Viper (Darien Lake)

Viper
Statistics
Park	Darien Lake
Location	Darien Center, NY
Opened	1982
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Type	Sit-Down
Riders per train	28
Riders per hour	2100
Height	121 feet (36.9 meters)
Drop	75 feet (22.9 meters)
Top speed	50 mph (80.5 km/h)
Length	3100 feet (944.9 meters)
Duration	2:04
Inversions	5

Viper at Darien Lake was Darien Lake's first major roller coaster and the first roller coaster in the world with five inversions.

Design

Viper was originaly all black from 1982 to 1998. In 1999 the track were painted a lime green color. In 2010 the track was repainted back to black. The elements of the roller coaster are a loop, a batwing, a double corkscrew, and on-ride photo camera, and a subterranean tunnel.

Preceded by Carolina Cyclone

First Roller Coaster with 5 Inversions May 1982-April 1987

Succeeded by Vortex

Photo Gallery

The ride's logo

The Viper's corkscrew.

The first loop.

Viper as see from the Giant Wheel circa 1993

Viper's green track

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