Raging Bull

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Raging Bull

Six Flags Great America Location Gurnee, Illinois, USA Park section Southwest Territory Status Operating since May 1, 1999 Cost $25,000,000 Height restriction 54 inches (137 cm)
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Hyper
Product	Hyper Coaster
Riders per train	36
Hourly capacity	1,560
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	202 feet
Drop	208 feet
Top speed	73 mph
Length	5057 feet
Inversions	0
Drop angle	65°
Duration	2:30
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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 on May 1, 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.

History

Six Flags Great America announced the addition of Raging Bull on October 21, 1998. Construction of Raging Bull started in November of that year. Raging Bull opened on May 1, 1999.

On June 15, 2016, Six Flags announced that virtual reality would be put on the ride.

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 Raging Bull.

Photo Gallery

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  The tunnel.

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  Raging Bull's safety sign.

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  The queue line.

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  The Flash Pass entrance and chicken exit.

External links

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  Raging Bull on the Roller Coaster DataBase.