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The Great American Scream Machine Wait Times

Roller Coaster · 48" minimum height · Six Flags Over Georgia

The Great American Scream Machine is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for The Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Over Georgia, built on 11,362 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens Friday 5pm · usually ~0 min at rope drop
The Great American Scream MachineClosed

Best time to ride The Great American Scream Machine

On a typical Monday, The Great American Scream Machine runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 5 min around 6 PM, and eases to 4 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 20 min at its midday peak) and Friday the calmest (about 0 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 10 min, this is the #18 longest line of 22 tracked rides at Six Flags Over Georgia (park average 16 min). The longest is SUPERMAN™: Ultimate Flight at 32 min.

Typical The Great American Scream Machine wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min19 min 5 PM11 min
Monday0 min5 min 6 PM4 min
Tuesday0 min3 min 9 PM3 min
Wednesday0 min3 min 2 PM3 min
Thursday0 min2 min 2 PM2 min
Friday0 min0 min 12 PM0 min
Saturday · busiest1 min20 min 6 PM12 min

The Great American Scream Machine average wait by month

6 to 10 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20266.1 min6,790
July 20266 min9,805
August 20269.9 min6,245

The Great American Scream Machine wait time FAQ

▾When is The Great American Scream Machine shortest?

The Great American Scream Machine is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 4 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 5 min around 6 PM.

▾Which day is The Great American Scream Machine busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 20 min midday, while Friday is the calmest at about 0 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for The Great American Scream Machine right now?

The Great American Scream Machine isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

94.63%
of operating hours available
45
separate outages recorded
36h
out of service

Across 661 hours that Six Flags Over Georgia was open, The Great American Scream Machine was running 94.63% of the time, with 45 separate interruptions. That ranks #29 for availability out of 42 tracked rides at Six Flags Over Georgia, where the typical ride runs 93.51% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 11,362 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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