La Vibora

For the river of Bolivia, see Víbora River. For the neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, see La Víbora, Havana.

La Vibora
Previously known as Sarajevo Bobsleds at Magic Mountain, Avalanche at Over Texas
Six Flags Over Texas
Park section	Mexico and Spain
Coordinates	32°45′18.43″N 97°4′19.34″W
Status	Operating
Opening date	1986
Cost	$9 million
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Coordinates	34.427°N 118.597°W / 34.427; -118.597
Status	Removed
Opening date	1984 (1984)
Closing date	1985 (1985)
Replaced by	Shockwave
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Intamin
Model	Swiss Bob
Height	60 ft (18 m)
Length	1,490 ft (450 m)
Speed	32 mph (51 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	1:30
Capacity	600-675 riders per hour
Height restriction	42 in (107 cm)
Flash Pass Available
Single rider line available
La Vibora at RCDB

La Vibora (The Viper) is a steel bobsled roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, United States.

History

The ride's cars do not run on conventional tubular rails, but instead travel through a winding half-pipe trough that emulates the experience of riding a bobsled. In keeping with the Texas location the theme was changed from an alpine bobsled ride to a snake theme. The name La Vibora translated to English is The Viper. The coaster's life began at Six Flags Magic Mountain under the name Sarajevo Bobsleds, being named in honor of the 1984 olympics and the ride opened that same year. However, the ride was part of Six Flags' (now defunct) Ride Rotation Program, and the coaster lasted two seasons at Magic Mountain and closed in 1985. That same year the ride ceased operation, the plot of land where the bobsleds stood was reused and housed Batman The Escape (known as Shockwave at Magic Mountain), another roller coaster manufactured by Intamin and the ride was relocated to Six Flags Over Texas and opened as the Avalanche Bobsled in 1986. The ride was later renamed La Vibora and painted to resemble a snake to better match the theme of the Spain section of the park.

The karts/trains that ride on La Vibora are originally from the Bob Track in Efteling.