Viper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which opened in 1995. Viper is a mirrored replica of the Coney Island Cyclone, designed by the Stand Company and built by Rygiel Construction.
History
In 1994, Six Flags Great America announced that they would be adding Viper. It would be a wooden roller coaster scheduled to open for the 1995 season. Construction of the coaster began in the fall of 1994 and was completed in early 1995.[1] Viper opened on April 29, 1995. It was designed by Dennis Starkey of the Stand Company and built by Rygiel Construction Company out of McHenry Illinois.[2][3]
Throughout the years, Viper's queue has undergone numerous modifications to accommodate additions such as the addition of Raging Bull directly south of the ride and the former entrance to the adjacent Hurricane Harbor water park