Raging Bull (roller coaster)

Raging Bull
Six Flags Great America
Park section	Southwest Territory
Coordinates	42°21′56.89″N 87°56′13.39″W / 42.3658028°N 87.9370528°WCoordinates: 42°21′56.89″N 87°56′13.39″W / 42.3658028°N 87.9370528°W
Status	Operating
Opening date	May 1, 1999
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Hyper Coaster
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	202 ft (62 m)
Drop	208 ft (63 m)
Length	5,057 ft (1,541 m)
Speed	73 mph (117 km/h)
Duration	2:30
Max vertical angle	65°
Capacity	1560 riders per hour
Height restriction	54 in (137 cm)
Trains	3 trains with 9 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 36 riders per train.
Flash Pass Available
Single rider line Not available
Must transfer from wheelchair
Raging Bull at RCDB Pictures of Raging Bull at RCDB

Raging Bull is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard and designed by Werner Stengel, the Hyper Coaster model opened on May 1, 1999. It features a 208-foot (63 m) first drop, a top speed of 73 miles per hour (117 km/h), and over 5,000 feet (1,500 m) of track.

Location

Raging Bull is located near Viper, one of four wooden roller coasters in Six Flags Great America. The land used by Raging Bull was formerly occupied by Rolling Thunder, a bobsled roller coaster which arrived in 1990 from Six Flags Great Adventure but was later relocated in 1996 to The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in Queensbury, New York.

Theme

Raging Bull is named after a fictitious ferocious beast that terrorized the citizens of the old Southwest Territory until they fled the town and built the courtyard and mission seen today.

Ride Layout

The ride starts with a left turn and a small dip out of the station as riders enter the lift hill. At the 202-foot peak (62 m), the ride drops a very small distance (known as a pre-drop) followed by a 208-foot plunge (63 m) into a tunnel at the base of the drop reaching speeds of up to 73 mph (117 km/h). The train then ascends 155 feet (47 m) into a hammerhead turn to the right, passing over the queue line of the neighboring Viper wooden roller coaster twice. After the turnaround, the train climbs a 141-foot-parabolic hill (43 m) that applies a trim brake near the hill's apex. It then enters a 128-foot hill (39 m) that banks left over the station area, followed by a dip under the lift hill and the 2nd hammerhead turn to the left. Riders then twist up into a mid-course brake run. Upon clearing the block brakes, the train drops into a valley where the on-ride camera snaps photos. Riders then experience a slight hill and a rising helix as the grand finale – a series of low-to-the-ground turns that culminate with a twisting ascension into the station brake run.

Awards

Golden Ticket Awards: Top steel Roller Coasters
Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Ranking	12[1]	11[2]	14 (tie)[3]	17[4]	14[5]	9[6]	11[7]	12[8]	11[9]	14[10]	16[11]	24[12]	19[13]	31[14]	31[15]	31[16]

References

• Raging Bull (Six Flags Great America)

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External links

• Six Flags Great America: Raging Bull