Die Holzachterbahn The Legend im Themenpark Holiday World (Detail)
Drops 113 ft

Holiday World, Santa Claus, Indiana

Legend

“Incredible pacing and a very long duration.”

POV
Ride it: back row POV
Back row
the howl sound effect on the lift
What riders love
  • A fifteen second helix with no banking is something I couldn't even imagine being real, but Legend has it.
  • I'll have dreams about popping in and out of the helix tunnels for the rest of my life
  • The ending laterals are totally unhinged.
  • Phenomenal from start to finish, there’s no dead points in the ride (especially on back row) and it’s criminally underrated.
  • It delivers a relentless ride with nonstop intensity.
  • This has some excellent laterals, especially on that helix, and it never lets up.
  • Diving past trees and water slides is super fun and then you have a couple of random drops with great airtime, to follow is the incredible massive helix.
  • You have no idea what is coming as 90% of the this coaster is completely hidden from view anywhere in the park.
  • Super long ride back in the woods that’s full of amazing turns and a couple hills that you won’t expect.
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Watch POVs and more

The Legend Front Row (HD POV) Holiday World

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The Legend POV 5K BACK ROW BEAUTY Holiday World Santa Claus, IN

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Legend POV 5K (Highest Quality) Holiday World Santa Claus, IN

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Legend Off-Ride Footage, Holiday World CCI Wooden Roller Coaster | Non-Copyright

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Legend Review Holiday World CCI Wooden Roller Coaster

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The Legend Review - Holiday World (Santa Claus, Indiana) Wooden Roller Coaster

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The Legend Roller Coaster at Holiday World | Travel Channel

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Holiday World

The layout is a great showcase of everything enthusiasts love CCI for, with strong sustained laterals and some shockingly good airtime moments mixed in.

Ethan S.

It provides a glorious amount of airtime that was missing in my 2015 ride.

Coaster101

It was not a completely awful experience, giving good intensity and a few good pops of airtime, but the insane jackhammering in the valleys made those aspects very hard to enjoy.

VelociGOAT

...laterals keep getting progressively stronger as you are pinned to the side of your seat for about 15 seconds straight and you even get a floater pop while these laterals are happening towards the end.

Carter Eckhart

The first hump offers no airtime, but the second offers a weak pop for those in the back.

Canobie Coaster

The Legend at Holiday World came as a huge surprise to me, as it was incredibly smooth and had insanely whippy elements.

Liam Dodds

Aside from the smoother ride, Legend’s most noticeable new feature is the double-down that precedes the double helix:

Coaster101

PTC trains aren’t the best with this extreme of a ride, and the ride is very rough the further back you go, but I’m sure you can handle it.

Birb from not Canada

The first drop into the tunnel is smooth and pretty great, but apart from that, it is such an uncomfortable ride.

Rollertoaster

Despite the way it tracks varying to some degree year-on-year, Legend is a consistent powerhouse that would be the best coaster at a lot of parks.

Ethan S.

The coaster is unrelenting from the first drop to the last turn.

Coaster101

Still pretty intense and fun, if a bit uncomfortable at times.

Evangelion Martini

This ride is so intense I was not expecting it.

Megan Isovitsch

It’s almost too much to take at certain points.

Sean Reardon

Bucking bronco and "surviving" are perfect, I was floored how intense and just crazy this ride is.

@SchrodingersCat8813

The fast ride by the forest, the huge scale, and the spooky theming put this ride over the edge as one of my favorite wooden coasters.

Eric Esty

And the Legend’s speed as it enters the brake run is fast and furious.

Coaster101

It’s long, unique, and it stays fast the entire time.

Rollertoaster

The whole ride is very fast paced and out of control as you travel through a great setting in the woods.

Carter Eckhart

Incredible pacing and a very long duration.

Austin L.

You then zoom around one last turn with strong sustained laterals before hitting the final brake run, ending the 4042 foot or 1232 meter long coaster.

Canobie Coaster

Was a walk on all 3 times but capacity seems like it would be decent.

Trent Yoder

Meanwhile, Legend was anywhere from a walk-on to 10 minutes at the worst, and during ERT, you could just sit on the train and not have to get off.

Doctor Coaster

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

99 ftHeight
159 Voyage 140 Thunderbird 99 Legend 80 Raven
113 ftFirst drop
154 Voyage 130 Thunderbird 113 Legend 85 Raven
59 mphTop speed
Voyage67 Thunderbird60 Legend59 Raven48 067 mph
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

IntenseRider favouriteFeels fastGreat layoutLong ride

Criticised for

Rough or rattly

Legend is a crazy, out-of-control ride with very intense laterals and a couple good airtime pops, including the first drop.

Duncan G., Captain Coaster review

I’m giving it an extra 0.5 stars because the layout is actually magnificent.

Rollertoaster, Captain Coaster review

Airtime may be a con on this, but it still does have some moments like the first drop.

J&B FitzTubeKidz, Captain Coaster review

This provides both the aggressive airtime and intense laterals that the group is known for in spades as it flies around a valley and even attempts to invade the water park.

I'm NotHere, Captain Coaster review

The drop is smooth as glass, especially when compared to the original.

Coaster101, published review

One of the first coasters ive ridden that I actively wanted to end.

VelociGOAT, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Die Holzachterbahn The Legend im Themenpark Holiday World
Jeremy Thompson (Roller Coaster Philosophy), CC BY 2.0
Die Holzachterbahn The Legend im Themenpark Holiday World
Jeremy Thompson (Roller Coaster Philosophy), CC BY 2.0
Die Holzachterbahn The Legend im Themenpark Holiday World
Jeremy Thompson (Roller Coaster Philosophy), CC BY 2.0
Die Holzachterbahn The Legend im Themenpark Holiday World
Jeremy Thompson (Roller Coaster Philosophy), CC BY 2.0
Die Holzachterbahn The Legend im Themenpark Holiday World
Jeremy Thompson (Roller Coaster Philosophy), CC BY 2.0
Die Holzachterbahn The Legend im Themenpark Holiday World
Jeremy Thompson (Roller Coaster Philosophy), CC BY 2.0
The Legend Roller Coaster - View across Lake Rudolph
Mavision PC, CC BY 3.0
Legend at Holiday World
ThrillZing, CC BY 4.0

8 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

May 6, 2000Opened

Built by Custom Coasters International, designed by Larry Bill.

$3 millionTo build

Golden Ticket Awards, top wood coaster: ranked in 26 polls, 2000 to 2026

7th2000, its first poll
4th2002, its best placing
14th2026, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Holiday World guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, coaster101.com, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Jeremy Thompson (Roller Coaster Philosophy) (CC BY 2.0), Mavision PC (CC BY 3.0), ThrillZing (CC BY 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

Quote at the top of the page: Austin L., Captain Coaster review.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Carter Eckhart, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It has by far the best and strongest laterals…”; Matt Whaley, rider review on Captain Coaster: “A fifteen second helix with no banking is something…”; Caleb Vines, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I'll have dreams about popping in and out of…”; Em McMahon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ending laterals are totally unhinged.”; John alien, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The real beauty is that this ride doesn't stop…”; Zach S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Phenomenal from start to finish, there’s no dead points…”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It delivers a relentless ride with nonstop intensity.”; Inverted Thrills, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This has some excellent laterals, especially on that helix,…”; GoesBy Jay, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The layout itself is also very fun, as it…”; Chris Jones, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Diving past trees and water slides is super fun…”; Brian Sheldon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You have no idea what is coming as 90%…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Super long ride back in the woods that’s full…”; Ethan S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I find it to be the best presented of…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: East Coasters's back row POV, The Legend POV 5K BACK ROW BEAUTY Holiday World Santa Claus, IN (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.