Viper POV 5K UNDERRATED WOODEN COASTER Six Flags Great America Gurnee, IL

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  • Опубликовано: 8 июл 2023
  • #travel to #viper at #sixflagsgreatamerica for an overdue Point Of View for this ride. Despite being a mirrored clone of the original Cyclone, this one seems to prioritize airtime with laterals thrown in as its slightly modified. A smooth, and yeah, underrated ride in Gurnee’s lineup🐍🪵
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  • @davidnevolo4402
    @davidnevolo4402 Год назад +65

    One of the best rides in the park one of the best Woody’s I’ve ever been on. It has crazy airtime. After that second turn that double down is unique to this ride not on the original cyclone. It rode a little slower and more rough when I did it more recently but it was flying in the past. It’s super awesome and I used to go to this park a couple days a week when I was in middle school and high school and it took me a while to really stumble upon it and appreciate it. I used to go on everything else all the steel coasters all the time. And then I discovered how amazing viper was and I would just love to go on it every day in the back row

    • @PassBoys724
      @PassBoys724 10 месяцев назад

      It is good in all but not my fav

    • @NoBody-if2vf
      @NoBody-if2vf 9 месяцев назад +2

      Your on something this is the most boring,rough, and zero airtime experience I have ever had on wooden roller coaster. American eagle is infinitely better.

    • @boltgaming248
      @boltgaming248 8 месяцев назад

      @@NoBody-if2vf it's a coney island cyclone
      go ride the original cyclone

    • @fms7293
      @fms7293 6 месяцев назад

      @@NoBody-if2vfhater

    • @jimgoebel5348
      @jimgoebel5348 5 месяцев назад +1

      It's supposed to get a partial retrack this year

  • @evanjewell6181
    @evanjewell6181 Год назад +38

    Damn, that airtime looks insane!

    • @gugulethumhlungu9533
      @gugulethumhlungu9533 11 месяцев назад +10

      At 1:47 there’s a big bump of airtime that always gets you by surprise since it’s right at the end… my favorite part of the ride

    • @Thioester66
      @Thioester66 11 месяцев назад +6

      Viper is relentless with the airtime. Every single hill has you flying.

  • @Beavers-editz0204
    @Beavers-editz0204 11 месяцев назад +20

    I just went on this ride yesterday and it was a blast! I was terrified because I don’t like big drops but the drops are so thrilling! You will def feel the drops but not in a uncomfortable way. The airtime is also insane!

  • @vanessagaglione2362
    @vanessagaglione2362 11 месяцев назад +10

    This is one of my favorite roller coasters of all times. I know it may not be as tall or fast or have all the bells and whistles of other coasters but it's pure fun. I laugh through the whole ride. Love it so much!!

  • @ThisCapybara
    @ThisCapybara 15 дней назад +2

    I went on this ride at 11am and the line was only 5 minutes long! Definitely one of the best rides at six flags

  • @skibidiohiorizzler0690
    @skibidiohiorizzler0690 25 дней назад +2

    the air time you get on this ride is insane, you feel like you’re floating. plus, it’s not too short of a ride!

  • @alx-wg7gp
    @alx-wg7gp Год назад +13

    As a person that lives 7 minutes away from it, trust me on video it doesnt look bad but its hella bumpy and fast when you’re on it 😂

    • @retronix3184
      @retronix3184 Год назад +3

      Went on it 2 times today it really isn't bumpy

    • @Tom_bradys_unretirement
      @Tom_bradys_unretirement Год назад +1

      Gotta know where to sit. Towards the back not wheel seet

    • @nitevibe9886
      @nitevibe9886 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@retronix3184Yeh it is. Almost bit my tongue on this

    • @staccatoglock
      @staccatoglock 10 дней назад

      As a person whom lives 7min away you must frequently enjoy the shanty restaurant

    • @alx-wg7gp
      @alx-wg7gp 10 дней назад

      @@staccatoglock isn’t it next to captain porky’s? Ngl I rather eat at Captain Porky’s

  • @wickedphant0m
    @wickedphant0m Год назад +7

    This ride was a BLAST. Such a pleasant surprise.

  • @beartackle
    @beartackle Год назад +4

    Woohoo! My favorite ride! Love wooden coasters. Sadly, American Eagle was closed the day I went but I remember it being lots of fun years ago.

  • @SDXStudio
    @SDXStudio 9 месяцев назад +2

    This is hands down my favorite roller coaster of all time.

  • @DrPupenfahrten
    @DrPupenfahrten 24 дня назад

    One of my first roller coasters! I’ve been in love with them ever since I rode this when I was 8.

  • @stevenacken6444
    @stevenacken6444 9 месяцев назад +1

    I’ll always remember being like 10 and with my father when this ride first opened. It opened with only 1 train , took about 3 hours but it was worth it. Now I’m 42 and I still see the chain lift hangs you there for a few. Best seat is the back , just like the American Eagle , back seat , RED train.

  • @paulschweinsberg8568
    @paulschweinsberg8568 10 месяцев назад +2

    Gotta love those woodies that throw ya around! ❤

  • @MeganAnimalLover
    @MeganAnimalLover 9 месяцев назад +4

    Awesome video. Thank you.

  • @CoolTurtle999
    @CoolTurtle999 Год назад +2

    I’ve been on it yesterday and it was my favorite out of every ride.

  • @toejullar
    @toejullar Год назад +8

    First real rollercoaster I ever went on! Great wooden coaster.

  • @rootintootinpootin880
    @rootintootinpootin880 2 месяца назад +1

    The underrated airtime is WILD

  • @jeremynance3632
    @jeremynance3632 9 дней назад

    He went from Human to Hulk really quick 🤣🤣

  • @calmwind4576
    @calmwind4576 5 месяцев назад +1

    Best coaster in the park. Its the only one i ride twice whenever i go. Never get tired of how long the ride time is, you really can't tell how long it is looking at it from afar.

  • @BarekHalfhand
    @BarekHalfhand День назад

    I love the viper, I haven't been to Great American years,

  • @Cat3465
    @Cat3465 6 месяцев назад

    We used to have this Cony Island Cyclone replicated woodie at SFOG before RMC gave it the RMC treatment in 2018.

  • @static_gmedina
    @static_gmedina Год назад

    Went here around memorial day. I was quite surprised. The second hill however had massive jackhammer but the rest was such a surprise. I just wish it banked a bit more

  • @calebwilliamstime
    @calebwilliamstime 8 месяцев назад +1

    the front row airtime is mind boggling its not stomach dropping feeling airtime but where you at levitating out if you seat ever single time, it feels dangerous and the laterals are phenomenal

  • @DylynKay
    @DylynKay Месяц назад +1

    It crawled over the lift hill and still had all that speed 🤯🤯🤯

  • @BudderWil
    @BudderWil 9 дней назад

    Airtime on this thing is so good... I wish someone warned me about the crazy rough bump on the drop cuz it ended up hurting my back but still this coaster is VERY underrated.

  • @phoshizzlerocks1045
    @phoshizzlerocks1045 Год назад

    I like this coaster especially because I went on it a day before this video has posted

  • @robb2biago
    @robb2biago 10 месяцев назад

    That ride is so fun, and the line usually isn’t too bad. The kids want the “new” faster rides. I like that is really loud, and kinda weathered.

  • @perfectten7077
    @perfectten7077 Год назад +5

    After the 1st Drop @1:07 This year there is a Crazy rough Bump! not sure what it is but a lot of people ive talk have also felt it. Love this ride

    • @EastCoasters
      @EastCoasters  Год назад +1

      Hm We never felt it in our 3 rides in both trains.

    • @perfectten7077
      @perfectten7077 Год назад +1

      @@EastCoasters you can visually see it in your video . when you hit the bump you can also hear it in your video @1:07

    • @EastCoasters
      @EastCoasters  Год назад +3

      @@perfectten7077 tell the park if it’s bothering you lol That’s a normal wooden coaster feel for me.

    • @CoolTurtle999
      @CoolTurtle999 Год назад +1

      I agree ngl

    • @michaelmfmills
      @michaelmfmills 10 месяцев назад

      Yeah that bump basically broke my back yesterday 💀

  • @Yourgirl_aquarius1234
    @Yourgirl_aquarius1234 15 дней назад

    I went to that ride and it was so fun you should definitely try it

  • @cfrankbii9613
    @cfrankbii9613 Год назад +1

    Viper and Ga Cyclone, back row/car were the best. And great clones of the original CI Cyclone

  • @maximusdecimusmeridius1345
    @maximusdecimusmeridius1345 8 месяцев назад

    Ride this with my brother in 2003 for the first time. Every drop made my stomach drop. Nowadays it doesn’t have that affect on me anymore..

  • @nightfall9737
    @nightfall9737 5 месяцев назад

    I remember riding it when I was little and I just kept flying out of my seat. The airtime was just violent

  • @uphomes12
    @uphomes12 11 месяцев назад +1

    this ride has force, but the park offers a lot of better g force, tight turn, and airtime drops. ik its a wood coaster, but it felt really off. almost unsafe LMAO, but it was fun, went on 2 weeks ago.

  • @sarahreinhard2167
    @sarahreinhard2167 12 дней назад

    Ive never laughed harder 😂1:07

  • @kylenickel1944
    @kylenickel1944 Год назад

    Don't know what it is, but it feels like it is hauling this year compared to the last few years

  • @antonioaguilar3301
    @antonioaguilar3301 2 дня назад

    This is the only six flags , one hour away from me

  • @dth2brny121
    @dth2brny121 Год назад

    This and the former (at least, the original form) Georgia Cyclone has the same layout, it looks as if...
    My home Six Flags park, Six Flags Magic Mountain, had a similar ride with a mirrored layout (Psyclone) that was practically flawed from its opening in 1991 due to the weight of its trains (which were built by B&M using technology intended for heavier STEEL COASTERS, basically 🤦), and then this ride would be left damaged for much of its existence by the infamous 1994 Northridge earthquake (its structural integrity would be gravely impacted).
    That ride, mercifully, was torn down in 2007 alongside another coaster that has ties to Six Flags Great America, actually...

  • @SadyTheCV2Bunny
    @SadyTheCV2Bunny Месяц назад

    looks tamer than the viper at magic mountain xD

  • @FeastablesPark
    @FeastablesPark Год назад

    The Cyclone of Illinois

  • @misscandy84
    @misscandy84 Год назад

    Reminds me of comet almost

  • @JA51711
    @JA51711 11 месяцев назад

    Looks like it's also as rough as the Coney Island ride lol

  • @Abandonedchannel9696
    @Abandonedchannel9696 Год назад

    Wassup East Coasters! Have you ever been to New Hampshire's Canobie Lake Park? I'm planning to go there in about a week, and I couldn't find any good POV's of it! You have been able to create the best rollercoaster POV's around the East Coast from Cedar Point to Six Flags Great Adventure! I hope you can visit Canobie Lake park soon! Anyways, have a great day!

    • @ChiggidyChuck
      @ChiggidyChuck Год назад

      Canobie is a very charming little park but you wont find any major thrills there. They have a basic Gerstlauer coaster which is cool and then they have Yankee Cannonball which is the really cool attraction IMO. It is a small out and back wooden coaster but it sure is fun and is a true classic with some history.

    • @Abandonedchannel9696
      @Abandonedchannel9696 Год назад

      @@ChiggidyChuck Thanks!

  • @boop8127
    @boop8127 9 месяцев назад

    Love it but 2 parts after hills literally busted a vertebrae

  • @michaelmfmills
    @michaelmfmills 10 месяцев назад

    Back row is so painful tho 😭

  • @corybourrier9722
    @corybourrier9722 Год назад

    I got to ride this in 07, is it a clone of Cyclone? Hope you’re doing really well Samson!

  • @boop8127
    @boop8127 Год назад

    Road it yesterday. Love it BUT mark 1:13 i specifically heard a loud pop and it felt like the wheels or whatever they are called, ran over something

    • @EastCoasters
      @EastCoasters  Год назад

      Did you tell the park? Otherwise it’s a lost cause

    • @boop8127
      @boop8127 9 месяцев назад

      Yep. The really dont care. My herniated disc cares. Im not even mad like suing. Im very concerned about the safety

  • @frenchfrey65
    @frenchfrey65 11 месяцев назад

    Fun fact, Six Flags built and designed Viper by themselves, no outside help or coaster designer.

    • @EastCoasters
      @EastCoasters  11 месяцев назад +2

      PTC actually helped build the ride. Designer was Dennis Starkey so..

  • @stevenacken6444
    @stevenacken6444 9 месяцев назад

    Did they ever fix the chain at the top ? Ever since it opened it would just hang there.

    • @Celatra
      @Celatra 9 месяцев назад +1

      i don't think it's broken, but rather intentional. some other woodies do this too

  • @pi-sx3mb
    @pi-sx3mb 9 месяцев назад

    It is a great ride. I suppose you could say it is a Coney Island "style" coaster, but if you want the true mind-melt experience of a ride that your brain can't process, you have to do the Cyclone at least once in your life.

  • @nellyrichardsin1590
    @nellyrichardsin1590 Месяц назад

    This ride was a little scary but at least i tired that ride earlier today

  • @scubajoe3321
    @scubajoe3321 Год назад

    Why canf I put it at 1080

  • @michaelhutter2160
    @michaelhutter2160 Год назад

    It’s quick and not that tall so big surprise. Rmc nice but won’t happen since they have Goliath and eagle needs update

  • @Busman3117
    @Busman3117 4 месяца назад

    I Personally Think Viper Should Be RMC'D. It looks rough, And An RMC Viper Could Solve THAT Problem.

    • @Busman3117
      @Busman3117 4 месяца назад

      P.S. An RMC Viper Would Be Called Either Steel Viper or Iron Viper

    • @niuhuskieguy
      @niuhuskieguy 2 месяца назад +1

      I hope not. This is a one of a kind coaster for Six Flags. This is the only one they built.

    • @ChipmunkVR780
      @ChipmunkVR780 Месяц назад

      @@niuhuskieguyit got so much more rough since last year, it’s unbearable now, or maybe just for me (im really short)

  • @garrettbrooks6576
    @garrettbrooks6576 5 месяцев назад

    Viper reminds me of coasters like Wilde Beast at Canada's Wonderland or Apocalypse at SFMM, forgotten in the dark woodies that aren't at all talked about, not univerally liked or even universally hated, just kinda non memorable I suppose. Don't see very much about those.

  • @AngeloGiles
    @AngeloGiles Год назад +1

    Yo the airtime looks great! I’m not gonna lie though, this would be a great conversion into an RMC hybrid!

    • @sr.chi7741
      @sr.chi7741 Год назад +3

      American eagle would be a better conversion tho

    • @Samuelon552
      @Samuelon552 11 месяцев назад

      The space for the ride might be too small for a good rmc hybrid. It is a pretty compact ride

  • @MrGodsChaos
    @MrGodsChaos 7 месяцев назад

    This ride is straight up painful. This needs an RMC redo because the curves messes up your back

    • @Cat3465
      @Cat3465 6 месяцев назад

      That won't be nessecary, it should be preserved at all coasts with some retracking. SFGAm already has an RMC in their lineup

    • @MrGodsChaos
      @MrGodsChaos 6 месяцев назад

      @@Cat3465 I honestly believe they either turn it RMC or destroy. I’m pretty sure retracking won’t do much to fix the ride experience. Feels as painful as Mean Streak was in Cedar Point

  • @darrenbennion6086
    @darrenbennion6086 Месяц назад

    Sounds really rough

  • @koalakyle19
    @koalakyle19 Год назад +1

    I sometimes prefer this to Bull, or even Goliath

  • @abbexx4283
    @abbexx4283 Месяц назад

    Tall people beware of this ride

  • @nomad1517
    @nomad1517 10 месяцев назад

    I wish RMC gives this one a killer makeover.

    • @oneandonlysound3453
      @oneandonlysound3453 10 месяцев назад

      No the chain will be too cheap and end up with another Twisted Cyclone aka "were is the entire third round" and it already sucks the georgia one was ruined. Not that it was as well taken care of as this one, because it wasn't. This one may have even been built the best out of all the coney island cyclone clones. If anything Viper-snake themed trains from GravityGroup or GCI trains would be a pretty good answer to a pretty sweet experience.

    • @Cat3465
      @Cat3465 6 месяцев назад

      @@oneandonlysound3453 Goiliath is like Twisted Cyclone but with more length added

  • @user-gb1dt9vj3k
    @user-gb1dt9vj3k Месяц назад

    I. Sorry but i HATED this ride because it wasn't as smooth as x flight

  • @henryrivera9816
    @henryrivera9816 Месяц назад

    Ride sucks.