Raging Bull

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Raging Bull
roller coaster
Six Flags Great America Location Gurnee, Illinois, USA Park section Southwest Territory Status Operating since May 1, 1999 Height restriction 54 inches (137 cm)
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Hyper
Model / product	Hyper Coaster
Riders per train	36
Hourly capacity	1,560
Propulsion	Chain lift
Height202 feet Drop208 feet Top speed73 mph Length5057 feet Inversions0 Steepest drop65° Duration2:30
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Raging Bull is a steel hyper roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, USA. The ride opened in 1999 as the second Bolliger & Mabillard roller coaster to exceed 200 feet. Like Viper, Raging Bull is located in Southwest Territory, a frontier-themed area.

Design

Elements
202 foot tall chain lift hill with a 208 foot drop Tunnel 155 foot tall horseshoe 141 foot tall hill 128 foot tall hill Horseshoe Block brake Hill Helix

Raging Bull is one of two B&M hyper coasters to feature a pre drop, the other being Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. It is themed to a ferocious beast that terrorized residents of the old Southwest Territory until they fled the town.

Color scheme

Raging Bull has an orange track and maroon supports.

Trains

3 trains with 9 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 36 riders per train.

Incident

On May 3, 2003 an 11-year-old girl died after choking on gum while riding the Raging Bull.

Photo Gallery

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  The tunnel

External links

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  Raging Bull on the Roller Coaster DataBase.