Scream (Six Flags drop tower)
{{Short description|Series of tower rides at Six Flags parks}}
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| caption = Scream at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
| location = Six Flags Fiesta Texas
| section = Rockville
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| opened = March 13, 1999 (third tower opened May 28, 1999)
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| section2 = Main Street
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| opened2 = 1998 (2 towers added in 2000)
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Scream! is a drop tower ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas and Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts. Designed by S&S Worldwide, the ride propels riders up in the air, drops them halfway, brings them back up and finally brings them down to ground level. Both rides are nearly 20 stories high. Three additional drop towers installed at other Six Flags parks are known as Superman: Tower of Power.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Scream at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas opened on March 13, 1999, in the Rockville section of the park. While it first opened with two towers, a third tower opened on May 28, 1999.[http://www.coasterphotos.com/SFFT/sfft_history.htm Fiesta Texas history] The third tower was built along with the ride originally, however its only function was to act as a support beam. The ride was shut down roughly a month and a half later to construct the third tower due to the lines for only two towers averaging wait times of roughly 3 to 5 hours. It was the very first "combo tower" from S&S Power, combining the ride actions of both a Turbo Drop and Space Shot in one ride cycle. These towers also have the capability of running both actions separately via a control switch on the operator booth.{{cite magazine | last1 = Baldwin | first1 = Tim | year = 2008 | title = Fiesta Texas Turns Sweet Sixteen | journal = RollerCoaster! Magazine | volume = 30 | issue = 1 | page = 32 | issn = 0896-7261}} The ride was fabricated by Intermountain Lift, Inc.{{cite web|title=Amusement|url=http://intermountainlift.com/amusement.htm|publisher=Intermountain Lift, Inc.|accessdate=September 5, 2014|date=July 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108130751/http://intermountainlift.com/amusement.htm|archivedate=November 8, 2014}}
Six Flags New England
File:Gerstlauer Spinning Coaster a.JPG in the foreground at Six Flags New England]]
A second ride at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts opened in 1998, in the Main Street section, named Hellevator and painted red. In 2000, the ride was expanded, featuring two more towers and repainting the ride white. The two new towers then featured Turbo Drop, Space Shot, and Combo modes, while the original tower can only operate the Turbo Drop mode.
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External links
- [http://www.sixflags.com/fiestaTexas/rides/Scream.aspx Scream at Six Flags Fiesta Texas ride page]
- [http://www.sixflags.com/newEngland/rides/Scream.aspx Scream at Six Flags New England ride page]
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Category:Amusement rides manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies
Category:Six Flags attractions
Category:Towers completed in 1998
Category:Towers completed in 1999
Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1998
Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1999
Category:Six Flags Fiesta Texas