A wooden coaster featuring
a layout modeled after the Coney Island Cyclone, Viper takes it riders through
a rollicking series of turns and airtime hills. With five cars seating two across in rows of
three for a total capacity of 30 riders, the train makes two left turns from
the loading station and ascends a 100-foot lift hill, dropping 80 feet sharply
to the left before going up into a right-banked turn followed by two
consecutive drops. It turns left and
travels over two airtime hills through headchoppers, once again turning left
with a double down. Continuing its
course over a series of small hills, it never lets up until hitting the brake
run.
The ride experience is, in
a word, super. Although patterned after
the Cyclone, Viper has none of the Cyclone’s punishing roughness. It is
a little rough but not uncomfortably so.
I was fine sitting in the back, something I would never do on the
Cyclone. The ride features a couple of
very, very good airtime hills and while the top speed is 50 mph, it gives the
impression of going along at a pretty good clip. In an age of modern wooden coasters with
staggering drops, this relatively small coaster can hold its own. Viper is a gem. 5 out of 5 stars. For more information about rides at Six Flags
Great America, visit www.sixflags.com/greatamerica
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