Viper (Six Flags AstroWorld)
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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing-. Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||
| Product | Looping Star | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1700 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Area | 252.6 feet × 103.3 feet | ||||||||
| Height | 80.4 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 47.8 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 1942.3 feet | ||||||||
| Inversions | 1 | ||||||||
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Viper was a steel roller coaster which operated at two Six Flags parks. These parks were Six Flags AstroWorld and Six Flags St. Louis.
History
The roller coaster initially opened at Six Flags St. Louis on April 4, 1981 and was called Jet Scream.[1] It was closed in 1988 and sent to Six Flags AstroWorld, where it opened the following year.[2] It was closed and demolished with the park in the fall of 2005.
Design
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The ride featured a single loop and two tunnels.
Trains
2 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.
Colour scheme
The ride was painted blue when it originally opened, but it was painted green when it was relocated.
Photo Gallery
The top of the lift hill.
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References
- ↑ "Jetscream to zoom at Six Flags", The Rock Island Argus.
- ↑ AstroWorld 1989 brochure
External Links
- Viper on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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| Former coasters | Batman The Escape • Excalibur • Greezed Lightnin' • Mayan Mindbender • Serial Thriller • Serpent • Swamp Buggy • Texas Cyclone • Texas Tornado • Ultra Twister • Viper • XLR-8 | ||||||||
| Former rides | Bamboo Shoot • Barnstormer • Barrel O'Fun • Diablo Falls • Dungeon Drop • Looping Starship • Swat • Thunder River • Tidal Wave | ||||||||
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