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Viper - Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)

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Roller Coaster: Viper
Amusement Park: Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Wood - Sit Down
Status: Operating since 4/29/1995
Designer: Stand Company
Track layout: Cyclone
Maps: Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)
Capacity: 1,000 riders per hour
 
Length: 3,458 ft 
Height: 100 ft 
Drop: 80 ft 
Inversions: 0 
Speed: 50 mph 
Duration: 1:45 
Max Vertical Angle: 53° 
 
Trains: 2 trains with 5 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train.
Restrictions: Riders must be 48 in or taller to ride.
Built by: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
Notes: The Viper is a mirror image of the original Cyclone at Coney Island's Astroland.
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