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Ride details

Viper

Arrow multi-looping coaster met 188 ft hoogte, 70 mph topsnelheid en zeven klassieke inversies boven Baja Ridge.

Viper is een grote Arrow-looper uit de generatie waarin hoogte en inversieaantallen de show stalen. De rit combineert een lange lift, hoge eerste afdaling, meerdere loops, een batwing en corkscrews tot een ouderwets felle stalen coaster.

Normal 5 min
Average 6 min
Highest measurement 60 min Measured at 03-07 14:57
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
Open 5 min
RCDB

Coaster profile

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Classification

RCDB #25
RCDB status Operating since April 7, 1990
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Sit Down
Scale Extreme
Layout Custom multi-looping coaster
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Extreme
RCDB track 3,830.0 ft (1,167.4 m) length; 188.0 ft (57.3 m) height; 171.0 ft (52.1 m) drop; 70.0 mph (112.7 km/h); 7 inversions; 2:30 duration
RCDB elements Chain Lift Hill; 144.0 ft (43.9 m) Loop; 136.0 ft (41.5 m) Loop; Batwing; Corkscrew; Corkscrew
RCDB trains 3 trains with 7 cars; 2 across in 2 rows; 28 riders per train
RCDB capacity 1700 riders per hour
Official ride profile 54 inch minimum; thrill level 4; Baja Ridge; introduced 1990; Arrow Dynamics

Tracks

Length 3,830.0 ft (1,167.4 m)
Height 188.0 ft (57.3 m)
Drop 171.0 ft (52.1 m)
Speed 70.0 mph (112.7 km/h)
Inversions 7
Ride duration 2:30

Trains

Arrangement 3 treinen met 7 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar in 2 rijen, samen 28 rijders per trein.
Trains 3
Cars per train 7
Rows per car 2
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 28
Capacity per hour 1,700

Location

Viper slingert door Baja Ridge, waar de hoge Arrow-loops en het slangenthema boven het zuidwestelijke rotsdecor uitkomen.

Notes

RCDB vermeldt Viper als een Arrow Dynamics Custom Looping Coaster met zeven inversies. Wikipedia geeft 7 april 1990 als openingsdatum en Ron Toomer als ontwerper.

Theming

De rode baan ligt in Baja Ridge en gebruikt vooral de klassieke Arrow-silhouette: grote supports, opeenvolgende inversies en een hoge lift boven de heuvel.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now 5 min
Normal 5 min
Average 6 min
Highest measurement 60 min Measured at 03-07 14:57
Measurements 3851
Outage measurements 761
Avg. outage duration 57 min
Often busy 11:00 5 min average
Often quiet 10:00 0 min average
Reliability High 3942 measurements, 12 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

Spread of wait times, outage duration, and the number of outages per day based on available historical data.

Wait times

3851 measurements

0 min 15 min 30 min 45 min 60 min
Min
0 min
Q1
5 min
Median
5 min
Q3
5 min
Max
60 min

Typical wait time: around 5 min.

It usually falls between 5 min and 5 min.

See more than 5 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 5 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

83 outages

0 min 50 min 100 min 150 min 200 min
Min
2 min
Q1
5 min
Median
6 min
Q3
18 min
Max
174 min

Outages usually last about 6 min.

Some are over quickly (sometimes within 5 min), others take longer (up to 18 min). That varies per outage.

Already longer than 18 min? The attraction may stay closed a while longer.

Outages per day

34 days

0 2 4 6
Min
1
Q1
2
Median
2
Q3
4
Max
6

On days with outages, we see an average of 2 per day.

That usually falls between 2 and 4.

On quiet days it was 1, on busy days up to 6.

Historical

Wait-time build-up

Today compared with historical wait times by hour.

Today Expected Historical Outage
Horizontal axis hours, vertical axis queue minutes. 0 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00