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°W / 42.3658028; -87.9370528Coordinates: 42°21′56.89″N 87°56′13.39″W / 42.3658028°N 87.9370528°W / 42.3658028; -87.9370528
Status Operating
Opening date May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)
Replaced Rolling Thunder
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
Must transfer from wheelchair
Raging Bull at RCDB
Pictures of Raging Bull at RCDB

Raging Bull is a steel hypercoaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard and designed by Werner Stengel, the ride 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. It was the second Bolliger & Mabillard hypercoaster to open in the United States, a few months behind Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

Description

Raging Bull is located in Southwest Territory, situated between Viper and the giant helix on American Eagle. This space was formerly occupied by Rolling Thunder, a bobsled roller coaster which arrived in 1990 from Six Flags Great Adventure as part of a ride rotation program, but was later relocated in 1996 to The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in Queensbury, New York.

Raging Bull is named after a ferocious beast that terrorized the citizens of the old Southwest Territory until they fled the town and built the courtyard and mission seen today.[1] It was announced on June 15, 2016, that Virtual Reality would be added to the ride later in the year.[2]

Ride Layout

As the train exits the station, it makes a left turn and a small dip before hitting 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 above Viper's queue line. After the turnaround is a 141-foot-parabolic hill (43 m) that applies a trim brake on the uphill side. This followed by 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, then a right hand uphill turn into a mid-course brake run. Upon clearing the block brakes, the train drops into a valley where the on-ride camera snaps photos. This is followed by an airtime hill, and a three-quarter turn to the right wrapping around the first drop, before the ride enters a figure-eight turn. Exiting the figure-eight turn, the track rises uphill and hits the final brake run.

Awards

Golden Ticket Awards: Top steel Roller Coasters
Year2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Ranking 12[3]11[4]14 (tie)[5]17[6]14[7]9[8]11[9]12[10]11[11]14[12]16[13]24[14]19[15]31[16]31[17]31[18]32 (tie)[19]34[20] 48[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Raging Bull - Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. ↑ "Virtual Reality Coaster - Raging Bull". www.sixflags.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Top 25 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. August 2000. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Top 25 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 7B. August 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Top 25 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 7B. September 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 14&ndash, 15B. September 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 18&ndash, 19B. September 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 26&ndash, 27B. September 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 26&ndash, 27B. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 11 (6.2): 36&ndash, 37. September 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 12 (6.2): 36&ndash, 37. September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 13 (6.2): 32&ndash, 33. September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 14 (6.2): 34&ndash, 35. September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 15 (6.2): 38&ndash, 39. September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 16 (6.2): 36&ndash, 37. September 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ "2013 Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 17 (6.2): 34&ndash, 35. September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  17. ↑ "2014 Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 18 (6.2): 46&ndash, 47. September 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  18. ↑ "2015 Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 19 (6.2): 49&ndash, 50. September 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  19. ↑ "2016 Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 20 (6.2): 50. September 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  20. ↑ "2017 Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 21 (6.2): 46. September 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  21. ↑ "2018 Top 50 steel Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 22 (6.2): 45. September 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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