Vipère (roller coaster) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Vipère |
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| La Ronde | |
| Coordinates | 45°31′26″N 73°31′57″W / 45.523790°N 73.532505°W |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Six Flags Magic Mountain | |
| Name | Green Lantern: First Flight |
| Park section | DC Universe |
| Coordinates | 34°25′37″N 118°35′49″W / 34.427°N 118.597°W |
| Status | Relocated |
| Opening date | July 1, 2011 |
| Closing date | July 2017 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – 4th Dimension |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Ball Coaster – ZacSpin |
| Height | 107 ft (33 m) |
| Length | 825 ft (251 m) |
| Speed | 37 mph (60 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Height restriction | 52–77 in (132–196 cm) |
| Trains | 5 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train. |
 Flash Pass available |
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 Single rider line available |
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 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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| Vipère at RCDB | |
Vipère is an exciting new 4th Dimension roller coaster being built at La Ronde amusement park. La Ronde is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. When it opens, Vipère will be the very first 4th Dimension coaster in Canada!
This roller coaster used to be at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. It operated there from 2011 to 2017. Back then, it was called Green Lantern: First Flight. The ride was made by a company called Intamin. It was the first "ZacSpin" model in the United States. It was also the second 4th Dimension coaster at Magic Mountain. The first one was X2, which opened in 2002. When Green Lantern opened, Magic Mountain got back its title for having the most roller coasters in the world! The ride closed suddenly in 2017. Workers started taking it apart in late 2019.
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History of the Vipère Roller Coaster
Green Lantern: First Flight at Six Flags Magic Mountain (2011–2019)
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On October 20, 2010, Six Flags officially announced that Green Lantern: First Flight would open. This was just a few days after a video about the new ride was accidentally shared online. The park said the new coaster would open in the spring of 2011.
This new coaster was a "ZacSpin" model from Intamin. It was the first of its kind in the United States. Six Flags said it would be built in a "newly themed section" of the park. This area later became known as DC Universe. It replaced an older area called Gotham City Backlot. In February 2011, parts of the roller coaster track started to arrive at the park.
The park had to delay the ride's opening several times. Finally, Six Flags decided it would open on July 1, 2011. Park officials explained that the delays were because they had to make some changes to the loading station. It was not due to problems with the ride's mechanics. Most of the building work was finished by May 2011. On July 1, 2011, Green Lantern opened. Other rides in the DC Universe area also opened that day. These included The Flash: Speed Force and Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth.
The Green Lantern coaster had a problem where the ride cars would sometimes get stuck upside down. To fix this, the ride cars were changed to spin less. However, this made the ride feel unnatural and shaky. Many riders did not enjoy it as much after these changes.
Vipère at La Ronde (2021–)
In July 2017, the Green Lantern coaster at Magic Mountain closed unexpectedly. It stayed at the park but wasn't working for two years. On March 24, 2019, Six Flags announced that the coaster would not reopen at Magic Mountain.
Then, on August 29, 2019, Six Flags shared exciting news! The coaster, now called "Vipère," would be moved to La Ronde in Canada. It was planned to open for the 2020 season.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays. On March 13, 2020, Six Flags announced that all its parks would close. This included La Ronde and the construction of Vipère. La Ronde did open again on August 3, 2020. But Vipère's construction was still on hold. In April 2020, Six Flags decided to put off some new projects to save money during the pandemic. A park representative said that Vipère's construction was delayed. It is now expected to open for the 2021 season.
How the Vipère Roller Coaster Works
Vipère is an Intamin ZacSpin roller coaster. Riders will zig-zag along a track that is about 825 feet long. The ride can reach speeds of up to 37 miles per hour. Riders will flip head over heels many times during the ride. The spinning is somewhat uncontrolled. This means each ride can feel a little different! Sometimes, the cars might not flip at all. The ride has the same design as a coaster called Insane at Gröna Lund park in Sweden.
Vipère is similar to X2. X2 is another 4th Dimension roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It opened in 2002. The main difference between them is how the ride vehicles spin. On Vipère, the spinning happens because of how gravity pulls on different parts of the car. This uncontrolled spinning makes each ride unique.
Theme of the Ride
When the coaster was at Magic Mountain, it was called Green Lantern: First Flight. It was themed after the DC Comics superhero, Green Lantern. Its opening happened around the same time as another Green Lantern coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure. Also, the Green Lantern movie was released. The ride's name is also the title of a DC animated movie, Green Lantern: First Flight.
Each of the ride's five cars looked like throwing-stars. The entrance to the ride had a 10-foot-tall lantern icon. This lantern would glow green at night. The famous Green Lantern battery was also at the ride's entrance.
