Six Flags Great America in Gurnee has announced that one of its most popular roller coasters will be temporarily closed as the theme park also announces its Fright Fest lineup.
Park officials announced Monday that the Raging Bull ride at Six Flags Great America will be undergoing a “major refresh.”
The ride will temporarily close next week and the last day for guests to ride it is on August 18.
The Raging Bull will undergo a full repaint during the closure. It is unclear when it will reopen.
The ride, which reaches 20 stories high, opened in 1999 and is located in the Southwest Territory of the park.
The theme park announced on Tuesday its lineup for Fright Fest, which is set to begin on September 13 and run on select nights through November 2.
Park guests should expect “terrifying haunted mazes, sinister scare zones, exhilarating live shows, and specialty food & drink,” the park announcement said.
“The park has been fully transformed for a terrifying Halloween celebration, where nothing is as it screams. Horrors lurk in foggy corners, and haunts await your presence,” Six Flags said.
Guests can encounter “spine-tingling chills” in the ambient Scare Zones or unwind by watching a scary-good live show.
“Plus, true horror fans can unlock new fears with our extraordinary, pay-to-panic Haunted Mazes! And don’t forget — a trip to Six Flags Great America wouldn’t be complete without a ride or three on the all-new, record-breaking dive coaster, Wrath of Rakshasa. It’s even scarier after dark!” the park said.
The Wrath of Rakshasa coaster is the park’s newest ride. It opened on May 31 after it was announced in August 2024.
Towering at 180 feet, the dive coaster pauses before plummeting to a 171-foot drop at a beyond-vertical 96 degrees that “feels like a descent into the abyss.”
The ride, which features five inversions, reaches speeds of nearly 67 mph and is on 3,239 feet of steel track.
Six Flags said the Fright Fest event is an “intensely scary” Halloween event and is not recommended for children younger than 13 after 6 p.m.