The Great American Scream Machine wait times
The Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Over Georgia averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 12am and worst at 5pm. It has run 88% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Great American Scream Machine queue times, day by day
The Great American Scream Machine over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Great American Scream Machine has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 13 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 12am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Great American Scream Machine queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Great American Scream Machine peaks at 1pm with 12 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 12 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Great American Scream Machine
Best time to ride
The Great American Scream Machine averages 0 minutes at 10am against 12 at the 1pm peak - 12 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
The Great American Scream Machine by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Wed30m
- Fri6m
- Sat11m
- Sun6m
Monday is the quietest day for The Great American Scream Machine, at 0 minutes against 30 on Wednesday.
Does The Great American Scream Machine break down?
Uptime and closures
87% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 87% of the minutes Six Flags Over Georgia was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 95%
- 74%
- 90%
- 87%
- 68%
- 92%
- 96%
- 98%
The Great American Scream Machine ran 87% of Six Flags Over Georgia's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest The Great American Scream Machine queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Wednesday 7 Oct30m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept15m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct10m
- 4Friday 9 Oct10m
- 5Sunday 4 Oct7m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 7Friday 2 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for The Great American Scream Machine was 30 minutes on Wednesday 7 Oct.
The Great American Scream Machine through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Over Georgia publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About The Great American Scream Machine
The Great American Scream Machine is one of 17 rides tracked at Six Flags Over Georgia, 11th longest of 17 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.
The Great American Scream Machine has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 12am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 88% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Wednesdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for The Great American Scream Machine?
The live wait time for The Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Over Georgia is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Great American Scream Machine wait times.
Is The Great American Scream Machine open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Great American Scream Machine is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Over Georgia's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Great American Scream Machine has been open around 88% of Six Flags Over Georgia's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Over Georgia.
What's the best time of day to ride The Great American Scream Machine?
Based on historical wait time data, The Great American Scream Machine is typically quietest around 12am. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride The Great American Scream Machine?
The Great American Scream Machine is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Wednesdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for The Great American Scream Machine usually?
Over recent weeks, The Great American Scream Machine has averaged about 9 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for The Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Is The Great American Scream Machine often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Great American Scream Machine has been running about 88% of the time. We track The Great American Scream Machine's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find The Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Over Georgia?
The Great American Scream Machine is at Six Flags Over Georgia - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Over Georgia page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for The Great American Scream Machine?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Great American Scream Machine's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Great American Scream Machine is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.