Viper (Six Flags AstroWorld)

Viper

Viper's logo
Previously known as Jet Scream at Six Flags St. Louis
Six Flags AstroWorld
Coordinates 29°40′32″N 95°24′25″W / 29.675650°N 95.406961°W / 29.675650; -95.406961Coordinates: 29°40′32″N 95°24′25″W / 29.675650°N 95.406961°W / 29.675650; -95.406961
Status Closed
Opening date 1989
Closing date October 30, 2005
Six Flags St. Louis
Status Relocated to Six Flags AstroWorld
Opening date 1981
Closing date 1988
General statistics
Type Steel
Manufacturer Anton Schwarzkopf
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Looping Star
Track layout Custom
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Height 80 ft (24 m)
Length 1,942 ft (592 m)
Speed 47.8 mph (76.9 km/h)
Inversions 1
Capacity 1700 riders per hour
Height restriction 42 in (107 cm)
Viper at RCDB
Pictures of Viper at RCDB

The Viper at Six Flags AstroWorld was an Anton Schwarzkopf designed Looping Star model and had operated at AstroWorld since 1989. It consisted of a single loop and was demolished with the closing of AstroWorld on October 30, 2005. It had originally been the Jet Scream at Six Flags St. Louis.

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