Viper (Six Flags Magic Mountain)
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Viper, from X's queue. X2's lift hill is in the foreground.
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| Six Flags Magic Mountain | |
| Park section | Baja Ridge |
| Coordinates | 34°25′15″N 118°35′43″W / 34.42083°N 118.59528°WCoordinates: 34°25′15″N 118°35′43″W / 34.42083°N 118.59528°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 7, 1990 |
| Cost | $8,000,000 USD |
| Replaced | Condor |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Model | Custom Looping Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 188 ft (57 m) |
| Drop | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Length | 3,830 ft (1,170 m) |
| Speed | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
| Inversions | 7 |
| Duration | 2:30 |
| Max vertical angle | 55° |
| Capacity | 1700 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.1 |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
 Flash Pass available |
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 Single rider line available |
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 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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Viper at RCDB Pictures of Viper at RCDB |
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Viper is a steel roller coaster made by Arrow Dynamics of the United States. The roller coaster is located in the Baja Ridge area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Viper is the last of the three 7-looper roller coasters built by Arrow Dynamics to remain operating. The other two, Shockwave at Six Flags Great America and the Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure, were demolished in 2002 and 2010, respectively. The roller coaster replaced a HUSS ride type named Condor.
When Viper opened in 1990, it was the tallest and fastest looping coaster in the world. Its speed record was eclipsed the following year by Steel Phantom at Kennywood, which opened in 1991 with a top speed of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h). The height record for the vertical loop was surpassed as well several times over the years, and in 2015, Flash at Lewa Adventure became the new record holder with a height exceeding 165 feet (50 m). In overall height, Viper remained the tallest looping coaster in the world until the opening of Alpengeist in 1997.
Upon exiting the station, the train immediately begins climbing the 188-foot (57 m) lift hill. At the top, the train curves into the 171-foot (52 m) drop and enters a 140-foot (43 m) tall vertical loop. The train then makes a sharp left, entering two vertical loops and climbing into the mid-course brake run, followed by a zig-zag into a Boomerang element, where it goes through a half-corkscrew followed by a half loop. Next, the train goes up into another half loop and half corkscrew so that it returns in the opposite direction. Riders are photographed by an on-ride camera in the middle of this element. Riders then make a right turn and immediately enter a double-corkscrew, followed by a flat track with two turns before hitting a final brake run and turning into the station.
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