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{{Short description|Turbo Drop amusement ride}}
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| caption             = View of Supreme Scream in 2002
| location            = Knotts Berry Farm
| section             = [[Knott's Berry Farm#The Boardwalk|The Boardwalk]]
| cost                = [[USD]] $10,000,000 
| status = Operating
| soft_opened         = July 1, 1998
| opened              = July 3, 1998
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| previousattraction  = XK-1
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| manufacturer        = S&S Worldwide
| designer            = Stan Checketts
| model               = [[Turbo Drop]]
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| height_ft           = 312
| drop_ft             = 252
| speed_mph           = 50
| gforce              = 4
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| duration            = 0:45
| restriction_in      = 52
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'''Supreme Scream''' is a [[Turbo Drop]] amusement ride located at [[Knott's Berry Farm]] in Buena Park, CA.

The ride consists of three individual Turbo Drop model towers arranged in a triangular footprint; the three towers joined at their peaks by a {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} pyramidal crown and marquee.

The entire structure is {{convert|312|ft}} tall from the base to the top of the structure (omitting the topping {{convert|13|ft}} flagpole) and is the tallest free-standing structure in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]. Supreme Scream carries 12 riders per tower in octagonal carriages upward at a speed of {{convert|8|mph}} before pausing for a brief moment at a height of {{convert|252|ft}}. Utilizing pneumatics paired with a pulley system, the ride carriages are then accelerated downward faster than a true free-fall to attain a top speed of {{convert|50|mph}}—exposing riders to a maximum G-force of 4 and negative G-force of -1.

The ride’s tagline is "30 Stories Up. 3 Seconds Down."

==History==
Supreme Scream opened to the general public on July 3, 1998, as the tallest [[turbo drop]]–type amusement ride in the world. A soft opening for the attraction was held two days prior.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/1998/news_jul98.shtml|title=KNOTT'S OPENS SUPREME SCREAM TO THE MEDIA|publisher=Ultimate Rollercoaster}}</ref>

During its opening year, nearby local residents were complaining about the ride's noise. This was due to the screeching, scratching and rumbling sounds of punctuated blasts of air. To address the issue, S&S Worldwide and Knott's Berry Farm engineers would install 14-inch sound buffers in the ride's mechanics to muffle the screaming.<ref>{{cite news|last=Canalis|first=John|date=July 30, 1998|title=Piping Down at Knott's|work=The Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59415294/piping-down-at-knotts/|access-date=December 8, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Records==
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{{Succession box| title=World's Tallest Vertical Drop Ride | before=''[[Power Tower|Power Tower (Cedar Point)]]'' | years=July 1998&ndash;December 1998 | after=''[[The Giant Drop]]''}}
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.knotts.com/rides/Thrill-Rides-1-5-12-42/Supreme-Scream Official ''Supreme Scream'' page]
*[http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/thrillrides/supremescream/ Supreme Scream at Ultimate Roller Coaster]

{{Knott's Berry Farm}}

[[Category:Knott's Berry Farm]]
[[Category:Drop tower rides]]
[[Category:Amusement rides manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies]]
[[Category:Six Flags attractions]]
[[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1998]]


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