Ragin' Cajun (roller coaster)
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 Ragin Cajun during Fright Fest. |
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| Location | Six Flags Great America |
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| Type | Steel - Wild Mouse - Spinning |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 28, 2004 |
| Manufacturer | Zamperla |
| Designer | Reverchon |
| Model | Twister Coaster |
| Track layout | Wild Mouse |
| Height | 42.67 ft (13.01 m) |
| Length | 1,377.9 ft (420.0 m) |
| Max speed | 29.1 mph (46.8 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:30 |
| Capacity | 400 riders per hour |
| Max g-force | 2.5 |
| Ragin’ Cajun at RCDB Pictures of Ragin’ Cajun at RCDB |
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- This article is about an American roller coaster. For other uses, see Ragin' Cajun (disambiguation).
Ragin' Cajun is a steel roller coaster at located Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Zamperla and Reverchon, the design is a "Crazy Mouse", which is similar to a "Wild Mouse"; Crazy Mouse coasters' cars freely spin during the second half of the ride, but Wild Mouse coasters' cars do not. Ragin' Cajun opened in May of 2004 as part of a new "Mardi-Gras" section at Six Flags Great America. The ride runs six cars at a time, each car holds up to four riders with a maximum of three adults. Six Flags Great America classifies Ragin' Cajun as "High Thrill" and it is quite a thrilling ride.
[edit] Incidents
On May 29, 2004, 52-year-old ride mechanic Jack Brouse of Zion, Illinois was killed by a roller-coaster car as he attempted to cross the tracks. Suffering from a traumatic head injury, he died at a local hospital.[1]
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