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''The Howler'' is a family steel roller coaster at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. It was built in 1999 by Zamperla as part of a larger expansion project to build Holidog's FunTown; it opened on May 8, 1999. ''The Howler'' is themed after Holiday World's mascot, Holidog, and features a 12-passenger train with the front car resembling the dog's head and the back car resembling the dog's hind feet and tail. ''The Howler'' is located within the Fourth of July section of Holiday World in a sub-section known as Holidog's FunTown, which is a children's play area located in the southeasternmost corner of the park. Prior to the addition of ''Thunderbird'' 2015, it was unique for being Holiday World's sole steel coaster, as the main roller coasters at the time were all wooden ones. ==History== In 1998, Holiday World began making preparations for a new addition to the park by removing the ''Firecracker'' roller coaster from the area encircled by ''The Freedom Train''. In its place, the park planned on building Holidog's FunTown, a children's play area featuring a three-story play structure. As part of Holidog's FunTown, Holiday World made plans to purchase a small roller coaster that all members of the family, including children, could enjoy. The park called the new roller coaster ''The Howler'', deriving the name from the sound the area's mascot, a dog named Holidog, makes. ''The Howler'' opened on May 8, 1999. When the roller coaster opened, it operated with a single 12-passenger train custom made by Zamperla so that the lead car resembled Holidog's head while the back car resembled Holidog's hind feet and tail.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rcdb.com/555.htm )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Howler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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