The Raven — Attraction in Santa Claus

This was the first ride I rode when I went to Holiday World. It's a short wooden coaster with a picturesque lakeside wooded setting. I rode it in the morning when the park opened. I was like," Eh nothing special." But whoooo boy did Raven warm up. Three or fours later it was blazing through it's layout with some of the best pacing and laterals I've experienced on a coaster yet! It's 2800 feet long, but it doesn't feel that long because it is hauling. It's Holiday World's oldest wooden coaster and you can tell. It was definitely the roughest of the three woodies. Probably because it has an ambitious layout. It tracked quite well and it's roughness complimented it's sense of speed. If the ride was smoother I wouldn't have loved it as much. Do not miss out on this coaster. It's neighboring coaster Legend was also excellent, but hands down I preferred Raven. The fifth drop was over hyped, the first drop was better than I thought it would be. And the last half of the ride is amazing. Great wooden coaster that gets overshadowed, understandably...

Could be more organized, was able to get through security around 830, waited til 930 for the tickets to open , then had to wait for the different sections to open at 10, the raven didn't open til 1030 so that was frustrating, free drinks was helpful considering the high ticket price , the water park Lines were ridiculously long , over an hour for the bigger lines. The rides need some updates , I held onto my kid during the wooden ones he was able to slide under the bar a bit...

The Raven is one of my favorite wooden coasters ever built. It has a layout swallowed by the woods, with a first drop into a tunnel, a turn over water, and four other sharp drops, including the sharpest final drop that plunges straight into the woods, leading to a low to the ground finale of fast turns and quick speed hills before you screech to a halt. It's pulse pounding and amazing to ride. I recommend front for the best sense of speed...