Viper Front Row (HD POV) Six Flags Magic Mountain

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Opened: April 7, 1990
Type: Steel
Manufacturer: Arrow Dynamics
Designer: Arrow Dynamics
Model: Custom Looping Coaster
Lift/launch system: Chain lift hill
Height: 188 ft (57 m)
Drop: 171 ft (52 m)
Length: 3,830 ft (1,170 m)
Speed: 70 mph (110 km/h)
Inversions: 7
Duration: 2:30
Max vertical angle: 55°
Capacity: 1700 riders per hour
G-force: 4.1
Height restriction: 54 in (137 cm)
Trains: 3 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.
Viper is a steel roller coaster located in the Baja Ridge area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Viper is the last operating roller coaster with seven inversions to be built by American manufacturer Arrow Dynamics. The other two, Shockwave at Six Flags Great America and the Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure, were demolished in 2002 and 2010, respectively. The roller coaster replaced a HUSS ride type named Condor.
In August 2018, Viper closed for an extended refurbishment. On December 22, 2018, Viper re-opened to the public.
Upon exiting the station, the train immediately begins climbing the 188-foot (57 m) lift hill. At the top, the train curves into the 171-foot (52 m) drop and enters a 140-foot (43 m) tall vertical loop. The train then makes a sharp left, entering two vertical loops and climbing into the mid-course brake run, followed by a zig-zag into a Boomerang element, where it goes through a half-corkscrew followed by a half loop. Next, the train goes up into another half loop and half corkscrew so that it returns in the opposite direction. Riders are photographed by an on-ride camera in the middle of this element. Riders then make a right turn and immediately enter a corkscrew which inverts riders twice. The ride leads into a flat section of track followed by and s-curve drop and rise into the final brake run before turning into the station.
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[@bandfromtheband9445]

I love this coaster! It's the first thing I ride at Magic Mountain. I've never been "hurt" on it. I've never been "sore" after riding it. It's a trip!!!! Love it!

[@ejectoraircoasters222]

I freaking love Viper. Most underrated Coaster ever. PERIOD.

[@CoasterQueen8799]

I want to ride this soooo badly. Hopefully I can eventually make it out from Ohio!

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

CoasterQueen8799 it’s much better than vortex and wayyy smoother. It’s weird.

[@Angel21595]

it’s actually really rough so brace yourself if you go 😂

[@bobthebear1246]

Better wear earmuffs.

[@ArrowThrills]

Me too I want to go.

[@Joelwee1028]

Chris Jones I thought Vortex was pretty smooth, as well. But Viper is more intense and has a better layout.

[@claytoncurrie4048]

it might sound crazy but this is my favorite coaster in the park

[@CoasterMan13Official]

You're not alone, pal. My favorite steel roller coaster out of all of them is this one.

[@RapidZCoasters]

@@CoasterMan13Official is it kinda weird that i prefer this to twisted colossus

[@Joelwee1028]

Love this ride!

[@danielpreciado1027]

Truly one of the greatest rides out there .. I could sincerely ride this a hundred times in a row

[@nolimitscoaster8070]

Love This Ride

[@fordfilo1068]

this ride has so much potential. it needs better trains a smoother track and better transitions and it could just be one of the best rides at magic mountain

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

fordfilo Could Vekoma develop new Trains to run on the arrow track?

[@trevorjensen2706]

B&M could probably pull that off. At least have an updated restraint system.

[@fordfilo1068]

they need some new restraints like the ones on blue hawg at six flags over georgia

[@ArrowThrills]

@@fordfilo1068 Vortex should have gotten the same restraints instead of being removed.

[@trevorjensen2706]

The laughing made this such a great POV of Viper. Viper was my first looping coaster I went on, and wow, she's a favorite of mine! Fun fact! X2 (the coaster you see at the top of the hill of Viper), was ALSO built by the same (now defunct) roller coaster company, Arrow Dynamics. Arrow was bought out by S&S Sansei, which I believe is now S&S Worldwide. The company has now come up with a new crazy roller coaster design called, "Axis," which is a bit similar to X2, but the design of the trains, and the non use of a 4th rail (the rail that is used to pivot the seats to rotate) makes it different, likely much smoother.

[@oneshadyalien79]

Only rode viper once that was years ago I think it's time for me to try to ride it this year before six flags thinks about removing it

[@andrewschannel4259]

Corkscrew Coaster 1 looks too intense for me!

[@johnfoltz8183]

Corkscrew Coaster 1 has broken down.

[@andrewschannel4259]

@@johnfoltz8183 Corkscrew Coaster 1 is still broken. Consider hiring more mechanics.

[@johnfoltz8183]

The hot dog from Hot Dog Stall 1 is really good value.

[@Darkaxelgaming-tt7ip]

Rct3.exe has.stopped responding

[@johnfoltz8183]

Can't build Corkscrew Coaster 1 here. Land not owned by park.

[@jayzson30]

This coaster was used in one of my favorite movies, "True Romance"!!

[@visionist7]

Cop pulls you over in your Porsche, finds your face full of cocaine...

[@genericcontent1]

Honestly, I don’t really understand the hate on this coaster. It’s really enjoyable and fun. And yeah, it does have those funky Arrow transitions but if you keep your head forward you can’t really notice it. It also has some crazy airtime into the mid course. Maybe I like it because I’m tall and get neckbanging instead of head banging, but I don’t really find the ride that bad.

[@MrMywildside]

Ethanskydiver I don’t find it that bad, either. Sure, it has some roughness and is showing its age, but I have certainly been on coasters that suck a lot worse. I honestly think the Matterhorn at Disneyland is rougher than this.

[@greenskeeper6764]

agreed one of my favorites

[@xcoasterenthusiast]

It's an arrow coaster so I feel they should keep it longer like at least 10 more years.

[@MidnightSonnet]

Being tall is your advantage. Us short people can't handle the old restraints. My head bangs against it so bad, I get a nasty headache afterwards. Putting my head forward doesn't help either, as the track/cars are still very shaky. When it first opened, I was 8, so my head didn't reach the restraints yet, which meant I could enjoy the ride. Plus it was a lot smoother back then. This ride needs an upgrade or removal. Yes, it's part of our childhood, but so is childhood itself, and that ended decades ago, lol. Letting things go is okay.

[@geminigrrl66]

Viper is one of my favorite rides!!!

[@claytoncurrie4048]

I totally agree

[@MegaXwillx]

Needs a new paint job

[@Dabbin_ON_Em_90s]

They are getting ready to retire it soon. No need for new paint

[@esteriumx]

@@Dabbin_ON_Em_90s oh noooooo

[@poopedonyourchest799]

@@Dabbin_ON_Em_90s says who?

[@pjwilliams3406]

Viper: "I'm staying right here! I'm never gonna go unlike my two siblings, Shockwave, and GASM!"

[@MrMywildside]

Don’t ever get rid of this one! It plays an important role in my passion for coasters.

[@CoasterMan13Official]

This is my favorite steel roller coaster. I love these arrow mega loopers. Sad it's the only one still around.

[@mattdag69]

I actually got to ride the viper in reverse a long time ago

[@xtremeentertainmenttv9664]

I really want to ride an arrow 7 inversion looper before they all don’t exist anymore and I realize I don’t have much time since I live in NY and I’d have to fly to LA

[@wyattandrew438]

Xtreme Rides TV I wouldn’t fly that far for this ride, but fly here to go to magic mountain in general

[@xtremeentertainmenttv9664]

Wyatt Andrew I’d only fly because of the fact that it’s in six flags magic mountain and if it wasn’t for every other coaster there I probably wouldn’t fly unless I ended up there for something else

[@xtremeentertainmenttv9664]

Wyatt Andrew also I know somebody who lives in NJ went to Cali rode viper immediately flew back to NJ the same day and spent less than $200

[@ArrowThrills]

@David Scarpa I doubt it, six flags has all that dry land they could work with behind the park.

[@xtremeentertainmenttv9664]

Mystic Timbers Fanboy I don’t think they want to give up viper because of how historic it is and how it’s one of the last of its kind but one day this might have to bite the dust eventually. Look at what happened to bad bad wolf at BGW.

[@Tourszs17]

this ride is a bit rough, but tbh they should keep it, it is one of my favs and ive only been to sfmm 4 times. needs a new paint job tho

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

Zach Egger I’ve only been to Magic Mountain 4 times as well, that’s usually the coaster I warm up on, each trip.

[@Tiktoksdaily10]

This ride is SO FUN. There wasn’t a wait last time I went so I went 4 times. Definitely had me sore by the end of the day, but it was worth it!!

[@FnafClips]

Yay one of my fav rides in magic mountain!!! I’m going next month!!,

[@RachelSalvadore]

Looks fun!

[@zackf3688]

I love this coaster.

[@lasvegas3395]

Omg slap some new red paint on that thing !

[@Angel21595]

aka the ride that slams your head back and forth 🤣

[@donovanw2150]

Natasha McHattan actually keep it forward, why would you keep your head back? That means more headbanging...

[@donovanw2150]

Natasha McHattan your wrong. also, don’t get so triggered over a comment

[@Angel21595]

Natasha McHattan i mean I’ve only been on the ride once and i honestly didn’t even know what to do once we started going down but next time I’ll just keep it back 😂

[@halojimmy7]

this coaster has more standard loops than the Corkscrew at ValleyFair! or Cedar Point

[@visionist7]

This one's newer

[@fordfilo1068]

2:05 aw my ears

[@robkenna2795]

I think i heard a "that hurt" and "i hate this ride" as well. But i bet she'll go on again. Its what we do

[@BigMarc-wn1kw]

1:53 my ears hurt bad

[@MidnightSonnet]

@@robkenna2795 no way in hell would a short person, like her and I, ever go on this ride again unless there was compensation involved. This used to be my favorite ride at the park in the 90s, but it was smoother back then and I was shorter. Now it's just headache inducing. Unless they remodel it completely, I won't ride it again. Nostalgia isn't worth the migraine.

[@robkenna2795]

@@MidnightSonnet i feel the same way about green lantern at SF great adventure. That was torture for me, they should do a holiday retheme and call it the nutcracker. Thats the only coaster i can say for sure i will never ride again.... Well maybe for substantial compensation. Lol

[@MidnightSonnet]

@@robkenna2795 oh god... Did that park get the parts for the Green Lantern from MM? You poor souls... 🥺 The Nutcracker would be the perfect name, though. Haha.

[@joseph3720j]

Viper is really reminds me of Devil's flight on Final destination 3

[@drums1011]

Ucup Ucup it’s the same ride. Just a clone in the west coast.

[@forbiddencheese1514]

No it's not. They used cgi to make the roller coaster look huge

[@RedemptionGaming115]

@@drums1011 it's definitely not a clone lol. Not even the same manufacturer

[@Stagnant_Gravy]

drums1011 you are way off. This thing is taller, faster, longer, more inversions and a different manufacturer. This is the real one kzbin.info/www/bejne/enimZ4pqbJekobc they used CGI to make it look bigger and have more loops.

[@ArrowThrills]

@@forbiddencheese1514 no way

[@mitchellries256]

You already have a POV of Viper. Did you go back and refilm every single one of their coasters?

[@coastercrutchfield]

Yes

[@user-od4qw2kj1c]

Mitchell Ries he refilmed them so you could see the difference between his last pov and this one

[@magicalmousers]

Its a fun classic coaster. But it totally needs a new paint job and updated detail entrance too. The viper should of glowing red eyes too

[@ArrowThrills]

Hopefully the mega Loopers get preserved I haven't been to California yet.

[@Rose-rx4zn]

It needs new trains id reckoned the new vecome restrains like on blue hawk .

[@ben11k]

Parts of the track look like a light brown, that thing needs some paint.

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

Ben At least one more cheap repaint before being removed in five years would be nice.

[@ArrowThrills]

@@zacharyyamashita8554 lol more like 10 years.

[@aprilhull5363]

Wow 😮

[@diegosaldivar3443]

This kinda reminds me of shockwave that was once at six flags great america

[@joetvr4003]

Was just about to say that lol

[@abrahamgutierrez1541]

I remember that ride at sight flags magic mountain before ridller revenge the ride

[@abrahamgutierrez1541]

Six"

[@Joelwee1028]

Shockwave and Viper have very similar layouts.

[@seanlewis1148]

PlayBoy D R.I.P. Shockwave

[@VelocicoasterFanboy]

💚Viper Forever💚

[@yeseniavasquez803]

There is nothing like old school rides.

[@aliciahuerta591]

This is the only ride I hate it hurts your temples I came off that ride with a cuncusion 😫😫😫😫😣😣😣😣

[@petrawolff5641]

Wow😍👍

[@isaacmadrigaljr3333]

The ride looks alot faster than before

[@chasminniefield7538]

The viper coaster is the worst. The constant head shaking & banging will for sure give you a headache and or backache. This ride needs to retire immediately.

[@lyraheartstrings5587]

Please don't tear this down

[@Chumpster1981]

I miss the Shockwave , the first of them. RIP.

[@Percilio]

Não gostei muito mas estou disposto a andar nela mais uma vez... Para mim está entre as piores do parque (minha cabeça batia muito porque dá muitos trancos).

[@fordfilo1068]

2:06 awww my ears

[@RespectAuthorita]

Was the camera attached to a bobblehead? She may be old and not as smooth as the new, but no where near that rough!

[@chasminniefield7538]

The way the camera moves is the way your head will move or worse, extremely rough

[@RespectAuthorita]

@@chasminniefield7538 If you have no muscles in your neck I suppose

[@MidnightSonnet]

Try being short, then we'll talk about the pain induced by this ride.

[@ジャガーマン-l5h]

オーシェーオーシェーの連発のお姉さんが面白い。 声も涙声になってるし涙目なんだろうな。 これはマジックマウンテンでも古いコースターだね。

[@ringsofblayze4026]

Rough ride

[@Chumpster1981]

Does anyone black out on this ? It’s a lot longer but the Shockwave at Great America would make you black out .. it was scary but awesome lol.

[@seanlewis1148]

Chumpster1981 nope

[@austinfrazier673]

Viper needs to be repainted.

[@princeerick11]

Needs A Make Over

[@seanlewis1148]

Prince Erick yup

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

2:16 most people who ride this xD

[@Dabbin_ON_Em_90s]

You need a better camera operator, shakey for a POV compared to the others POV videos by other KZbinrs

[@wyattandrew438]

Robert kinda hard not to shake around when riding viper

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

Looks raggedy af

[@cancelled148]

Those loops and corkscrew don’t look fun at all.

[@claytoncurrie4048]

they are

[@WarrenBeRandom]

first hehehe :>

[@Avazzz]

I despise this thing.