Record Holding
When Viper opened in April 1990, it was the tallest and fastest looping coaster in the world, until the opening of the Steel Phantom roller coaster at Kennywood in May 1991, which had a top speed of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h).
Viper would appear to almost beat the current record for world's tallest 360-degree loop at 140 feet (43 m). Technically though, it is a standard size loop of which the top is at 144 feet (44 m). Arrow Dynamics never changed the size of their vertical loops, only the height at which they start. The world record for the tallest vertical loop is currently held by Superman: Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, TX, which has a height of 145 feet (44 m)
Viper still remained the tallest looping coaster in the world, but when the Steel Phantom was modified in 2001 to become Phantom's Revenge where it lost its inversions, Viper reheld the title of fastest multi-looper in the world joint with the new Superman Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, both with a top speed of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h).
It was only until Storm Runner opened in 2004 at Hersheypark, with a top speed of 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) that Viper once again lost the title of fastest multi-looping coaster. Viper however, is taller than both Storm Runner (150 feet (46 m)) and Superman Krypton Coaster (168 feet (51 m)) with a height of 188 feet (57 m), which then made it just the third tallest multi-looper in the world, behind Alpengeist and Griffon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
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