Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America
Lifts you off your seatover the hills, riders rate it 9.2 of 10

Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Raging Bull

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175Maxx Force180Wrath of Ra.185FlashRaging Bull202ftNo. 1 of 14coasters wecover at thepark208ftdrop73mphtop speed
POV
Ride it: back row POV
Back row
Holy crap, Raging Bull!
Back row
I could ride continuously all day.
riders to erupt in applause
What riders love
  • Seriously, that first drop just whips you in the back row in the best way.
  • The first drop is one of the best I've experienced and the layout is fantastic.
  • The first drop and drop off the mid-course have amazing ejector, especially in the back, and the camelback has excellent floater.
  • It is just an amazing ride with a great first drop and great following airtime.
  • Overall I was surprised by how much of an airtime machine and elite ride Raging Bull was.
  • The drop is no joke, and every moment of airtime is very powerful.
  • A very long and complete ride with a lot of variety compared to other hyper coasters.
  • The ride is long and complete thanks to a unique twister layout that features some awesome turns and great space to speed forward after airtime hills.
  • The line moves fast, and the ride is so long!
Raging Bull Watch Performance Should I ride it? Where to sit The layout Specifications Reviews Planning History

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Six Flags Great America

I know most B&M Hypers have more airtime hills for sustained floater but even with random trims, I got a lot of floater in the front.

Max S.

Thanks to the great airtime and really big drop, you’re having so much fun that you forget to shout "TAKE THE TUNNEL!!!!" as you plow through that tunnel.

Incredible Coasters

This is my personal favorite ride at SFGA because of its’ two great ejector moments off of the first drop and MCBR that get me every time I ride it.

HockeyNinja

The first drop is a beast and you get a few moments of airtime, but I wish its speed was better utilized getting some more airtime.

Matthew Richter

There’s definitely some fun to be had while riding, especially during the first drop and second half, but the lack of airtime, intensity and interesting elements keep Raging Bull far from greatness.

Limitless Park

It tracks 100% smooth despite being almost 30 years old, the airtime and positive forces are great, and it has been running extra fast in recent years.

Rollertoaster

Raging Bull is an impressive ride, both in height/speed/length but also in rideability: it’s an extremely smooth ride, and the layout makes it very re-rideable.

Theme Park James

This B&M hyper, while still fairly smooth, has very little airtime.

George A.

Despite its age it holds up very well and is great in terms of layout, comfort, airtime, and is very much the best in the park.

Ibraheem Mustafa

But because of the latter, it runs a bit rougher compared to most other coasters of the model, though it is not severe enough to a real issue.

I'm NotHere

Now, yes, after 27 years, you do feel a slight rattle here and there, but that’s pretty expected.

TheCoasterCore

The result of these two aspects is a unique experience among hypers that both pleased me with its airtime and surprised me with its intensity.

I'm NotHere

i think this is the second best ride at the park(first is superman) cause its pulls a quite of Gs and lots of airtimes and the first drop pretty great.

kinzo cloud

The ejector us unreal and while much of the layout is low to the ground, in the back row the forces are something to behold

JJ Vavrik

Peak super fast 6 crazy airtime moments ending is very intense the 2 turn arounds are lacking and has in my opinion the best drop in America just make sure to sit in the back

Aaron Lyp

It is a big thrill coaster, but is easily doable for those who are afraid to go on bigger rides.

Rollertoaster

It was much tamer in terms of raw thrills than I remember it being not counting that first drop, and there was a much more distinct rattle than I remember (likely due to the ride’s age).

Kyle Fax

My ride ended up being on a cold night in some rain, and yet this still had great speed and airtime.

VelociGOAT

It’s the sound of evil trim brakes, robbing us of our speed.

Incredible Coasters

The first "airtime" hill has a TRIM BRAKE before you reach the top of the camelback, which makes no sense because, as a result, you get no airtime.

Cal Schattschneider Jr.

This ride accomplishes what it is designed to--deliver a very good ride while keeping tons of people moving through the queue.

Brian Sheldon

One of the only fast-moving queues in the park, even with only two-train operation.

Cory Sanin

the line is pretty boring however the ride has a pretty good capacity so that is of no real concern.

Joshua Butner

And the crew was running it really smooth too, fastest line in the park but not the shortest

Zac AJ

It still gets a long line 25 years after it was built, and in all that time is still very smooth.

Evan G.

Should I ride it?

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Where to sit

Front of trainBack of train

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Car 9, the back: 5 of 5 riders who named a row

The layout, to scale

202 ft, top of the lift100 ftstation level73 mph at the bottomcamelbacklift, about 50 secondsfirst dropcamelback and turnaroundtwister sectionbrake run

Specifications

202 ftHeight
202 RagingBull 185 Flash:VerticalVelocity 180 Wrath ofRakshasa 175 Maxx Force 165 Goliath 127 AmericanEagle
208 ftFirst drop
208 RagingBull 180 Goliath 172 Maxx Force 171 Wrath ofRakshasa 160 Flash:VerticalVelocity 147 AmericanEagle
73 mphTop speed
Maxx Force78 Raging Bull73 Goliath72 Flash:Vertical Velo…70 Wrath ofRakshasa67 American Eagle66 078 mph
65°Drop angle
96°Wrath ofRakshasa85°Goliath65°Raging Bull55°AmericanEagle54°Demon53°Viperdashed line: straight down, 90°
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Rider favouriteHuge first dropStrong airtimeLong rideGreat layoutEjector airtimeComfy restraintsShort waitsComfortableFloaty airtime

Criticised for

Slowed by trimsWeak layout

The rides on Raging Bull that I got this season have 3 powerful moments of ejector airtime in the back (First drop, drop of the MCBR, drop into the figure 8).

PK Stineman, Captain Coaster review

Outside of the drop off the MCBR I didn’t get any airtime on this.

Inverted Thrills, Captain Coaster review

While that first drop is still iconic and the view from the top is incredible as well, certain parts of the ride have not aged well.

Kyle Fax, Captain Coaster review

The first drop is good, pretty equal to other hypers like Intimidator, and the rest of the layout is acceptable but somewhat lacking on airtime.

Birb from not Canada, Captain Coaster review

Raging Bull is an impressive ride, both in height/speed/length but also in rideability: it’s an extremely smooth ride, and the layout makes it very re-rideable.

Theme Park James, published review

One of the only fast-moving queues in the park, even with only two-train operation.

Cory Sanin, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America
Jonrev, CC BY-SA 3.0
Raging Bull, hyper and mega roller coaster at Six Flags Great America, USA
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hendricksphotos/, CC BY-SA 2.0
Raging Bull in Six Flags Great America's Southwest Territory
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America
Surrender at Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America from Sky Trek Tower
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America
Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Raging Bull station at Six Flags Great America, Illinois, United States
Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0
Raging Bull first drop at Six Flags Great America, Illinois, United States
Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0
Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America
ThrillZing, CC BY 4.0
Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America from Sky Trek Tower
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Raging Bull station at Six Flags Great America, Illinois, United States
Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Planning your ride

History and awards

May 1, 1999Opened

Six Flags Great America's headline coaster: the second of the tall drop-and-speed coasters its builder made, and the first with a twisting layout.

+7%Park attendance that year

Moved the park from the nineteenth to the eighteenth most-visited in North America.

1,535 tonsof steel, and 12,000 bolts

Shaped by Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH and themed to the Southwest Territory, a ruined 19th-century mission the station is built to resemble.

46 daysClosed in 2025 for a full repaint

350 gallons of orange on the track and 240 of purple on the supports.

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 25 polls, 1999 to 2026

14th1999, its first poll
9th2005, its best placing
44th2026, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Six Flags Great America. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, incrediblecoasters.com, limitlesspark.com, themeparkjames.co.uk, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever. Track plan from above: traced from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: ThrillZing (CC BY 4.0), Jonrev (CC BY-SA 3.0), https://www.flickr.com/photos/hendricksphotos/ (CC BY-SA 2.0), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Surrender at Polish Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0), Christophe95 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): TheClassicRemake Man, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The most beautiful first drop I've ever experienced.”; Samantha, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Seriously, that first drop just whips you in the…”; Jeff Kahn, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop is one of the best I've…”; Dakota Baker, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop and drop off the mid-course have…”; Ibraheem Mustafa, rider review on Captain Coaster: “One of the most underrated rides of all time,…”; Drake Schmidt, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It is just an amazing ride with a great…”; Carter Eckhart, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Overall I was surprised by how much of an…”; Beau, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The drop is no joke, and every moment of…”; Lindsay Bremer, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Raging Bull makes you feel like you’re flying through…”; Shocking Chef, rider review on Captain Coaster: “A very long and complete ride with a lot…”; Jay Van Linden, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ride is long and complete thanks to a…”; Cal Schattschneider Jr., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The line moves fast, and the ride is so…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: East Coasters's back row POV, Raging Bull POV 5K Back Row: WORLD'S BEST DROP? (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.