HW just posted a pic of a steel coaster they removed in 1998 called Firecracker . I never knew they had a steel coaster.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150098448249538&set=a.10150098448239538.279048.35385539537&theater

They still do.

http://www.holidayworld.com/rides/howler

Yes. I never got the chance to ride it unfortunately. It looks rather rough. Can anyone here remember any ride experiences on how it was back in the day?

It was not rough. It was a fine and fun ride. It traveled the fair circuit after leaving HW, and I do believe I rode it one year at the Ohio State Fair (or was it in South Carolina? one of the two...)

According to RCDB, the ride was at the Ohio State Fair from 1999 to 2009. Not sure where it was at last season...

According to RCDB, the ride was at the Ohio State Fair from 1999 to 2009. Not sure where it was at last season...

Wasn't there an incident involving this ride at the state fair in '09? I might have to email Dave...

Edit: The 2009 OSF accident involved the snapped cable on Slingshot.

I seem to remember that this ride was involved in an accident that took it off the circuit.

It was not rough. It was a fine and fun ride. It traveled the fair circuit after leaving HW, and I do believe I rode it one year at the Ohio State Fair (or was it in South Carolina? one of the two...)

Columbia, Columbus - I can see how you'd confuse the two

That's actually a great picture. Nice use of framing. Any idea if that coaster had a similar layout to the Python at Coney?

They still do.

http://www.holidaywo...om/rides/howler

Painful credit...

It was at the Ohio State Fair last year. I rode it with KICoaster Girl and StalkerChick.

And your opinion Dave?

Cool.

Only 3 more months til my first ever HW visit.

I remember riding it when I was a kid, it was a bunch of fun. I remember the ride ops had to push the car around to the lift.