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| 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 | ||||||||
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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,[1] it was the first roller coaster in the world with five inversions and the first major roller coaster at the park.[2][3][4][5]
Design
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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
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References
- ↑ "Viper Darien Lake Part B".
- ↑ "Viper's Ride Like Torture at 50 Mph!". Newspapers.com. Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY).
- ↑ "Viper's Ride Like Torture at 50 Mph! (Part 2)". Newspapers.com. Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY).
- ↑ "Upstate NY Roller Coaster Rankings". Newspapers.com. Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY).
- ↑ "The Coaster Crescent". Newspapers.com. Elmira Star Gazette.
External links
- 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 |
