Which coaster makes the best of the land...

The Beast for wood, and Nemesis for steel.

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That's a know brainer it's the father & son of BEAST - at KINGS ISLAND OHIO

Ooh.. I just thought of another one. I'd say Nemesis probably wins in the invert category. Going through trenches was a great idea.

Absolutely Boulder Dash. No other coaster uses the terrain like it does.

What about AIR...? :)

I'd Say Beast and from what I can tell, the Raven does a pretty good job as well.

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Boulder Dash, no doubt! This beauty is built in the terrain, it follows th flow of the land. And it is so hidden in the trees that you can only see bits and pieces of it from the line.

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Nemesis' landcaping is totally man-made whereas Dragon Mountain, the Ultimate & others are natural.

Phantoms Revenge, defently because I have never experinced a coaster going into a revince before.

Boulder Dash, Mindbender, Tennessee Tornado, almost all of the Kennywood coasters, and the HW coasters.

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Big Bad Wolf and Lochness Monster

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It's a lightweight compared to those mentioned, but don't forget about the Trailblazer at HP. It stays close to the ground most of its entire ride, but it's still a fun, classic Arrow minetrain. It was still wearing diapers when I first rode it ('75), but now my young ones ride it too!! Also, I have not ridden the current Phantom's Revenge at KW, but the former Steel Phantom did well with it's surroundings as well.

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ApolloAndy said:
"How did Nemesis not get brought up yet?"

I was thinking the same thing but then you could say it doesn't use the land as the area was built around the ride, not the ride around the landscape.

I like how the Boss and Screamin Eagle at SFStL use their terrain. You never expect that huge third drop on the 'Eagle, and the double down on the Boss is short of heavenly.
Also the coasters at Big Chief's in the Wisconsin Dells use their land pretty well.

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staticman00 said:
"Also the coasters at Big Chief's in the Wisconsin Dells use their land pretty well."

I must disagree here. Only Zeus uses the land well (very well, in fact.) Cyclops had a trench dug for it, thats about as good as it uses land, and Pegasus, well, is just 15 feet in the air and surounded by a go kart track.

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I would say Boulder Dash for wood, and Nemesis for steel. I think that there are many choices, but there is nothing like these two for all out
near-collision intensity.

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Another unmentioned candidate is Superman Krypton Coaster at Fiesta Texas. This coaster dives off a massive rock quarry cliff, it's quite spectacular.

How about Magnus Colossus at Terra Mitica, http://www.rcdb.com/installationgallery1081.htm?Picture=3

It was built by RCCA and opened about a year ago.

--seth

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I'd have to say Boulder Dash.

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