Raging Bull

Raging Bull is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Designed by Werner Stengel and manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the ride opened to the public on May 1, 1999. It features a first drop, a maximum speed of , and a track length of over . It was the second B&M Hyper Coaster model to open in the United States, closely following the opening of Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. History On October 21, 1998, Six Flags Great America announced that they would be adding Raging Bull for the 1999 season. It would be located in the Southwest Territory section next to Viper. The park hired Bolliger & Mabillard to build a brand new hyper coaster. Construction on Raging Bull began in November 1998 and was completed by the following spring. It opened to the public on May 1, 1999. A media day was held two days earlier on April 29. In 2008, Raging Bull was repainted. The following year, the ride received a new entrance sign depicting a more aggressive bull. On June 15, 2016, Six Flags announced that Virtual Reality (VR) would be added to the ride later in the year. The VR experience didn't last long on the rides that offered it across the Six Flags chain due to slower load times and longer lines, as well as additional staffing to distribute and sanitize each headset.