2022 Viper Roller Coaster On Ride Front Seat 4K POV Six Flags Magic Mountain
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- Viper is a steel roller coaster manufactured by Arrow Dynamics of the United States. The roller coaster is located in the Baja Ridge area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Viper is the last of the 7-looper roller coasters built by Arrow Dynamics to remain operating.
Park section Baja Ridge
Coordinates 34°25′15″N 118°35′43″W
Status Operating
Opening date April 7, 1990
Cost $8,000,000 USD
Replaced Condor
General statistics
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.
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I was there at six flags on Wednesday this was the first ride I got on
Yes I have. In the very beginning after it opened. I do not even remember how many times I have ridden it. I lost count. I love that roller coaster. I used to work at magic mountain. Back in the late 1980s. So I have ridden every roller coaster they had at the time countless times. And after I stopped working there. They installed in 1989 and opened viper April 7th 1990. Then I started going back, as often as I could to ride viper. Back then. It was very cheap to get into magic mountain. Not even $20 at the time.
I have been on vioer many many fuckin times my favorite ride at valencia california 🤪🤪🤪🤪 so kool when its closing time let let us ride it 3 times in a row when there was no line lol 🥳🥳🥳
YES I HAVE RIDDEN AND HATED IT
Yes so much fun if didn't hit my head so much😂😂
this was my inroduction to roller coasters at 11 years old. i'll never forget it.
This coaster is legendary. Still standing after SO MANY years! Can still spot it from the freeway. This was the VERY second coaster I EVER went on and I believe it was in 95’. Classic!!
it’s a clone of shockwave, so it’s not really a classic or original
@gigachad580It has the same layout…
old comment but I just went today and it was my second roller coaster as well almost fainted after the 3rd loop but I was ok other than my head hurting 😂
You come out with your whole body hurtingg off this one!!
Ikr
"Hold my bearings..." - Shockwave
I rode this in August 2021. Honestly, I didn’t think this ride was too bad. I was expecting it to be rather rough and terrible, but instead I found myself enjoying it. In fact, it brought back memories of riding Great American Scream Machine at Great Adventure, which I sorely miss.
I’m truly amazed at how this Arrow Mega-Looper managed to outlive Vortex, GASM, Shockwave, and even the ill-fated Drachen Fire. I’d honestly be shocked if it manages to outlive Darien Lake’s Viper as well as Fantasia Special (the Arrow Looper in South Korea that has a Triple-Corkscrew lol), although eventually at some point in the future this ride will be demolished and replaced with something brand new.
This ride is much smoother.
I’ve obviously never been on this ride, but I really hope they preserve it unlike the other Arrow 7-loop coasters. In my opinion, these rides should be built to last a lifetime, not a mere 20, 30 years. How could they favor some other kind of ride over a very classic, unique one like Viper?
My first real roller coaster ride 20 years ago. I’ll never forget the three loops.
i thought it was 5. i miss counted
It's 7
@@user-io3oz6cu1oThey mean 3 vertical loops
@@user-io3oz6cu1othere are 7 inversions but only three loops
it's seven INVERISONS with three LOOPS.
Anyone else absolutely LOVE the sound of Arrow Dynamic's chain lifts?
Me 👋
Also I love the sound of B&M’s Floorless lifthills
Now THAT'S the true sound of a REAL AMERICAN rollercoaster...LONG LIVE ARROW DYNAMICS...LONG LIVE VIPER!!!
mechanical symphony
I heard they were changing the name of this coaster to The Mike Tyson Experience!
😂 lol
Naw ☠️
🤣🤣🤣👊👊👊
I wanted to laugh at your joke, but I punched out instead.
Naw they aren’t,stupid
I remember when this thing opened around 1990. I've over 30 years old and I still love riding this coaster. It's still a great ride after all these years.
I rode it many years ago. It was a real head-banger then, side-to-side against the restraints. Would have been more fun without the pounding.
That's what she said!
Very true just rode it a few hours ago felt like a concession
Never rode this ride but every old Arrow looper I've been on has rough transitions.
@@Captain_Crayzay ur not funny kid
You just gotta pick one side to push your head against to level it out
This was my first upside down roller coaster. Been hooked ever since ! Love ‘em
The second loop and transitions in and out of the corkscrews are the only real rough parts. Especially in the back. Some new trains would rectify it tbh
2nd loop is especially rough bc it pulls like 6.5gs now lmao
@@MoneyMakeOnlineEasy yeah and there’s a kink at the top that provides a sudden snap
@@basictransportenthusiast4386 interesting i think Riddlers is one of the smoothest B&Ms ive ever ridden and probably my favorite overall layout. I like other B&Ms more as overall coasters including Tatsu, but Riddlers layout is elite.
@@MoneyMakeOnlineEasy if it wasn't for the nasty pothole at the bottom it would be great
Great coaster. Rode it when it was young. The que ran under the large 180 degree curve supported by the approx 24 inch dia columns. As the trains would run through that curve, the track would defect and the columns would flex along with it. Went back a couple of years later, and diagonal tension struts had been added, anchored to a central footing as well as large connectors between the vertical columns. Good call. No more deflection, but less chance of fatigue cracking.
Found the engineer
RIP Shockwave and Great American Scream Machine. Stay put Viper! You are an original.
Lol
I hope Viper stays for the long run. Super underrated.
I.hope.it.exists.at.least.for.100.years
My.favorite.rollercoaster.s.closing.in.on.her.100.year.anniversary.in.Santa.Cruz.Beach.Boardwalk..SCBB
Nah I hope they take it down that ride hurts so much I got neck pain because of it
I bashed my head against the terrible restraints so much that I was in tears at the end of it. Terrible ride
Right? One of my favourite coasters at the park
These people calling Viper rough are a bunch of pussies. It’s not even that bad.
I have ridden this hundreds of times. One of my all time favorites!
This is a blessed ride. I took some friends and family on Viper who had never been to Six Flags before. None of them could understand why this ride gets hate. As for me, it's my favorite ride in the park. Hope they never get rid of it.
Get your rides in. This ride won’t last much longer, mark my words. It has very low ridership.
@@triple7marc In theory, I agree. But people have been saying this for years now.
@@Tshiknn Six Flags Magic Mountain is running out of room. Viper holds prime real estate at the front of the park. It’ll be gone soon, 100%. If they want to build a big new ride, that is where they will build it.
When i went on my head got slapped side to the side whole time it was painful 😢
@@strawkeys You have to sit in the front row of each car to avoid that. And hold on tight.
That lift hill sound makes me miss Vortex at Kings Island, another Arrow Dynamics mega looper.
I haven’t been to Six Flags in forever!!!! 😻😻
Been coming to this park since 1993, two years after Viper opened. In the 1990s, it was the park's big ride and I yearned to be tall enough to ride it. When I finally was, in 1994, the wait was often more than an hour. Now you can walk on, but I still love it! I'll br gutted if they dismantle it, but a respectable renovation like they did with Colossus would be cool.
I remember they used to run 3 train operations and could dispatch fairly quickly. I also remember waiting an hour at least to sit in the front row. It was sad to see this amazing ride turn into a near walk on (at least it didn't give you a blown ear drum and a migraine like Cyclone did post Northridge).
I passed out on this ride on grade night, May 13, 2022. Hemet high. Good times.
Oh wow! I totally forgot about Viper… I just went to M M and I didn’t ride my viper! This ride thought me not to be afraid of roller coasters 🎢 so much fun!
That ride is so intense sitting in the back
Facts. I hated it. I couldn't handle it. Messes me up inside just watching that first drop. My friends knew I was terrified and we sat in the back. Gforce and my guts are a bad time. The rest of the ride was fine after that drop.
I went yesterday with my friends, and there was no line at all around the time the park was supposed to close. We got on it 3 times, once in the front, once in the middle, and once in the back. Without a doubt, the back was the worst experience. That shit hurt like hell. The front hurt a lot too. The middle seemed to be the spot where it hurt the least
I really need to ride this again, it’s been almost 15 years. What a classic!
I sincerely hope Magic Mountain never removes this classic. Its the last one standing of the mighty Mega Loopers!! A classic all-American monster. if anything, once the track has reached the end of its service life, I hope they will perform some Phantom's Revenge style refurbishment onto this beast. Long live the last Mega Looper!!!
I rode on VIPER June 8, 1990. It was then the newest big deal at Magic Mountain. Watching this video I can't believe I didn't get sick that day so long ago. Lol. There's no way I could handle this coaster today. Sure is great to be able to say I did ride it once way back when, though.
This was the first “big” ride I went on with my brother. The entire line he was hyping me up telling me that I would be okay and that everything will be fine. It honestly helped me so much and despite me having my eyes closed the entire ride I had fun…
I always consider this the Warm-Up Ride as it’s the first one I go to as it’s by the Entrance.
Legendary. I mean Legendary ride, I hope that epic snake stands forever. Last of the Arrow Mega Loopers. Rode it in 97 when that paint was still fresh…
I like how the scream at 0:58 sounds like like any Roller Coaster Tycoon game.
This is my favorite ride period. I once rode this three times back to back to back once in the front row, once in the middle once from the back. it was a slow day there. if you hold on you don't get banged around as much at least for me anyway. I mean yeah its fun throwing your hands up but I found holding on I guess if your strong enough it don't hurt as bad.
I remember banging my head on the sides, going through all the loops
Did you know that the viper is the longest running coater at the park. It's been there since I was a kid back in late 80s early 90s. Crazy!
incorrect
@@jackgrimm203 yeah I know I forgot about the Colossus..
It’s goldrusher.
@@liammortensen4161 damn! 😂
@@liammortensen4161 Revolution is second-oldest, built to cash in on the Bicentennial hoopla in 1976. First modern vertical loop coaster. I like it better than Viper.
I'm hoping this ride is at least still standing in 2024! I'm planning a California trip then, and Viper is on my bucketlist!
There's no doubt in my mind that it will. I hope they end up redoing the track instead of taking it down when six flags does get back to it though. But neither of those things will happen until many years from now.
Really enjoyed your video!
I love this ride!!
On of my first coasters, I rode it in the mid 90s as a kid.
Was this somewhere around 1994, 1995 or 1996?
love it or hate it, its still a great coaster... just take your headache medicine afterwards
Lol you should of seen shockwave. Viper is a copy of it. It had to be closed down because it had the most accidents ever
@@ilikemymommy2391Shockwave was a beast and I always looked forward to the day I was big enough to ride it and have my first concussion.
This is the last remaining Arrow mega-looper. I could see it being removed for a giga if Six Flags wanted to go in that direction. Otherwise, I hope it stays around for many years to come as the last of its kind. You can see how Arrow improved their mega-looper design over the 3 that they built. Shockwave and Great American Scream Machine had short service lives, but they seem to have really figured it out by the time they built Viper. I think it's no coincidence that Viper has lasted so much longer. It has better pacing with fewer trims, doesn't stop on the MCBR, and is smoother. After Viper, Arrow went on to build Steel Phantom in 1991, and Drachen Fire in 1992, but unfortunately both were complete failures, with Steel Phantom being modified after only 10 years, and Drachen Fire just being scrapped. If Arrow had stuck to a layout closer to that of Viper, then I think they could've perfected it even more.
I think theyll pay homage to Viper w a hyper looper from Mack, B&M, or S&S when the time comes. At least 7 inversions.
They wouldn’t do it for a giga cuz they have Superman that’s above giga
@@therobloxions7242 Superman is a Strata Coaster. 415ft tower. Drop is only between 328 and 360ft i guess.
Yes I have and unlike a lot of people. My head doesn’t get knocked around. Of course I tighten my core the entire time which helps brace myself. I actually like this ride
Banged my head up every time I rode it. Though if you put your hands in the right place on the shoulder restraints, it'll cushion the blows. Gnarly butterfly loop, so bumpy. Yhe view from the top of the hill is pretty great though.
Awesome coaster
Everyone complains about the punches recieved on this ride...they never this ride is fast af! once you know which turns give u the head bumps....you get to like it....TRUST ME...YOU'LL FEEL THE SPEED ON VIPER!
I have ridden a coaster called the Viper but it was at Darien Lake back in the 90s...
I really miss the great American scream machine great adventure in New Jersey. Yes it was rough and certainly not as thrilling as some of the newer coasters but there was something special about it.
My daughter's first (real) rollercoaster😁 We quickly upgraded to X2 and Tatsu but this one was the first test to see if she was game.. She was!😅
That looks fun
Riding for the first time in 10 years next month, can't wait
how was it?
i got to ride this in august and it was great. i miss it :(
this coaster has dignity and grace
I love Viper
At 0:30 the cubby door closed by itself lol
Until I watched this I had forgotten Viper is the same layout as Shockwave at Six Flags Great America. I always slightly blacked out after the 3rd loop.
Literally coming out of the viper I had a horrible headache because you hit your head during the attraction but its fun
They had a Viper boomerang version at (Atlanta) Six Flags Over Georgia. I remember rinding it when I was 11 or 12 years old. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
It was their only launch coaster until it was taken down in 2001. Over Georgia now finally has one after people were begging for one to be added after so many years of it missing from their lineup
This was like my favorite ride I kept going on this no line
I love this ride, and I usually get to ride it like 4 times cus the lines are always short, since nobody wants to ride this. And the train is really long so you get through a lot of people.
Classic !!! 😇
I hope they don't remove this ride this is history
I love this omg I wanna go so bad
This ride still rules
Sadly, I think it is the only Arrow Mega Looper left.
Nice classic
I rode this and this was actually pretty scary but really fun lol
She’s a legend, a mainstay, her time is coming to an end most likely, if Six Flags has any money left which is looking like they don’t. A Giga B&M should take its place under the same name…
Viper and I go way back. I'm 3 years older than it. Really was the big baddie back in the day and I have fond memories with it.
I love our polarizing coaster. I respect it for what it is, it's the last standing Arrow 7 inversion Mega-Looper. I vouch that it should be a coaster landmark.
Also maybe it's because I'm tall that the restraints don't effect me much either. It is one tough ride.
I know a lot of people hate on this roller coaster, but l didn't mind it, even despite it being a bit of a rough ride.
Great ride, everyone claims it's rough but it seems pretty smooth to me.
It was rough. I went today after 11 years and holy hell I forgot how crazy and violent it was 😂
You aren’t real
Every time I rode Viper it wasn't as rough as people say it is (nowhere near as smooth as Scream, which is a similar ride with many loops and made by a company known for smooth coasters, but not a pain machine either). The second half of the ride can be rough if you're not riding it correctly (the first half you can tell it's an old coaster but it's not bad at all), but it wasn't anywhere near as bad as Revolution with the shoulder restraints (a LOT of head and ear banging no matter how you rode it).
This was the first roller coaster I've ever rode. I still remember hitting my head on the back really hard. Definitely try to keep your head held back if you don't want a concussion. 😭
Did you know this is mirror image version of a ride in Canadas wonderland that was used to film Final destination 3?
My favorite head banger 🙌🏽
I used to work there. When there is much younger. After they open this roller coaster. It became my all-time favorite besides Revolution. I would ride those coasters as often as I could. They are my favorite. I miss those days. And I have lost count of how many times I have rode those.
I don't really get why people hate this ride. It's actually a really good if you delete your expectations even with expectations, I still think it's really good
Lmao just watching this video, I can feel my head banging against the head rest. Viper, for everyone who hasn’t had the (dis?)pleasure of riding it, is ROUGH!!!
Coming up on 32 years Viper (April 7, 1990)
I rode this before since 2012 on our Vacation in California.
Could you imagine the late Sir Sean Connery riding this coaster? That's what we almost got in the 2000 Clint Eastwood dramedy _Space Cowboys_ with Connery in the role of Team Daedalus engineer Jerry O'Neill before Donald Sutherland managed to win the part and get to ride Viper without breaking a sweat.
There's test paint on one of viper's support
Sadly Viper is the last operational Arrow Mega Looper/7 inversion coaster left. All the other are gone now. And of the 3 Arrow loopers ive been on i cant decide between Loch Ness and Tennesee Tornado as my number 1.
Anyone remember the ride shockwave? It was a standing coaster at MM. They shut it down because someone died on it.
Call me OCD but damn, give the track a fresh coat of red paint. Faded colors on anything, especially coasters, bothers me! Lol
I used to like this ride. It's ridiculously rough now.
me and my cousin rode this yesterday it’s fun but really rough probably wouldn’t go on it again almost got a concussion
I always gray out a bit on the double loop.
My first coaster at the age of 10 in ‘95. My brother made me ride alone cuz he was with his gf they were 18 at the time. Never forgave em for it but it made me the man I am today 😂 great times! And a great introduction to roller coasters!
So I rode this coaster for the first time maybe 2004 or 2005 something like that but I didn’t remember what it was like as I hadn’t been on Viper or any other coaster for that matter again until recently. I rode it for the first time since 2004 or 05 in June of this year. 2023. I kept hearing all sorts of bad things like headaches and grey outs etc. I did experience a bit of dizziness afterwords but I thought that was because if the all the loops. Anyway, I have been on it several times this summer. I am getting my money’s worth out of my season pass.
ive always wondered what a hurricane feels like (jk this ride is fun u should ride it if u dont mind roughness)
I thought there was a shooting going on but it was just the chainlift.
Still like this coaster. I does matter where you sit if you get banged around. I ride in the front row and I swear I got whip lash. Not really but it was kinda hurky jerky up there. The corkscrews are the worst at the end for me. Overall it’s a fun experience. But I walk away a bit dizzy and need time to recover.
Viper is so violent. In a good way 😂
Had my back and neck hurting afterwards😂
First headbanger I ever rode
Final destination 3 real roller coaster 😮😮
Final destination
Apparently this is the Roller Coaster that was on Final Destination 3
This ride looks so fun you people in california are lucky to have this ride. I want to start a croud fund campaign to have money ready for when they close this ride so i could buy it, do some reprofilimg to the track, have the old arrow trains modified to have comfort collars, and start my own amusment park that is dedicated to the history of coasters. It wont be like all in your face educational but along with having exciting new rides it would be a place where many rare and closed coasters and rides would find a home. I would have the hard to find parts recreated and order a century of replacement parts for each coaster so they would never reach the end of their service life.
This ride's restraints dig into my shoulders, tip from someone who's 6'7", don't ride this if you're around 6'4" or higher.
I'm 5'7" and i have not rode it but it's in my bucket list
Last time I went to Six Flags, this was the first coaster I got on and it gave me horrible whiplash. Ruined the rest of the day. Neck pain did not go away at all!
this ride made me think I was going to break my neck 💀
It looks like a cool ride, but seems to be a rough one by the way the camera is jolted violently.
I can’t believe they took out great American scream machine In 2010 and viper is still operating today In 2022
the great american scream machine should've stayed longer to get new trains
I’m at six flags right now should I go on it