Ragin' Cajun is a steel roller coaster

Steel roller coaster

A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world...

 at located Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America is a Six Flags theme park in the Chicago metropolitan area, located in Gurnee, Illinois. It first opened in 1976 as Marriott's Great America. Six Flags purchased the park from the Marriott Corporation in 1984, making it the seventh park in the chain...

 in Gurnee, Illinois

Gurnee, Illinois

Gurnee is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28,834 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 30,772 in 2005. The village borders the city of Waukegan and is considered a part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Gurnee is perhaps best known for being the location of...

. Manufactured by Zamperla and Reverchon, the design is a "Crazy Mouse", which is similar to a "Wild Mouse

Wild Mouse roller coaster

A Wild Mouse roller coaster is a type of roller coaster characterized by small cars that seat four people or fewer and ride on top of the track, taking tight, flat turns at modest speeds, yet producing high lateral G-forces...

." 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 2004 as part of a new "Mardi-Gras" section at Six Flags Great America. The ride runs five cars at a time, and each car holds up to four riders with a maximum of three adults.

Incidents

On May 29, 2004, 52-year-old ride mechanic Jack Brouse of Zion, Illinois, was hit by a roller coaster car as he attempted to cross the tracks. Suffering from a traumatic head injury, he died at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.