It uses a custom-built out and back layout, designed with the consideration that families would ride the attraction.

Judge Roy Scream was introduced in 1980 as the park's first wooden roller coaster.

[1] Judge Roy Scream sits adjacent to the park's entry lake.

On November 30, 1979, it was announced that Judge Roy Scream would be coming to Six Flags Over Texas.

In 2006, Six Flags over Texas hosted a 45-hour marathon ride on the Judge Roy Scream.