The Raven is a wooden roller coaster at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari's Halloween section in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.

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.

The seat was instead reserved for the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe, who had published his poem "The Raven" exactly 150 years earlier.

[3][4] In order to accommodate and store the second train when it was not being used, a transfer track was built along the straightaway prior to the lift hill.

Immediately after dispatch the train takes a 180° turn over the queue area and into the transfer track, which runs parallel to the station.

After passing through the transfer track, the train dips down and under the final brake run before latching onto the lift hill chain.

Following the second drop the train crests the top of a small hill in preparation for a large, sweeping right turn over Lake Rudolph.

Following the drop, the train hugs the ground through thickly-wooded terrain while traversing a banked "S" curve, first to the right and then to the left.

Once the switchbacks have been navigated, guests will walk directly under part of the roller coaster's track and into the station.

On the unloading side of the station there are free shelves and lockers that riders may use to hold their belongings for the duration of the ride.

The track features a chain lift hill and three block sections, which allows a maximum of two trains to operate at a time.

Fellner was visiting the park to attend "Stark Raven Mad 2003", an event hosting roller coaster enthusiasts from around the country.

Following a safety check of her lap bar and seat belt by a ride operator, the train left the station.

Multiple witnesses reported that they saw Fellner "virtually standing up" during the ride's initial and subsequent drops.

[10] An investigation following the accident showed that Fellner's safety restraints were working properly and that there were no mechanical deficiencies on the roller coaster.

However, Fellner's family filed a lawsuit in 2005 against Holiday World and the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, the manufacturer of the roller coaster train.