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Steel Venom hang-time POV — Valleyfair
Ride: Steel Venom · Valleyfair
Intamin impulse coaster with holding brake at Valleyfair.
Valleyfair · Operating · 2003
Steel Venom
185 ft · 68 mph
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1 video
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An Intamin impulse coaster with LIM launches and a holding brake that hangs riders before the dive.
Specifications
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Ride profile
Scaled against Valleyfair's operating coasters
LaunchSteel
Park intensity
Height
185 ft
#2 of 9 at Valleyfair
Height185 ft
Speed68 mph
Length630 ft
InversionsNone
Ride experience
- Launch
- Impulse
- Steel
Specs from sixflags.com
History
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Timeline
2003
Steel Venom opens
Background
Steel Venom is Valleyfair's Intamin impulse coaster — LIM launches and a holding brake that hangs riders before diving the towers.
It remains Minnesota's signature launch shuttle and a Steel Zone must-ride beside Wild Thing.
History primarily sourced from sixflags.com. See also our data policy.
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Sources & official links
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- Valleyfair — official sitesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
- Valleyfair on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
- Intamin — manufacturerintamin.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (Valleyfair · Official park / manufacturer media)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Official park YouTubeWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)
- History & background sourcesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
Learn more
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