920:
438:
29:
445:
On May 29, 2004, the day after opening of the new roller coaster, a 52-year-old Six Flags ride mechanic Jack Brouse of Zion, Illinois, was hit by one of Ragin' Cajun's car full of passengers as he was working along the tracks of the roller coaster. Suffering from a traumatic head injury, he died at
414:." Crazy Mouse coasters' cars freely spin during the second half of the ride, but Wild Mouse coasters' cars do not. The ride runs five cars at a time, and each car holds up to four riders with a maximum of three adults. Ragin' Cajun previously operated at
453:
On August 29, 2013, Six Flags
America announced that they would be adding a new Mardi Gras themed area for the 2014 season for their park. The area would include a roller coaster named,
632:
993:
461:
attraction called French
Quarter Flyers. With no official announcement from Six Flags or Six Flags Great America, the Illinois Ragin' Cajun was removed after the 2013 season.
883:
434:
section. The newly family themed area opened on May 3, 2004, along with the park for the 2004 season. Ragin' Cajun opened later that month for the public on May 28, 2004.
1300:
858:
581:
1310:
1190:
1325:
1280:
1335:
1275:
1265:
676:
606:
1340:
1330:
65:
1014:
1101:
851:
1345:
1305:
1204:
160:
1290:
1260:
1085:
878:
486:
Mardi Gras opened with Six Flags
America on opening day of the 2014 season. All rides excluding Ragin' Cajun opened on April 5, 2014.
1295:
1069:
1320:
1270:
844:
1217:
1056:
709:
669:
919:
1285:
737:
473:
732:
1209:
998:
233:
554:
758:
1315:
820:
763:
662:
426:
On
January 17, 2004, Six Flags Great America announced five new attractions and a whole new themed section called
974:
940:
753:
704:
411:
256:
1160:
699:
399:
327:
153:
58:
945:
867:
480:
415:
260:
145:
134:
123:
1061:
437:
1233:
784:
727:
407:
391:
252:
1238:
807:
788:
714:
447:
1080:
899:
685:
395:
50:
39:
374:
a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 4 riders per train.
985:
825:
506:
430:, which included Ragin' Cajun. The newly themed section Mardi Gras transformed parts of the
812:
458:
296:
964:
904:
1254:
768:
1111:
909:
529:
468:
section at Six Flags
America which includes Ragin' Cajun, replaced the former
175:
162:
80:
67:
558:
28:
836:
403:
270:
353:
479:
Ragin Cajun at Six Flags
America was built on the former location of
654:
489:
Six Flags
America officially opened Ragin' Cajun on June 21, 2014.
436:
507:"Six Flags Great America to Undergo a Mass Makeover This Winter"
840:
658:
582:"Six Flags America to add new roller coaster, Mardi Gras theme"
633:"Six Flags America launching new roller coaster this weekend"
379:
472:
themed area. The rides in
Southwest Territory including
410:, the design is a "Crazy Mouse", which is similar to a "
607:"Six Flags America opens for weekends, spring break"
1226:
1189:
1169:
1141:
1110:
1094:
1049:
1029:
1007:
973:
954:
927:
892:
800:
777:
746:
692:
370:
362:
352:
344:
336:
326:
318:
310:
302:
292:
284:
276:
266:
248:
243:
229:
214:
199:
191:
152:
140:
133:
119:
104:
96:
57:
45:
38:
21:
476:was rethemed to fit the new Mardi Gras theme.
852:
670:
8:
859:
845:
837:
677:
663:
655:
528:Comerford, Michael (September 11, 2007).
1301:Roller coasters manufactured by Zamperla
483:that was removed from the park in 2007.
498:
33:Ragin Cajun at Six Flags Great America
18:
1311:Roller coasters operated by Six Flags
1102:Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
817:The Great Alonzo's Cannonball Coaster
441:Ragin' Cajun at its current location.
7:
1326:Amusement rides that closed in 2013
1281:Roller coasters that closed in 2013
580:Cooper, Rebecca (August 29, 2013).
16:Roller coaster at Six Flags America
1336:2013 disestablishments in Illinois
1276:Roller coasters introduced in 2004
1266:Roller coasters introduced in 2014
14:
557:. August 29, 2013. Archived from
918:
27:
1341:2014 establishments in Maryland
1331:2004 establishments in Illinois
322:29.1 mph (46.8 km/h)
314:1,377.9 ft (420.0 m)
1:
530:"Great America cited by OSHA"
1148:Great America Scenic Railway
1074:Great America Scenic Railway
994:The Flash: Vertical Velocity
1346:Roller coasters in Maryland
1306:Roller coasters in Illinois
769:Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
586:Washington Business Journal
1362:
1291:Wild Mouse roller coasters
916:
790:The Haunting of Hall Manor
392:steel mouse roller coaster
306:42.7 ft (13.0 m)
218:October 27, 2013
1261:Operating roller coasters
941:Superman: Ultimate Flight
874:
378:
239:
129:
26:
1296:Spinning roller coasters
1022:Winner's Circle Go Karts
879:Hurricane Harbor Chicago
759:Penguin's Blizzard River
733:Superman – Ride of Steel
400:Upper Marlboro, Maryland
366:48 in (122 cm)
1321:Six Flags Great America
1271:Removed roller coasters
990:DC Super-Villains Swing
946:The Dark Knight Coaster
868:Six Flags Great America
821:Two Face: The Flip Side
481:Two Face: The Flip Side
416:Six Flags Great America
176:42.368889°N 87.932559°W
135:Six Flags Great America
124:Two Face: The Flip Side
108:June 21, 2014
442:
280:Twister Coaster 420STD
203:May 28, 2004
1286:Steel roller coasters
440:
181:42.368889; -87.932559
1151:Hometown Fun Machine
561:on September 1, 2013
408:Reverchon Industries
380:Ragin' Cajun at RCDB
1239:Holiday in the Park
1191:Southwest Territory
808:Holiday in the Park
470:Southwest Territory
418:from 2004 to 2013.
348:900 riders per hour
172: /
81:38.9088°N 76.7715°W
77: /
1128:Splish Splash Zone
982:Aquaman Splashdown
884:Former attractions
509:. January 17, 2004
448:Froedtert Hospital
443:
402:. Manufactured by
363:Height restriction
293:Lift/launch system
244:General statistics
1316:Six Flags America
1248:
1247:
1081:Wrath of Rakshasa
961:Big Easy Balloons
900:Columbia Carousel
834:
833:
686:Six Flags America
396:Six Flags America
385:
384:
86:38.9088; -76.7715
40:Six Flags America
1353:
1095:Metropolis Plaza
1039:Sprocket Rockets
986:Batman: The Ride
922:
861:
854:
847:
838:
826:Whistlestop Park
764:Hurricane Harbor
715:The Joker's Jinx
679:
672:
665:
656:
649:
648:
646:
644:
629:
623:
622:
620:
618:
603:
597:
596:
594:
592:
577:
571:
570:
568:
566:
551:
545:
544:
542:
540:
525:
519:
518:
516:
514:
503:
225:
223:
210:
208:
187:
186:
184:
183:
182:
177:
173:
170:
169:
168:
165:
148:
115:
113:
92:
91:
89:
88:
87:
82:
78:
75:
74:
73:
70:
53:
31:
19:
1361:
1360:
1356:
1355:
1354:
1352:
1351:
1350:
1251:
1250:
1249:
1244:
1222:
1185:
1165:
1142:Hometown Square
1137:
1131:Up, Up and Away
1106:
1090:
1066:Fiddler's Fling
1045:
1025:
1008:Yukon Territory
1003:
969:
950:
923:
914:
888:
870:
865:
835:
830:
796:
773:
742:
693:Roller coasters
688:
683:
653:
652:
642:
640:
639:. June 20, 2014
631:
630:
626:
616:
614:
613:. April 3, 2014
605:
604:
600:
590:
588:
579:
578:
574:
564:
562:
553:
552:
548:
538:
536:
527:
526:
522:
512:
510:
505:
504:
500:
495:
459:Flying Scooters
424:
297:Chain lift hill
221:
219:
206:
204:
180:
178:
174:
171:
166:
163:
161:
159:
158:
144:
111:
109:
85:
83:
79:
76:
71:
68:
66:
64:
63:
49:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1359:
1357:
1349:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1253:
1252:
1246:
1245:
1243:
1242:
1236:
1230:
1228:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1199:
1195:
1193:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1173:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1116:
1114:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1098:
1096:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1067:
1064:
1059:
1057:American Eagle
1053:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1033:
1031:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1011:
1009:
1005:
1004:
1002:
1001:
996:
991:
988:
983:
979:
977:
971:
970:
968:
967:
965:Roaring Rapids
962:
958:
956:
952:
951:
949:
948:
943:
938:
935:
931:
929:
925:
924:
917:
915:
913:
912:
907:
905:Sky Trek Tower
902:
896:
894:
893:Carousel Plaza
890:
889:
887:
886:
881:
875:
872:
871:
866:
864:
863:
856:
849:
841:
832:
831:
829:
828:
823:
818:
815:
810:
804:
802:
798:
797:
795:
794:
781:
779:
775:
774:
772:
771:
766:
761:
756:
750:
748:
744:
743:
741:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
717:
712:
707:
702:
696:
694:
690:
689:
684:
682:
681:
674:
667:
659:
651:
650:
624:
598:
572:
555:"New for 2014"
546:
520:
497:
496:
494:
491:
450:in Milwaukee.
423:
420:
383:
382:
376:
375:
372:
368:
367:
364:
360:
359:
356:
350:
349:
346:
342:
341:
338:
334:
333:
330:
324:
323:
320:
316:
315:
312:
308:
307:
304:
300:
299:
294:
290:
289:
286:
282:
281:
278:
274:
273:
268:
264:
263:
250:
246:
245:
241:
240:
237:
236:
231:
227:
226:
216:
212:
211:
201:
197:
196:
193:
189:
188:
156:
150:
149:
142:
138:
137:
131:
130:
127:
126:
121:
117:
116:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
61:
55:
54:
47:
43:
42:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1358:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1258:
1256:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1192:
1188:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1170:Hometown Park
1168:
1162:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1140:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1093:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1028:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1015:Little Dipper
1013:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
989:
987:
984:
981:
980:
978:
976:
972:
966:
963:
960:
959:
957:
953:
947:
944:
942:
939:
936:
933:
932:
930:
928:Orleans Place
926:
921:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
897:
895:
891:
885:
882:
880:
877:
876:
873:
869:
862:
857:
855:
850:
848:
843:
842:
839:
827:
824:
822:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
805:
803:
799:
792:
791:
786:
783:
782:
780:
776:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
751:
749:
745:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
697:
695:
691:
687:
680:
675:
673:
668:
666:
661:
660:
657:
638:
637:Baltimore Sun
634:
628:
625:
612:
611:Baltimore Sun
608:
602:
599:
587:
583:
576:
573:
560:
556:
550:
547:
535:
531:
524:
521:
508:
502:
499:
492:
490:
487:
484:
482:
477:
475:
471:
467:
462:
460:
456:
451:
449:
439:
435:
433:
432:Orleans Place
429:
421:
419:
417:
413:
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
298:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
272:
269:
265:
262:
258:
254:
251:
247:
242:
238:
235:
232:
228:
217:
213:
202:
198:
194:
190:
185:
157:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
136:
132:
128:
125:
122:
118:
107:
103:
99:
95:
90:
62:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
1214:River Rocker
1182:Tot's Livery
1030:Camp Cartoon
1019:Logger's Run
937:Rue Le Dodge
801:Former rides
789:
738:The Wild One
723:Ragin' Cajun
722:
641:. Retrieved
636:
627:
615:. Retrieved
610:
601:
589:. Retrieved
585:
575:
563:. Retrieved
559:the original
549:
537:. Retrieved
534:Daily Herald
533:
523:
511:. Retrieved
501:
488:
485:
478:
469:
465:
463:
455:Ragin' Cajun
454:
452:
444:
431:
427:
425:
388:Ragin' Cajun
387:
386:
285:Track layout
267:Manufacturer
215:Closing date
200:Opening date
141:Park section
105:Opening date
46:Park section
22:Ragin' Cajun
1234:Fright Fest
1210:Raging Bull
1157:Triple Play
1154:The Lobster
1077:Sky Striker
1050:County Fair
1042:Yahoo River
975:DC Universe
785:Fright Fest
754:Gotham City
747:Other rides
719:Mind Eraser
710:Great Chase
230:Replaced by
179: /
154:Coordinates
84: /
59:Coordinates
1255:Categories
1205:Giant Drop
1125:Krazy Kups
1122:Krazy Kars
1112:Kidzopolis
955:Mardi Gras
910:Maxx Force
591:August 29,
565:August 29,
493:References
466:Mardi Gras
428:Mardi Gras
412:Wild Mouse
328:Inversions
288:Wild Mouse
257:Wild Mouse
222:2013-10-27
207:2004-05-28
167:87°55′57″W
164:42°22′08″N
146:Mardi Gras
112:2014-06-21
72:76°46′17″W
69:38°54′32″N
51:Mardi Gras
1179:Red Baron
1176:Lady Bugs
1036:Crazy Bus
999:The Joker
234:The Joker
100:Operating
1241:(former)
1201:Ricochet
1198:Chubasco
1134:ZoomJets
1086:X-Flight
705:Firebird
474:Wild One
464:The new
404:Zamperla
345:Capacity
337:Duration
271:Zamperla
261:Spinning
259: –
255: –
120:Replaced
1161:Whizzer
1119:Bouncer
1070:Goliath
700:Batwing
643:July 3,
617:July 3,
539:July 3,
513:July 3,
422:History
354:G-force
220: (
205: (
195:Removed
110: (
1227:Events
934:Condor
813:Python
778:Events
457:and a
371:Trains
311:Length
303:Height
192:Status
97:Status
1218:Viper
1062:Demon
390:is a
319:Speed
277:Model
253:Steel
728:Roar
645:2014
619:2014
593:2013
567:2013
541:2014
515:2014
406:and
340:1:30
249:Type
398:in
394:at
358:2.5
1257::
635:.
609:.
584:.
532:.
860:e
853:t
846:v
793:)
787:(
678:e
671:t
664:v
647:.
621:.
595:.
569:.
543:.
517:.
332:0
224:)
209:)
114:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
