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1	[[quoteright:350:[[VideoGame/SonicGenerations https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ghz.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:You wouldn't ''believe'' the natural processes responsible for that thing's shape.]]
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4	->'''Tails:''' Speed Highway was ''literally'' built with taxpayer dollars!\
5	'''Sonic:''' Yeah, and they used the money to build loop-de-loops on the road. Which, granted, cool as hell for me… but ''man'', morning commutes must be hell for everyone else!
6	-->-- [[https://youtu.be/6sUR6ylVH7E "Sonic Evades his Taxes"]] by '''WebVideo/{{Jehtt}}'''
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8	A type of landscape featuring natural formations that are the functional equivalents of theme park rides: Waterfalls, mountain torrents, glaciers or icebergs double as water slides, plot-sensitive erosion has created rock or snow formations that act as rollercoaster tracks or bobsled runs, complete with [[RampJump Ramp Jumps]], giant water lilies serve as trampolines or at least provide a fun and bouncy way to cross a stretch of water, hanging vines can be used as ropeways, swings, for bungee-jumping or Tarzan-style transportation and so on...
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10	Alternatively, the setting can be industrial or urban, as long as the environment invites misuse as a carnival ride. This can be both BenevolentArchitecture or MalevolentArchitecture, depending on your viewpoint and if you [[WasntThatFun liked]] [[ImNotDoingThatAgain the "ride"]] or intended to take it in the first place.
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12	Related to ArtisticLicenseBotany, SkateHeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth. RollercoasterMine, {{Ramprovisation}} and LilyPadPlatform are subtropes. No relation of ThemeParkVersion.
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14	!! Examples:
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18	[[folder: Films - Animated]]
19	* Perhaps most [[JustForFun/{{Egregious}} Egregiously]], in ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeTheMeltdown'' there's actually a freestanding ice formation shaped like (and used as) a water slide complete with water mysteriously flowing from its highest point.
20	* In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'' the winding, moss-covered branches become a sort of jungle skate park for the Ape Man to do some sick moves. (The filmmakers called it "tree-surfing")
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23	[[folder: Films - Live-Action]]
24	%%* Neverland in ''Film/{{Hook}}''.
25	* The RollercoasterMine in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', most obviously.
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28	[[folder:VideoGames]]
29	* ''VideoGame/EverybodyEditsFlash'': The cave is filled with tunnels that push the player's character along in every direction, helped by a large amount of GravityScrew.
30	* ''VideoGame/RigsOfRods'': Typical for many maps, especially those of the proving grounds/test area kind. But then again, they're purpose-built.
31	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
32	** Almost any level from the Platform/SegaGenesis era titles; particularly the [[GreenHillZone Green]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zMHaHPXqqg Hill Zone]] with its rolling hills, spirals, and loops.
33	** On any console, really. ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' even has a ''highway'' with loops and jumps.
34	** Speed Highway from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', which does the same. It makes one wonder how normal, everyday people in the Sonic Universe go about their day-to-day lives, especially when they're trying to get to work...
35	** ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' takes this to literal extremes with giant amusement park levels, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMLrpnjwyTU Planet Wisp,]] which is one in progress.
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38	[[folder:WesternAnimation]]
39	* Several [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Wile E. Coyote]] cartoons feature this type of landscape, most notably when the gag involves a falling boulder or rocket skates.
40	* The chute system in the ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' city of Omashu counts, since it's sorta like a giant slide and rollercoaster all in one. It was even shown that Aang and Bumi used to play on them when they were kids.
41	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'': The underground cavern in "The Road to Dendron" features a water passage which Duckman, Cornfed, and Ajax use to escape, though in a subversion, the Fakir laments: "Why did I put in that water slide?! After them!"
42	* ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'': The architecture of the carnival-themed Chuckle City includes a lot of roller-coaster ramps and trapezes that people can use for {{Ramprovisation}}.
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