went by I got older, married and I finally DID get that ride on GASM, but by then it was already very rough. Even though the ride is gone, I still have that newspaper article in my old bedroom at my parent's house.
@efiftyseven13 жыл бұрын
Thank God I was lucky enough to ride that thing. I rode it like 4 times in a row at 9:30 on the last weekend it was open. Gotta love the classics!
@vincentcappello474610 жыл бұрын
This was one of the most brutal coasters I ever rode...Fun but it hurt!!
@AdamJAiello13 жыл бұрын
This ride was the best Arrow I've ever ridden. Loch Ness Monster is also great, but at least for myself nowhere near the thrill of the GASM!
@larrythompson262810 жыл бұрын
Though the ride may have been dated by today's standards, it will always hold a place in my heart as this was my first roller coaster that I ever rode on. People always forgot about this coaster. There was hardly ever a line and you could ride it pretty much non stop if you wanted too on the right day. Probably why they took it down to bring in some new blood.
@thefisherman50489 жыл бұрын
Same. Went on it once. Never to ride it again. Glad I got to experience it.
@oneandonlysound34536 жыл бұрын
it's was a thousand times better than its once neighbor "superman-underwhelming broken flight" as well as it's replacement "Green Lantern nutcracker crappy stand up redudant of bizzaro."
@EJFSanchez28 ай бұрын
Well it’s nice to know that this ride’s twin “viper” at six flags magic mountain in Valencia California is still operating
@joshuaedler70415 жыл бұрын
My sister used to be a ride operator on this ride. She misses it dearly
@jasonseto24011 жыл бұрын
Well the B&M that could replace GL could be a small wingrider like X-Flight with a twister layout to save some space. GL could sit on top of its original site at KK.
@BrianCrabbyMcKee8 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I rode this at least 15 times in a row. It was a low traffic day and no one was on line so i could just keep getting back on. Was my favorite ride next to Rolling Thunder, and they're both gone now rip.
@xXLeAkErXx12 жыл бұрын
They should have just kept this and made some renovations instead of making Green Lantern. I hate stand up coasters and this ride was just too perfect.
@Turtle3000GT12 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a verrrrry long Double Loop @ Geauga Lake. That ride took about 20secs lol. Love the line for this ride at the end, none....best kind!
@donjohnson96883 жыл бұрын
They need to bring it back. It would be a sensation, again!
@saewonyi2 жыл бұрын
A classic and probably the first roller coaster for many kids finally reaching that height minimum. But man it was rough on your head, the seat restraint would tear up your ears.
@me007gold211 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of an Arrow
@woodencoasterfan13 жыл бұрын
RIP GASM. Thanks for 21 years of screams. You were once the tallest and fastest in the world and now you're gone, but not forgotten.
@kevinthompson69864 жыл бұрын
Lol this looked like the best arrow looper Ever just By the video I miss arrow they were pioneers for the first modern steel coasters
@PolishGuy8914 жыл бұрын
We are getting chang? About time. Its been in storage for quite a while. Any idea when it will be done? Too bad we can't get a new coaster.
@nenblom11 жыл бұрын
Scream Machine was a great ride!!
@jasonseto24011 жыл бұрын
Green Lantern needs to go back to Kentucky Kingdom and a B&M sitter should be put on top of that site.
@MarioKid789813 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Great American Scream Machine :'( We'll miss you!
@capecod1234512 жыл бұрын
No. I have never been to Maryland's Six Flags. Im not sure then, I can swear I thought this used to be called Python...ok then. Hahaha, childhood mystery 1 has been solved. Thanks. This is so much better than Green Lantern though
@jimmaloney11214 жыл бұрын
Nothing like the sound of an Arrow lift hill!
@ianbattles72903 жыл бұрын
This was the first metal rollercoaster I ever rode. Went on it with my cousins about 25 years ago.
@boltgaming248 Жыл бұрын
it's actually a steel coaster not a metal coaster
@Zickcermacity6 жыл бұрын
East and West coast sisters that briefly held the height record, and introduced coaster fans to maneuvers they had not experienced previously in America. Today, those loops would be much larger, with smoother variable radius transitions between loops and other elements. But in their day, Scream Machine and Viper were revolutionary!
@brianstichweh244410 жыл бұрын
My 10 year old son is going to Six Flags Great Adventure on Saturday with one of his best friends. I've been telling him about the Great American Scream Machine for the last week. I had no idea that it was disassembled to make room for the Green Lantern coaster, since I haven't been there for about 7 or 8 years. I'm terrified of roller coasters with high, straight drops but can go on ones with a drop that is curved (like this coaster and Batman - my two all-time faves) and has lots of loops and upside down turns. I am totally bummed that my son won't get to experience it. R.I.P. Great American Scream Machine. Alicia Stichweh
@tribalstyle1385 жыл бұрын
I loved this coaster so much.
@BusMaxx13 жыл бұрын
Back in the mid 1990's, while on vacation in NYC, I went on a bus trip to Great Adventure, and went on this truly amazing coaster.... The first time I ever went on an inverted coaster, despite living at the time 45 minutes away from Canada's Wonderland. I wanted to get back to Great Adventure, to ride it one more time..... RIP Great American Scream Machine, you will be missed.... On an aside, I have seen rumors that another Arrow coaster, Dragon Fire @ Canada's Wonderland, may be next......
@StalledAbyss8392 жыл бұрын
First upside down coaster I was ever on. Please don't ever delete this!
@ZachDoherty7 жыл бұрын
Uhgg i wish i wasnt so small when this was here, this seems so much better than green lantern.
@oneandonlysound34536 жыл бұрын
Only a thousand times better than that transport crappy stand up that breaks your thighs.
@Me007gold113 жыл бұрын
LOVE the sound of an Arrow
@stoicoutrider27883 жыл бұрын
That first big drop is SO nostalgic to me. Man I miss this ride and hate that they took it down.
@Todd13562 жыл бұрын
I really miss this coaster. Back seat through the corkscrew was the best!
@Santana4Runner11 ай бұрын
first one i rode when moved to the us in 1991, loved it, miss it
@Spectacular6614 жыл бұрын
Good-bye to what was once a great coaster! I'll never forget my two rides on this monster. I only rode it twice since I messed up on the first ride and strained my neck quite a bit. This was also the first ever coaster I got on. Talk about facing your fears. Lol
@Miki4210 жыл бұрын
This was my first coaster, back in 1999 on a trip from Westminster Choir College's summer session camp. A pretty girl to hold your hand can give you quite a lot of incentive.
@zackamanda97999 жыл бұрын
This was by far my favorite roller coaster at Great Adventure. They NEVER should have gotten rid of it. It was hard to watch this video knowing this roller coaster is no longer at Great Adventure.
@matthewlugli17249 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing
@zackamanda97999 жыл бұрын
+Noyou Didnt You are right about the head and neck pain. I rode it enough times to know where you needed to stiffing up your head and neck so it wouldn't jerk so bad from side to side. I remember they had a bid sign warning people to take off your earrings.
@xXLeAkErXx9 жыл бұрын
+ace frehley It was my very first roller coaster I've ever been on. I rode it the year before it was demolished. A bit bumpy but very fun roller coaster.
@therideanalyst67946 жыл бұрын
You liked this more then EL TORO? how is that even feasable....
@annieslots29416 жыл бұрын
I never rode it. If I was able to go back in time and ride it, I would. I’m glad my friend Jason rode it and I’m happy for him.
@rocker78able13 жыл бұрын
@TheJedigir the reason why rides like GASM and Magnum XL-200 were rough was because the technology used at those times were not advanced. There was no computer that made these large rides, thus causing the coaster to be very rough. You can make the thing all over again from scratch because you need to replace every part, so it was more cost effective to simply take out the ride since it was popular (simply because it was too rough).
@wulfman1511 жыл бұрын
The Six Flags skyline doesn't look the same without the Scream Machine. It wasn't as rough as most made it seem (Except for one horrific bump before the 2nd loop). I miss it, Green Lantern sucks!
@SMjerZgirl6 жыл бұрын
Rite of passage growing up in NJ - being tall enough to ride the GASM. Great coaster
@raphaelweb96778 жыл бұрын
I remember all of the headaches I had from the GASM (LOL ;-) One hell of a rough ride, but loads of fun.
@veedee48605 жыл бұрын
Raphael Web brutally fun🍻
@Sokobansolver11 жыл бұрын
YEAH! In addition to another B&M at KK but where would they put it? That could be a challenge.
@aaroncorrea22418 жыл бұрын
i miss this ride so much
@J_loves_lu11 жыл бұрын
Too bad :-( this was the best ride ever & my all time fave ! Right up there with medusa
@tyrese37456 жыл бұрын
I rode on GASM way back in 2001 for my high school graduation field trip. It was so awesome.
@billybrews40sOFFICIAL3 жыл бұрын
Rip had to walk down these stairs in 1998 when malfunctioning happened and they evacuated was scary as shit boy i miss this ride in NC now we have the fury but old school 80s 90s six flags ligit supurb and glad to live that and experience some of the greatest marvels ever built!!! RIP :*(
@hellacia815110 ай бұрын
I know this is a classic, but it just proves why Viper was the best of the mega loopers - it solved nearly all the problems that this and Shockwave (GAM) had
@doctorrocker51705 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite coasters.
@pjwilliams34067 жыл бұрын
This roller coaster was featured on Reading Rainbow.
@TheSoundDepo14 жыл бұрын
I wish it could be relocated too. It's such a good ride