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The Raven (roller coaster)
The Raven
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 1994 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, 1995.
The Raven
takes its name from
Edgar Allan Poe
's poem "
The Raven
" and features sudden drops and turns which mimic the flight of a
raven
. From 2000 to 2003,
The Raven
was voted the world's "Best Wooden Roller Coaster" at the
Golden Ticket Awards
, which are presented annually by
Amusement Today
magazine.
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