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

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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2025

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  • @davidnevolo4402
    @davidnevolo4402 Год назад +89

    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 Год назад

      It is good in all but not my fav

    • @NoBody-if2vf
      @NoBody-if2vf Год 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 Год назад

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

    • @fms7293
      @fms7293 Год назад

      @@NoBody-if2vfhater

    • @jimgoebel5348
      @jimgoebel5348 11 месяцев назад +1

      It's supposed to get a partial retrack this year

  • @Beavers-editz0204
    @Beavers-editz0204 Год назад +32

    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 Год назад +16

    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!!

    • @joshb3425
      @joshb3425 4 месяца назад +2

      I found it a bit rough compared to steel. The roughness enhanced airtime

  • @evanjewell6181
    @evanjewell6181 Год назад +51

    Damn, that airtime looks insane!

    • @gugulethumhlungu9533
      @gugulethumhlungu9533 Год назад +11

      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 Год назад +6

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

  • @beartackle
    @beartackle Год назад +7

    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.

  • @ThisCapybara
    @ThisCapybara 6 месяцев назад +7

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

  • @perfectten7077
    @perfectten7077 Год назад +10

    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 +2

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

    • @perfectten7077
      @perfectten7077 Год назад +2

      @@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 Год назад +1

      Yeah that bump basically broke my back yesterday 💀

  • @calmwind4576
    @calmwind4576 11 месяцев назад +4

    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.

  • @stevenacken6444
    @stevenacken6444 Год назад +2

    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.

  • @DrPupenfahrten
    @DrPupenfahrten 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @wickedphant0m
    @wickedphant0m Год назад +8

    This ride was a BLAST. Such a pleasant surprise.

  • @paulschweinsberg8568
    @paulschweinsberg8568 Год назад +5

    Gotta love those woodies that throw ya around! ❤

  • @unclebobboomergames
    @unclebobboomergames 4 месяца назад +1

    Its a ride thats never really heralded as a face of the park. But everyone loves this ride. Its the underclass hero of the park

  • @SDXStudio
    @SDXStudio Год назад +3

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

  • @kickthesky
    @kickthesky 5 месяцев назад +1

    That first seat is good for the airtime, but the money seat is two rows back, first car, third row. Still on the wheels so it is a bit rough, but the airtime is absolutely sick.

  • @calebwilliamstime
    @calebwilliamstime Год 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

  • @CoolTurtle999
    @CoolTurtle999 Год назад +2

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

  • @mdf3530
    @mdf3530 3 месяца назад

    Viper is my favorite coaster at SFGAm. It was running really good this year. I got several back row rides on it and was getting diagonal flojector air time on it.

  • @mixtry_mixiority
    @mixtry_mixiority Месяц назад

    I went on this a couple months ago during Frightfest and it was so fun, I sat in the front with one of my friends and being in the front seat at night was extremely fun and adds a nice small scare factor.

  • @MeganAnimalLover
    @MeganAnimalLover Год назад +4

    Awesome video. Thank you.

  • @toejullar
    @toejullar Год назад +10

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

    • @dylankrejci9965
      @dylankrejci9965 5 месяцев назад

      Same! My dad took me to six flags in 4th grade and I did this one as a starter, then jumped right to the Bull

    • @dylankrejci9965
      @dylankrejci9965 5 месяцев назад

      Same! My dad took me to six flags in 4th grade and I did this one as a starter, then jumped right to the Bull

  • @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

  • @uphomes12
    @uphomes12 Год 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.

  • @Cat3465
    @Cat3465 Год назад

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

  • @DylynKay
    @DylynKay 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @jadawngriffis3745
    @jadawngriffis3745 2 месяца назад

    Cool think about this ride is that it's lowkey so the lines are always super short you can ride back to back

  • @cfrankbii9613
    @cfrankbii9613 Год назад +1

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

  • @robb2biago
    @robb2biago Год 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.

  • @ajlucky0076
    @ajlucky0076 5 месяцев назад +1

    It doesn't look like much from the outside, but I assure you, this coaster is INTENSE.

  • @nightfall9737
    @nightfall9737 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @Ben.Kenobi87
    @Ben.Kenobi87 Месяц назад

    This coaster is really fun , but it can be rough at the end of the season in colder weather.

  • @BudderWil
    @BudderWil 6 месяцев 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.

  • @maximusdecimusmeridius1345
    @maximusdecimusmeridius1345 Год 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..

  • @Toadster1234XD
    @Toadster1234XD 3 месяца назад

    My all time Fav wood coaster

  • @jeremynance3632
    @jeremynance3632 6 месяцев назад

    He went from Human to Hulk really quick 🤣🤣

  • @rootintootinpootin880
    @rootintootinpootin880 8 месяцев назад +1

    The underrated airtime is WILD

  • @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 Год назад

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

  • @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

  • @Yourgirl_aquarius1234
    @Yourgirl_aquarius1234 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @rvegasguy_5216
    @rvegasguy_5216 27 дней назад

    Wonder how the keep the wood from rotting. Ride is so old and the weather in IL is so harsh

  • @sarahreinhard2167
    @sarahreinhard2167 6 месяцев назад

    Ive never laughed harder 😂1:07

  • @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!

  • @toddhawk9921
    @toddhawk9921 4 месяца назад

    That thing looks rickety as heck! Is it?

  • @BarekHalfhand
    @BarekHalfhand 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @latriceg2221
    @latriceg2221 4 месяца назад

    Love this ride! ❤

  • @dankbuster2181
    @dankbuster2181 2 месяца назад

    Lmaoo you grunt-scream the same way i do on rides

  • @TheGoblin32
    @TheGoblin32 4 месяца назад

    Let me just say, riding this thing is a whole different experience

  • @Emmie1223
    @Emmie1223 5 месяцев назад

    😂😂 this is m favorite ride because i’ve always been scared of heights and this is the only roller coaster i tolerate

  • @JA51711
    @JA51711 Год назад

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

  • @phoshizzlerocks1045
    @phoshizzlerocks1045 Год назад

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

  • @Doll-o4d
    @Doll-o4d 3 месяца назад

    When I was 10 my cousin said it was a kiddy ride but forgot it wasn’t. So as we kept going up we turned to each other and well….

  • @eldewgzborracho7653
    @eldewgzborracho7653 12 дней назад

    Isn't this Colossus 😅🤷🏻(the all wood one) I think Viper is the red one.

  • @thedudedoodler
    @thedudedoodler 5 месяцев назад

    Watched this before going on, my stomach felt like a washing machine after 😔

  • @stevenacken6444
    @stevenacken6444 Год назад

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

    • @Celatra
      @Celatra Год назад +1

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

  • @drunkchara
    @drunkchara 5 месяцев назад

    bro i thought this coaster was chill like why tf did it catch me lacking 😂

  • @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...

  • @corybourrier9722
    @corybourrier9722 Год назад

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

  • @frenchfrey65
    @frenchfrey65 Год назад

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

    • @EastCoasters
      @EastCoasters  Год назад +2

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

  • @marybolton192
    @marybolton192 10 дней назад

    It’s a great ride! Don’t ever pass it up!!!

  • @scubajoe3321
    @scubajoe3321 Год назад

    Why canf I put it at 1080

  • @kosycat1
    @kosycat1 2 месяца назад

    WOOOOOAAAAA =] you need tO apply for a monster job sir.

  • @antonioaguilar3301
    @antonioaguilar3301 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @boop8127
    @boop8127 Год назад

    Love it but 2 parts after hills literally busted a vertebrae

  • @Gav_Strath_77
    @Gav_Strath_77 5 месяцев назад

    This thing gave me neck pain lol besides that it was solid

  • @Saddi3.0
    @Saddi3.0 7 месяцев назад

    looks tamer than the viper at magic mountain xD

  • @michaelmfmills
    @michaelmfmills Год назад

    Back row is so painful tho 😭

  • @FeastablesPark
    @FeastablesPark Год назад

    The Cyclone of Illinois

  • @Nvideofilms
    @Nvideofilms 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @pi-sx3mb
    @pi-sx3mb Год 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.

  • @misscandy84
    @misscandy84 Год назад

    Reminds me of comet almost

  • @Noe-wq4bu
    @Noe-wq4bu 2 месяца назад

    Its a fun ride but the amount of vibration and moving around is harsh. Makes my head hurt temporarily everytime

  • @Carson190
    @Carson190 4 месяца назад

    It wasn’t stable to the track on the first airtime hill. It would fly off.

  • @rollercoasterheaven2170
    @rollercoasterheaven2170 Месяц назад

    I wanted to like this but I couldn’t I enjoyed American Eagle more

  • @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

  • @raveouscarlias4479
    @raveouscarlias4479 Месяц назад

    Viper rocks

  • @garrettbrooks6576
    @garrettbrooks6576 11 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.

  • @Busman3117
    @Busman3117 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @Busman3117
      @Busman3117 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @niuhuskieguy
      @niuhuskieguy 8 месяцев 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 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @darrenbennion6086
    @darrenbennion6086 7 месяцев назад

    Sounds really rough

  • @blainereinsma2423
    @blainereinsma2423 2 месяца назад

    This thing is a cowboy’s coaster lol

  • @koalakyle19
    @koalakyle19 Год назад +1

    I sometimes prefer this to Bull, or even Goliath

  • @christainmarks106
    @christainmarks106 3 месяца назад

    It’s begging to get RMC’d …..

  • @paigem.6487
    @paigem.6487 6 месяцев назад

    I got a headache from this ride.

  • @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 Год назад

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

  • @abbexx4283
    @abbexx4283 7 месяцев назад

    Tall people beware of this ride

  • @nomad1517
    @nomad1517 Год назад

    I wish RMC gives this one a killer makeover.

    • @oneandonlysound99
      @oneandonlysound99 Год 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 Год назад

      @@oneandonlysound99 Goiliath is like Twisted Cyclone but with more length added

  • @MrGodsChaos
    @MrGodsChaos Год назад

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

    • @Cat3465
      @Cat3465 Год 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 Год 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

  • @Landon-z1b
    @Landon-z1b 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @Bray290
    @Bray290 3 месяца назад

    El toro rip off smh f.y

    • @EastCoasters
      @EastCoasters  3 месяца назад

      This ride was built way before El Toro so that’s impossible..

  • @henryrivera9816
    @henryrivera9816 7 месяцев назад

    Ride sucks.