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The Viper roller coaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Right next to The Whizzer sits another of my favorites.

You could say that Viper is my favorite existing wooden coaster in the entire state of Illinois.

Also it is my favorite Dennis Starkey designed coasters. Dennis, who designed only six coasters, also designed the wonderful but now demolished Dania Beach Hurricane.

While Dennis designed the Viper as a modified Coney Island Cyclone, Six Flags did the construction themselves.

With Six Flags Wood Coaster Maintenance department, knowing a thing or two about how a rides needs to be built they put all of that to practice on Viper, making it a ride that is always smooth and always gives great airtime.