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The Legend (roller coaster)
The Legend
is a
wooden roller coaster
at
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
's Halloween section in
Santa Claus
,
Indiana
,
USA
. It was designed and built beginning in 1999 by the now-defunct roller coaster manufacturer
Custom Coasters International
, with the help of designers Dennis McNulty and Larry Bill; it opened on May 6, 2000.
The Legend
is themed after
Washington Irving
's short story "
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
" and mimics the frightful ride
Ichabod Crane
took as he was chased through the woods by the
Headless Horseman
.
The Legend
has been consistently ranked among the world's top twenty-five wooden roller coasters at the
Golden Ticket Awards
, which are presented annually by
Amusement Today
magazine.
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