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| Manufacturer | Six Flags | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Dennis Starkey | ||||||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||||||
| Track layout | Cyclone | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 100 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 80 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 50 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 3458 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 53° | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:45 | ||||||||||||
| G-Force | 3.6 | ||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 30 | ||||||||||||
Viper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, USA. Opened in 1995, it is the only roller coaster to be built directly by Six Flags themselves.[citation needed] Viper is a taller, faster and longer mirror image of the famous Coney Island Cyclone. It is a part of the Southwest Territory, along with Raging Bull.
History
Construction of the attraction began in late 1994. Viper officially opened to guests on April 29, 1995.[1][2]
From July 8, 2013 to August 26, 2013, Viper ran backwards.[3]
At No Coaster Con 2024, the park announced that they would be retracking some of the wooden coaster's track.[4] During the 2024-2025 off-season, further retracking was done on the final turnaround.[5]
Design
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The ride is themed to a store that sells Snake Oil Elixir, as can be seen in the queue line and station for the ride.
Trains
2 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 30 riders per train.
Images
Queue line
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Barrels in the queue -
The Viper store sign -
The Pay Master sign -
The queue storage area
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Exterior
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The safety sign -
Viper in 1997 -
Viper in 2003
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References
- ↑ "Hope that summer won't send in the clouds". The Atlanta Constitution. 1995-04-27. p. 70. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "It's a scream!". The Tennessean. 1995-04-30. p. 15. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "Viper Ready to Roll Backwards at Six Flags Great America". NewsPlusNotes.
- ↑ SFGAm No Coaster Con Recap + 5 Year Plan!, retrieved 2024-02-06
- ↑ "Minor Updates, Rumors and Happenings - Page 164". SFGAmWorld.com. February 1, 2025.
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External links
- Viper on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
