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Viper (Six Flags AstroWorld)

Coordinates: 29°40′32″N 95°24′25″W / 29.675650°N 95.406961°W / 29.675650; -95.406961
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Viper
Previously known as Jet Scream at Six Flags St. Louis
File:Logo viper.jpg
Viper's logo
Six Flags AstroWorld
Coordinates29°40′32″N 95°24′25″W / 29.675650°N 95.406961°W / 29.675650; -95.406961
StatusClosed
Opening date1989
Closing dateOctober 30, 2005
Six Flags St. Louis
StatusRemoved
Opening date1981
Closing date1988
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerAnton Schwarzkopf
DesignerWerner Stengel
ModelLooping Star
Track layoutCustom
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height80 ft (24 m)
Length1,942 ft (592 m)
Speed47.8 mph (76.9 km/h)
Inversions1
Capacity1700 riders per hour
Height restriction42 in (107 cm)
Viper at RCDB

The Viper at Six Flags AstroWorld was an Anton Schwarzkopf designed Looping Star model and had operated at AstroWorld since 1989. It consisted of a single loop and was demolished with the closing of AstroWorld on October 30, 2005. It had originally been the Jet Scream at Six Flags St. Louis.