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Viper

Roller coaster
Minimum height to ride: 48 inches

About Viper

Viper is a classic wooden roller coaster. Viper is a clone of the Cyclone at Coney Island, NY, one of the two wooden coasters located at Six Flags Great America and is a highly popular ride. -- Last edited by David Sell

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46 votes, so far

Compliments the American Eagle well! Gives you alot of the "out of the seat feeling" - Anthony Murphy

Viper is a superb ride that I have unfortunately only been on once in my four trips to Six Flags. If you love wooden roller coasters and American Eagle is too bumpy for you then this is your ride, in fact I prefer this one to American Eagle. I will caution you, if you don't have a "Flash Pass" and the line is long I would come back to this one later. - Mike Crimson

Kind of a sleeping giant. You would never expect a compact, 90-foot tall woodie in the corner of the park to deliver the overall experience this one does. For one thing, parts of the queue are themed, which is not usually the case with Six Flags. It provides plenty of airtime (more than Am Eagle) some great banked turns, and some very scary head-choppers. Everything a good woodie should have, plus its smooth! Puts a smile on my face every time. - Mark Mahoney

I thought this ride has amazing air-time. And, it can actually excite you. - Ben James


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