Viper (Six Flags AstroWorld)
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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||||||||||
| Product | Looping Star | ||||||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing-. Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||||||||
| Track layout | Figure-8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Viper was a steel roller coaster previously located at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, USA. The ride was capable of 1700 people per hour.
History
The roller coaster originally opened at Six Flags Over Mid-America in Eureka, Missouri, USA on April 4, 1981 and was called Jet Scream.[1] It was built in the U.S.A area of the park on the former site of the Super Sports Car Ride, which was removed in 1979.[2][3]
It was closed in 1988 to install Ninja and became part of Six Flags' then "Ride Rotation Program", being sent to Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, USA, where it opened the following year as Viper. An tunnel was added, enclosing the first drop. It was built on the former location of the Swamp Buggy and Runaway Rickshaws rides in the Oriental Village area, reusing the latter's queue line.[4][5] To make room for the ride, some of the park's buildings were modified and construction was very tight around the towers of the nearby Astroway.[6]
In 1998, Viper received a new computer control system.
In 2004, Viper's tunnel was repainted.[7]
In 2005, Viper, along with Greezed Lightnin', received seat dividers.[8]
It closed with Six Flags AstroWorld on October 30, 2005 and was dismantled and subsequently sold for scrap after the park's auction in January 2006.[9][10][11] The trains were subsequently sent to Six Flags Over Georgia to be used as spare parts for Mindbender, another Schwarzkopf coaster.[12]
Design
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The ride featured a tunnel and a single vertical loop.
Color scheme
The ride was painted blue when it originally opened, but it was repainted dark green when it was relocated.
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.
Images
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The top of the lift hill
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References
- ↑ "Jetscream to zoom at Six Flags". The Rock Island Argus.
- ↑ "Six Flags St. Louis". Theme Park Timelines.
- ↑ "Who remembers Jet Scream at Six Flags St. Louis?". Facebook. Eureka Historical Society.
- ↑ AstroWorld 1989 brochure
- ↑ "Six Flags AstroWorld". Mike Robinson.
- ↑ "The Viper". Six Flags Houston.
- ↑ "Viper". Baynum Solutions.
- ↑ "Timeline". Six Flags Houston.
- ↑ "For AstroWorld, the ride is over".
- ↑ "Six Flags Astroworld". Screamscape.
- ↑ "1/10/2006". Save AstroWorld.com.
- ↑ "Status of former Astroworld attractions". Six Flags Houston.
External links
- Viper on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
