Raven

Roller coaster in the United States
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Raven
Raven in 2000
Holiday World
Location Santa Claus, Indiana, USA
Coordinates 38°07′10″N 86°54′55″W / 38.119430°N 86.915193°W / 38.119430; -86.915193
Park section Halloween
Status Operating since May 6, 1995
Rider height 48 inch minimum
Statistics
Builder Custom Coasters International, Inc.
Designer / calculations Larry Bill
Type Wooden - Terrain
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 80 feet
Drop 85 feet
Top speed 48 mph
Length 2800 feet
Inversions 0
Duration 1:30
Rolling stock
Manufacturer Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Riders per train 24
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Raven is a wooden roller coaster located at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. It has repeatedly won the Best Wooden Coaster Golden Ticket Award. The ride opened in 1995 and features a 120 foot long underground tunnel. It is named after Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven".

History

Custom Coasters International, Inc. met with Holiday World to discuss a new roller coaster in June 1994 and visited the park to survey the site the following month. CCI then collaborated with Holiday World, and in particular Will Koch, to create Raven's design.[1]

Groundbreaking for the Raven occurred in September 1994.[2] Raven officially opened on May 6, 1995, following a media day on May 3.[3] The ride's name was suggested by Amusement Business editor Tim O'Brien.[4]

When the ride first opened, it featured just one train. A second train was installed in 2005 to coincide with its 10th anniversary. Space had been set aside for a future transfer table when the ride was originally designed.[5]

The ride was designed an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark in 2016.[6]

During the 2020-2021 off-season, Raven was given a refurbishment. The ride's trains were repainted with wings on both sides and 25% of the track was replaced.[7]

Design

Elements

Trains

2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train. The trains were built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. Riders are held in by individual ratcheting lap bars and seatbelts.

Images

References

  1. Futrell, Jim. Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 75 Years of America's First Theme Park. Quarry Books. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-253-06290-1.
  2. Futrell, Jim. Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 75 Years of America's First Theme Park. Quarry Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-253-06290-1.
  3. Futrell, Jim. Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 75 Years of America's First Theme Park. Quarry Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-253-06290-1.
  4. Futrell, Jim. Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 75 Years of America's First Theme Park. Quarry Books. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-253-06290-1.
  5. Futrell, Jim. Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 75 Years of America's First Theme Park. Quarry Books. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-253-06290-1.
  6. Futrell, Jim. Holiday World & Splashin' Safari 75 Years of America's First Theme Park. Quarry Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-253-06290-1.
  7. "A Paint Job Most Fowl". Holiday World.

External links

  • Raven on the Roller Coaster DataBase.


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