Viper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which opened in 1995. Viper features a layout that is a mirror image of the Coney Island Cyclone and is the only roller coaster ever to be built directly by Six Flags. Viper is also the only wooden roller coaster that has carried this name, (all the other Viper roller coasters, both operating and not, have been steel roller coasters).
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Viper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which opened in 1995. Viper features a layout that is a mirror image of the Coney Island Cyclone and is the only roller coaster ever to be built directly by Six Flags. Viper is also the only wooden roller coaster that has carried this name, (all the other Viper roller coasters, both operating and not, have been steel roller coasters).
Throughout the years, Viper's queue has undergone numerous modifications to accommodate additions such as Raging Bull and the entrance to the adjacent Hurricane Harbor water park. Unlike most Cyclone clones, Viper provides a much smoother ride than the original Cyclone.
During its first year of operation, Viper's entrance was located in Hometown Square. With the opening of Southwest Territory in 1996, Viper was officially made part of Southwest Territory, where it is today.
Riders enter Viper from Southwest Territory. After winding through an outdoor queue passing...
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