Viper (Six Flags Darien Lake)

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Viper

Entrance to Viper
Six Flags Darien Lake Location Darien Center, New York, USA, New York Coordinates 42.928356°N 78.381214°W / 42.928356; -78.381214 Status Operating since May 29, 1982 Cost $6,500,000
Statistics
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Product	Custom Looping Coaster
Designer / calculations	Ron Toomer
Type	Steel
Riders per train	28
Hourly capacity	2,240
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	121 feet
Drop	75 feet
Top speed	50 mph
Length	3100 feet
Inversions	5
Duration	2:04

Viper is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Darien Lake in Darien Center, New York, USA. Built by Arrow Dynamics for $6.5 million USD and opened on May 29, 1982, it was the first roller coaster in the world with five inversions and the first major roller coaster at the park.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Vertical loop Batwing Block brake Double corkscrew Helix Tunnel

The elements of Viper are a chain lift hill, a vertical loop, a batwing, a double corkscrew, an on-ride photo camera, a helix, and a subterranean tunnel.

Color scheme

Viper was originally painted entirely black when it first opened. In 1999, the track was repainted lime green. In 2010, the color scheme was reverted to the original all-black.

Trains

Each train features a black bottom with a dark green snake scale top. The seat backs are also green, however. They are a few shades darker than the main body of the train. The front car features a pair of snake eyes to resemble a Viper.

Six Flags Darien Lake generally operates Viper with a single train, regardless of wait times. 3 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.

Images

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  Viper in 1993
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  The lift hill in 2004
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  Viper's queue line
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  The lift hill in 2019
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  The batwing in 2010
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  The vertical loop in 2010
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  The vertical loop in 2004
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  The batwing in 2007

External links

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  Viper on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Most inversions on a roller coaster (5) May 1982 - April 1987
Preceded by Carolina Cyclone tied with Demon Demon Python	Most inversions on a roller coaster (5) May 1982 - April 1987	Succeeded by Vortex

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