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Great American Scream Machine reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Great American Scream Machine, a roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure. (The minimum height to ride is 54 inches.)

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Posted: August 8, 2011

A 155-foot initial drop leads into seven inversions, including three vertical loops, a boomerang and a double corkscrew.

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13 votes, so far

It's a very rough ride! If the line is long, skip it and go on El Toro. - Sarah Durden

great ride but it actully hurts ride you go on the coaster. Needs major WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - chris cona

Not as bad as I expected. For an Arrow coaster. It does nedd to be replaced though. You learn to brace yourself through the rough parts. - Joe Schwartz

Not as terribly rough as similar Arrow coasters but still it caused a headache for me. Glad to hear it's being replaced with Chang from Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. - Derrick O. Foreman

Quite rough... - Eugene Koh

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