I rode this the first year it opened in 1982. The Viper is a smooth ride and there will always be a special place in my heart for this coaster because it was the first looping for me, but it's not very energetic in comparison to the other coasters I've ridden over the years.
Mine too haha... I was 9ish and rode it with my dad. Went on to enjoy all of them once I broke the fear. It will forever hold a special place in my heart.
Absolutely love this Arrow Dynamics coaster. I grew up in a military family moving around a lot growing up and have been to a decent amount of parks and ridden their coasters. In my opinion I feel like a good portion of people have a really exaggerated negative opinion on "vipers" roughness. Viper was my first ever major coaster as a kid so it will always hold a place in my memories. I just rode "viper" again acouple times on July 13th and both me and my closest friend found "viper" to be Incredibly SMOOTH. No head banging anywhere on the ride. One of the best Arrow Dynamics custom loopers.
Andrew Hart Yes. This is my 2nd favorite Arrow looper next to Loch-Ness-Monster. Both have been running incredibly smooth for their ages. Just try to get near the front on Viper especially, as I rode in the back row last time for experience, IN THE RAIN. It wasn’t as fun as the last time I rode it. Probably the roughest part of the ride is the Batwing, that’s really the only spot where I got head banging. Other than that, this ride is great!
Love this coaster. Sure it's tame now, but was big back in the day. This was also my first coaster I ever went on, so it holds a special place in my heart.
I don’t live here anymore, but when I do come back around I visit the park. Im so glad Six Flags is taking the initiative to restore the classic rides there and maintain them for future generations. Retracking Predator and painting Boomerang yearly and repainting Viper Black proves to me Six Flags values Darien Lake’s history.
Viper. First saw in 2017 this is a ride that look scary and I thought “ i wanna never ride this ride” but now im going to ride my first looping coaster. But although theese are the remaining looping coasters out there.
Ii remember when this opened in 1982. I fell in love with it after my first ride, in 1985, my high school took the seniors for a day at Darrien Lake. A whole bunch of us got on The Viper, and it started raining, We didn't care. We came back to the platform soaked, but the operator asked if we wanted to go again, and we gave unanimous approval. We went 5 times, one right after the other, with the last run finally without the rain. That was probably the best coaster experience. It gives me joy knowing that Six Flags has kept that coaster and it looks as fun here as it did 39 years ago.
A nice size arrow that looks nice and they keep it repaired well (even with the past 1-train operation nonsense), it's intense when going through the 2nd and 3rd inversions but otherwise it's actually pretty smooth and not jerky at all like some older steel coasters. In other words, it's yet another underrated arrow roller coaster. Hopefully it stays around for a long time still given it's more a mid-size then a giant (since everyone keeps taking them out, getting rid of vortex at king's island and great american scream machine at sfgadv is just insulting to park goers).
thank god for these videos. i'm a baby with an anxiety disorder and i think my heart rate went up just as much watching this as a normal person's would've on the actual ride
Looks like just the right size for an arrow. The larger ones are too painful to ride. But it’s got that feel like the big ones with the boomerang brakes corkscrew and helix combo!
My first real roller coaster that I’ve ever been on, I don’t go to Darien lake often despite it being my local park but I went there on a band field trip with my school and my friend convinced me and I was terrified the first time but once we got off I later convinced the rest of my friends to go back on with me, absolutely love this ride except for the part where it throws your head back and you hit it hard on your seat, that parts not fun
This ride is less intense than I remember it. Then again, I was 10 when I went on this roller coaster. That was nearly 8 years ago. Still, I remember it feeling much faster when I was actually on the ride.
@@justsayn8929 Yea. They took it out years ago. It's rotting away in a storage area in the parking lot. What sucks is that it was the last of its kind in operation.
This was my very first coaster. I barely made the height. If two new trains were purchased and it was repainted and given a good once over for track and brakes to be done...this would go back to glory. The station needs a cleaning and paint as well.
Jet six flags, can you please consider retracking viper at magic mountain or at least move it to one of your smaller parks. I love that ride. It's historic as being the tallest looping coaster at the time and the LAST arrow mega looper in existence. That ride has a amazing kayout and with some track work and new trains it would still be a worthy coaster to have. If not can you please offer it to me before you scrap it. Let me know how much you would want for the ride and I'll arrange a company to move it. Thank you.
I used to do the maintenance, & inspections of the Viper, the best part is that you have to ride it every day at the end of the inspection. :D I lost a LOT of weight climbing those stairs every day. Got some great pictures from there.
Sadly these Arrow coasters are becoming smaller in number as more and more of them are torn down. I fear that someday we'll wake up and discover that they're all gone.
I hope Viper is around for years to come. It's been a very reliable coaster at the park and very nostalgic for a lot of people. It was my first roller coaster. I rode it for the 1st time when I was 10 in 1985. It's my favorite coaster. ❤
This was both the first roller coaster to have five inversions and three different types of inversions. Considering Darien Lake was only in its second year of existence, this is astounding.
hate rollercoasters because of butterflys in my stomach feeling, but my brother made me get on this and i finally maned up and did it, so fucking awesome and scary
Probably my new favorite rollercoaster here. I was scared at first but it wasn't actually that bad. Pretty nice. However the restraint kept hitting me in my ears. It hurt
Is this a smooth Arrow looper like Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood and the Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, or could this use the new restraints like what they have on the Blue Hawk at Six Flags Over Georgia?
Sounds like it. I think some other Arrow/Vekoma coasters that could use these restraints include the Vortex at Kings Island, the Anaconda at Kings Dominion, the Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the Demon at California's Great America and Six Flags Great America (unless you think they're too small of coasters for that) and the Ninja at Six Flags St. Louis. Can you think of any others?
After 1/2 years of being a chicken I finally rode this ride for the first time last week. It was really fun but I hated the 2nd and 3rd loop bc it banged my head and it hurt so bad. Edit: yesterday I went back and rode this y times and threw up but I’m ok!
It's the trail they force you to take getting to the freaking ride. Park was barren today and it took us the duration of the ride to even get up there.
It is an old arrow tho you can't blame it arrow is out of business so you can't expect an upgrade to the cars rly and without the restraints you would slip out and doe
Never had this problem on this ride. Been riding it since I was 10 in the 80s. My mom had an issue with her back but she didn't have the over the shoulder restraints down far enough when they locked them. Pull it completely down to your chest and hold it there until they lock it. It will pop up a bit after that...but will be tight enough that you won't move around so much.
(10/10) cuz it was my first ever looping roller coaster
Mine too!
Random Stuff Guy same
Random Stuff Guy Same!
I rode this the first year it opened in 1982. The Viper is a smooth ride and there will always be a special place in my heart for this coaster because it was the first looping for me, but it's not very energetic in comparison to the other coasters I've ridden over the years.
Same!!!
My first ever rollercoaster. Viper will always have a special place in my heart ❤️
Mine too haha... I was 9ish and rode it with my dad. Went on to enjoy all of them once I broke the fear. It will forever hold a special place in my heart.
My first coaster too. I was so scared the first time I rode it
@@Kyle_Pizzagirl i was 13. im 14 now and im still scared for my life
@@Kyle_Pizzastill tryna face this fear I’m going here in 2 weeks hopefully I can face it then!!!
Absolutely love this Arrow Dynamics coaster.
I grew up in a military family moving around a lot growing up and have been to a decent amount of parks and ridden their coasters. In my opinion I feel like a good portion of people have a really exaggerated negative opinion on "vipers" roughness.
Viper was my first ever major coaster as a kid so it will always hold a place in my memories.
I just rode "viper" again acouple times on July 13th and both me and my closest friend found "viper" to be Incredibly SMOOTH. No head banging anywhere on the ride. One of the best Arrow Dynamics custom loopers.
Andrew Hart i got head banging oof
Andrew Hart Yes. This is my 2nd favorite Arrow looper next to Loch-Ness-Monster. Both have been running incredibly smooth for their ages. Just try to get near the front on Viper especially, as I rode in the back row last time for experience, IN THE RAIN. It wasn’t as fun as the last time I rode it. Probably the roughest part of the ride is the Batwing, that’s really the only spot where I got head banging. Other than that, this ride is great!
People who complain about this rides roughness need to stop being such babies. It's and old Arrow coaster, what did you expect?
Now that the 6 loop Vortex is gone this 5 loop version still remains.
It doesnt even have a rattle
Love this coaster. Sure it's tame now, but was big back in the day. This was also my first coaster I ever went on, so it holds a special place in my heart.
I don’t live here anymore, but when I do come back around I visit the park. Im so glad Six Flags is taking the initiative to restore the classic rides there and maintain them for future generations.
Retracking Predator and painting Boomerang yearly and repainting Viper Black proves to me Six Flags values Darien Lake’s history.
Was my first as well, great coaster. Special place in my heart.
Viper. First saw in 2017 this is a ride that look scary and I thought “ i wanna never ride this ride” but now im going to ride my first looping coaster. But although theese are the remaining looping coasters out there.
I can't wait till Darien lake opens back up so I can ride this ride againnn
ong bro. i wanna go on the tantrum again
See you there when it does
Me too
May 21st, that's when it's open
I’m scared
the most under rated rollercoaster
I like this ride as a person that’s scared of rides. It doesn’t go too fast,it has a few little loops and it’s a pretty chill roller coaster
I remember when this coaster opened when i was a kid, it was just massive for its day. I can't wait to return to ride it again some day.
Same dude
The scariest thing for me on this was the sound it made going up😂
Na frr 😂
lifts always scare me too lol
🤣 I admit it used to be scary to me too, but now it's music to my ears. lol
The clicking, is the anti-rollback system, in case the lift chain would break, the system would prevent the train from rolling down the lift hill.
@@SRR475 Despite its practical reason, I think it gives the ride character and adds to the suspense.
You can tell it's an Arrow just from the sound of the lift hill.
@Mr Meatloaf Arrow is the company that made those types of coasters in the 80s and 90s.
It's so weird not hearing people scream through the tunnel 😂🤣😊
Yes! It's tradition! 🤣
This and the Bush gardens scooby doo are my most memorable rides lol
Ii remember when this opened in 1982. I fell in love with it after my first ride, in 1985, my high school took the seniors for a day at Darrien Lake. A whole bunch of us got on The Viper, and it started raining, We didn't care. We came back to the platform soaked, but the operator asked if we wanted to go again, and we gave unanimous approval. We went 5 times, one right after the other, with the last run finally without the rain. That was probably the best coaster experience. It gives me joy knowing that Six Flags has kept that coaster and it looks as fun here as it did 39 years ago.
I've been on this its my fav rollorcosers no joke
William Offermann me tooo
Same
Same
same!
same it’s so good
I love how smooth this coaster is
Iconic coaster. Always thrilling.
A nice size arrow that looks nice and they keep it repaired well (even with the past 1-train operation nonsense), it's intense when going through the 2nd and 3rd inversions but otherwise it's actually pretty smooth and not jerky at all like some older steel coasters. In other words, it's yet another underrated arrow roller coaster. Hopefully it stays around for a long time still given it's more a mid-size then a giant (since everyone keeps taking them out, getting rid of vortex at king's island and great american scream machine at sfgadv is just insulting to park goers).
This is my favorite roller coaster
I had a whole train to myself and It was and most likely will be my best ride on a rollercoaster in my entire life.
1982 was the year this coaster first debuted..rode it at night so cool...
I was about 10 when this coaster first opened. The lines were almost 2 hours long with 3 trains running. Still one of my favorites.
The Batwing is such a stunning inversion.
Right before the park closed, the ride operator gave us 4 non-stop laps on this yesterday. Best experience ever!
This place made me LOVE roller coasters💕
Favourite Arrow Custom Looper by far! It's surprisingly smooth and really fun, featuring the first ever Batwing element too!
Actually the first batwing was on the defunct Orient Express at Worlds of Fun
@@JulianDale94 so oldest batwing is on this then?
Wow. that is flying threw the batwing!
thank god for these videos. i'm a baby with an anxiety disorder and i think my heart rate went up just as much watching this as a normal person's would've on the actual ride
best rollercoaster ever!!!
God that looks like a lot of fun. It’s clear across the country from me and it was closed when I was there. I wish I could’ve ridden it.
If your new to darien lake and want a good thrill, this is the ride to go on first for sure.
LOVE this ride, I'd say sit on the left side, there's way less head banging even though this ride already has little banging anyway.
Looks like just the right size for an arrow. The larger ones are too painful to ride. But it’s got that feel like the big ones with the boomerang brakes corkscrew and helix combo!
Smoothest most comfortable coaster.
When I went to the part before the tunnel I was silent because I was about to scream as hard as I could in the tunnel
It's tradition! Screaming in the tunnel, that is. 😉
My first real roller coaster that I’ve ever been on, I don’t go to Darien lake often despite it being my local park but I went there on a band field trip with my school and my friend convinced me and I was terrified the first time but once we got off I later convinced the rest of my friends to go back on with me, absolutely love this ride except for the part where it throws your head back and you hit it hard on your seat, that parts not fun
This ride is less intense than I remember it. Then again, I was 10 when I went on this roller coaster. That was nearly 8 years ago. Still, I remember it feeling much faster when I was actually on the ride.
Viper more like best coaster there
When a Arrow is your best coaster...
Darien Lake has a okay lineup but it couldve been better.
sheeple if they ever get rmc predator won’t be a bad top 3
sheeple nah RoS
@@sheeple04 Don't people love this ride though?
This was the first coaster I ever rode, I want to say back in like 2000.
I just recently went here and this was my first hoop ever an
d I loved it so much lol
That stretch of track after the pretzel loop.. Bangin n clangin. Rest still looks pretty smooth.
Ranger still in the background, miss that ride 😞
yikesss....
also not to be rude, just sayin pretzel loops are only on flyers. just a friendly correction. its a batwing
@@craft7185 wrong friendly correction banshee a inverted coaster at kings island has a pretzel loop
rcdb says its a “pretzel KNOT” banshee and an old japanese hyper shuttle called moonsault scramble, which was intense at the bottom
@@justsayn8929 Yea. They took it out years ago. It's rotting away in a storage area in the parking lot.
What sucks is that it was the last of its kind in operation.
best ride bro
This is my first ride of the day every time I visit. I wonder how many other arrow loopers have that pretzel loop, I have seen any other ones.
Alex Lamb It’s called a BatWing. A pretzel loop is only on B&M flyers. Just saying.
KI Vortex used to until it was demolished. They had this cool Kodak Moment spot for taking great pics of it.
Yeah like the previous commenter said, it's called a batwing but they're pretty similar
First big coaster I ever rode.
this ride is the best
The front of this is *so* much better than the middle
Ikr my friend and I went on the front and we barely has any head bangs
OH NU ITS HYDRA
PLZ DONT ATTACC THE FUTURE OF THE MCU IS CRUCIAL NU MORE SUPRISES 😂
@@spacedout3218 -_-
@Hydra sorry I’m really obsessed with the MCU and I usually get way over excited when I find another fander 😅
@@spacedout3218 lmao
I was more terrified of this then the death drop waterslide there 💀
through that tunnel all you hear is screams
Yeah and its extremely annoying. I want my ride to be peaceful and quiet. Like the ride i got when it was just me.
It's tradition! Sorry not sorry. lol 😉
This was my very first coaster. I barely made the height. If two new trains were purchased and it was repainted and given a good once over for track and brakes to be done...this would go back to glory. The station needs a cleaning and paint as well.
I did NOT like how lose the Harnest felt😭
Jet six flags, can you please consider retracking viper at magic mountain or at least move it to one of your smaller parks. I love that ride. It's historic as being the tallest looping coaster at the time and the LAST arrow mega looper in existence. That ride has a amazing kayout and with some track work and new trains it would still be a worthy coaster to have. If not can you please offer it to me before you scrap it. Let me know how much you would want for the ride and I'll arrange a company to move it. Thank you.
This reminds me of the demon at Six Flags Great America
Same manufacturer, Arrow Dynamics.
I used to do the maintenance, & inspections of the Viper, the best part is that you have to ride it every day at the end of the inspection. :D I lost a LOT of weight climbing those stairs every day. Got some great pictures from there.
I can’t wait till I go
I’ve been on this ride I love it so much!!!
Sadly these Arrow coasters are becoming smaller in number as more and more of them are torn down. I fear that someday we'll wake up and discover that they're all gone.
I hope Viper is around for years to come. It's been a very reliable coaster at the park and very nostalgic for a lot of people. It was my first roller coaster. I rode it for the 1st time when I was 10 in 1985. It's my favorite coaster. ❤
I think this is second best in the park only behind RoS
Mind eraser is lowkey the best coaster at darien lake!
This was both the first roller coaster to have five inversions and three different types of inversions. Considering Darien Lake was only in its second year of existence, this is astounding.
My first roller coaster.
hate rollercoasters because of butterflys in my stomach feeling, but my brother made me get on this and i finally maned up and did it, so fucking awesome and scary
Like how unique the mid course brake run sounds
The lift hill is even better
@@ArrowLooper ye i love the sound for some reason, its so relaxing 😂
@@ArrowLooper Arrow lift hills are ICONIC
I might go Saturday to ride coasters for fun i am terrified of this coaster but I might end up doing it
Go for it! I love this coaster! ❤
@@Sunflower8587 I didn’t I’m going tomorrow I might ride this I will tell you if I did
@@messybielec5294 Ok. I hope you have fun tomorrow. 🙂
@@Sunflower8587 I wanted to ride it I did not thanks to my nerves 👁💧👄💧👁
@@messybielec5294 Maybe next time.
Probably my new favorite rollercoaster here. I was scared at first but it wasn't actually that bad. Pretty nice. However the restraint kept hitting me in my ears. It hurt
Update: we went on it 3 times. It hurt each time.
I got ejector on the first drop
I rode this recently! My friend told me there were 2 loops, turns out there’s like 7-
Technically 5 inversions. Fun Fact: The Viper at Darien Lake is the first coaster in the world with 5 inversions.
@@Sunflower8587ohhh- I get really motion sick on rollercoasters, so I had my eyes shut half the ride, and I didn’t know how many loops there were lol
@@H1T1_BACKGROUND Sorry to hear you get motion sickness. ☹
I went on it yesterday ❤
Bro is the cart
bruh i forgot to ride this in six flags😭
Scariest lump of metal I’ve ever been on
At the start it is exactly like demon at six flags
this coaster hurt my ears when it went thru some of the turns
I rode this once. Never doing it again.
This aint nun Compared to what i seen at universal
For gp, ride in the back its way better 😉
For the less adventurous, I recommend the middle. lol
@@Sunflower8587 for the mid adventurous, front has good positive gforces
Yes
Wish they could run more than one train maybe when they open in 2020 (edit they didn't open maybe 2021!) they will run 2 or the max of 3 trains!!
Is this a smooth Arrow looper like Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood and the Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, or could this use the new restraints like what they have on the Blue Hawk at Six Flags Over Georgia?
Mitchell Ries Could definitely use new restraints, it isn't too rough but the helix and corkscrews especially are a bit of a headbanger
Sounds like it. I think some other Arrow/Vekoma coasters that could use these restraints include the Vortex at Kings Island, the Anaconda at Kings Dominion, the Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the Demon at California's Great America and Six Flags Great America (unless you think they're too small of coasters for that) and the Ninja at Six Flags St. Louis. Can you think of any others?
+Stephen Kemp I permanently damaged my neck on this ride going over that second loop.
Bessemer & Lake Erie 902 That is physically impossible unless you didn’t keep your head back
+PRACTICAL JOKE9 I didn’t keep my head back... It was my first inverting coaster and I didn’t know any better.
I was just on this
After 1/2 years of being a chicken I finally rode this ride for the first time last week. It was really fun but I hated the 2nd and 3rd loop bc it banged my head and it hurt so bad.
Edit: yesterday I went back and rode this y times and threw up but I’m ok!
BESTT
I just went and I passed out on the boomerang 🤪 😅 😎
I just went and I felt like I was gonna fly out going backwards!!
Am going to six flag tomorrow
I love this ride but it made my butt hurt lol it’s definitely not the best for comfort or smoothness but it’s pretty fun
Meanwhile, I rode the predator 5 times while yall was waiting 😂😂😂😂😂
It's the trail they force you to take getting to the freaking ride. Park was barren today and it took us the duration of the ride to even get up there.
i was scared 😕
I didn't ride it yesterday :(
Me and my dad went Their a week ago, but my fav ride was Superman and the tantrum 😄
Good
Ride this while you can. Arrow coasters will be gone soon
Watch this is VR lmao
Who else is here from Luna?
Dccrasher Games! Me
Dccrasher Games! What video did he mention this
@@ledkeeganledkeegan1346 He mentioned it in his "scariest experience" stories, or something along those lines.
Bro he lied i didn't see it anywhere in the accident reports. Soo. Yeah.
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I'm gonna get hate for this but this was my least favorite ride when I went there
Even behind mind eraser and predator?????
This was my 2nd favorite tantrum was my favorite
THIS RIDE SUCKS I WENT ON IT AND I BANGED MY HEAD ON THOSE HARD UNESSISARY OVER THE SHOULDER RESTRAINTS
I JUST WENT ON IT TODAY I COULDNT EVEN ENJOY THE RIDE BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH MY HEAD WAS HURTING
It is an old arrow tho you can't blame it arrow is out of business so you can't expect an upgrade to the cars rly and without the restraints you would slip out and doe
Never had this problem on this ride. Been riding it since I was 10 in the 80s. My mom had an issue with her back but she didn't have the over the shoulder restraints down far enough when they locked them. Pull it completely down to your chest and hold it there until they lock it. It will pop up a bit after that...but will be tight enough that you won't move around so much.
i guess so
Horrible video. How about adjusting the camera higher so we can see where we're going!
this ride gives you head aches. it sucks
POV:you’re on viper