Viper (Six Flags Magic Mountain)
steel roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California
Viper is a steel roller coaster located in the Baja Ridge area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, United States. Manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, it opened in 1990 and is the last remaining Arrow coaster to feature seven inversions following the removal of Shockwave at Six Flags Great America and the Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure. Viper was built on the former site of a HUSS tower ride type named Condor.
History
In November 1989, Six Flags Magic Mountain announced that Viper would be added to the park. The ride opened on April 7, 1990.
A week after opening, Viper was shut down. Inspectors found weak links in the 800-foot (240 m) long chain. Instead of replacing the links, a new chain had to be ordered. A trim brake was also installed after the first loop. The ride would reopen a few days later.
“Viper (Six Flags Magic Mountain)” enters the record as steel roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Viper, Flags and Magic can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q677430. Authority coordinates are 34.421, -118.595. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1990 and 1989.
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