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Raging Bull @ Six Flags Great America
Raging Bull @ Six Flags Great America | Coaster Reviews
Raging Bull’s a Bolliger & Mabillard hypercoaster from the same designers of the popular Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure and Apollo’s Chariot at Busch Gardens Europe. So I was excited when I arrived at Great America on a dreary day in 2006. Raging Bull has a more compact twister-style layout and I was curious how it matched up to the Nitro and Apollo’s out-and-back design.After boarding the ultra comfortable seats and pulling down the snug lap bars, the train departs and begins a long, slow 20-story climb. At the top, the track dips a little to pull the last cars off the lift hill, then Raging Bull unleashes a 208-foot drop at 65 degrees. The train reaches speeds over 70 mph and roars through a short underground tunnel at the bottom of the hill. It’s a strong opening.
Next, the train soars up into a banked curve and then back down to the earth. The following hill is a perfectly executed camel back that offers the best airtime on the entire ride.The next few turns and hills are fun, but nothing to write home about. Closer to ground now, the train enters the mid-course brake run. The train dives out the flat brake run with an immediate drop offering some good airtime. Another short drop follows that’s equally as good and the ride sets up for its finale. The twisted, low to the ground finish is another one of Raging Bull’s best moments. Most other hypercoasters spend the majority of their time in the clouds and it was refreshing to see the opposite, especially considering how fast Raging Bull is even towards the end.
Raging Bull doesn’t quite reach the level of its sister coasters in New Jersey and Virginia, but it
comes close. The 200′ drop into the tunnel, the speed, and the twisted finale are all strong points. The swooping turns early on were fun, but I prefer the airtime hills on similar coasters. That said, Raging Bull is top-notch and Chicagoans are lucky to have one of the four B&M hypers in the U.S. in nearby Gurnee. Final Rating – 8.0 (Great)See my complete rating scale. Here’s an onride video of Raging Bull:
What do you think of Raging Bull? Leave a comment below. Images courtesy of CoasterImage. 
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This is my favorite ride at Six Flags Great America!! It’s so smooth– which makes it so much fun. Plus, the seats are really comfortable. Most people are too scared to go on it because of the first drop– but that was the best part (and I’m not even a big roller coaster person)!
I liked this roller coaster the best it’s fun and it doesn’t throw your head all over the place. Also feel very secure with the bar that comes in front of you.
I’m going to Mt. Olympus on monday and today i was fighting an inner battle about if i wanted to go on Hades or not. This was my first rollar coaster ever and after reading that it’s drop is 20 stories ,way bigger than Hade’s 13 stories, and going at the same speed i’m way more calm now….. thank god for this review.