One of the largest looping roller coasters in the world. Viper begins with slow ascent up the 18-story tall lift hill. Reaching the apex the train begins the first drop, a 171-foot direction changing descent, with gravity pulling the trains to a top speed of 73 miles-per-hour. What immediately follows is a giant vertical loop, once the world's tallest, followed by consecutive vertical loops, a double inverting boomerang, and finally back-to-back corkscrew inversions before returning to the station. Tallying all those up Viper sends Six Flags Magic Mountain guests upside down a total of seven times!
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Year | Track | Type | Designer |
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1990 | Steel | Multielement, Double Out and Back | Arrow Dynamics |
World's tallest vertical loop stands 143-feet tall.
Designed for maximum three train operation.
Inversions: 143-foot Loop, 90-foot Loop, 62-foot Loop, Boomerang, Double Corkscrew
Opening date: April 7, 1990
Estimated cost: $8 million
Train has seven cars with two rows each, seating two abreast per row.
Height requirement: Riders must be at least 54 inches tall
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