Still, noone seems to remember my story on the poor Viper. When Viper first opened, there was a trim break at the top of the drop, much like the Dinn-Summers woodies. The season after it opened, I remember running to Viper to get the first ride. Upon entry, Me and My friend got the front row, first ride. We go up the lift, turn, and hault to a dead stop. Supossedly, there was a power surge and the break reset. Anyways, we just kind of "hung" there for a couple seconds. I remember saying to myself "Thats not supposed to happen". Next thing I know, I heard air hissing, and we slwly rolled over and down. As we neared the first heartline, We were very slow, almost valley speed. Once we made it, the second heartline was actually smootha and weightless! Upon entering the station, There were engineers/mechanics coming up and around the exit path. I knew something was wrong. The ride was closed the rest of the day, and week, and month. It opened in August of 1996, trim free. So my rhyme for the poor viper goes "Viper is (was)trim free, thanks to me!" Kinda Lame.
Anyways, thought I'd get my experience out one last time.
I rode it for the first time in October 2000 and sat in the middle of the train. It was bumpy but had one of my favorite drops and rolls. I love the way you hang in the first inversion. I felt no pain at all and would love to ride it a second time but it doesn't look like I'll get a chance.
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