^ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF).Archived from the original (PDF) on Octo. ^ "Top 25 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF).
^ "The Comet named a Roller Coaster Landmark".Signage in the park directing guests to The Comet are similarly themed, along with the large lighted sign on the coaster structure itself.Ī sign in the loading area gives most of the history of The Comet, and notes that the sheltered area for the queue line uses much of the original metal latticework from the old Cyclone. On ride photos can be purchased with flames superimposed over the train to give the artificial appearance of actually riding a comet. While using the historical name of The Comet, little is done to take advantage of the name with theming or decoration. On-ride photos are taken by a camera mounted on a dip closest to the control booth. Turns are tight and only very slightly banked. This can be attributed to its special design, for although the ride is billed as a wooden roller coaster, it is technically a hybrid coaster: it has a steel framework on which is placed wooden bed, on top of the wooden bed are the steel rails the coaster wheels run on.
Riders generally describe The Comet as fast and smooth, with little chatter or shaking during the run. Often early in the day and late at night park guests can reride without having to move from their seat. Park regulars know that heading directly to the back of the park when the main gates open can assure guests of three or four uninterrupted rides before the queue line grows appreciably. If both trains are running on days of low attendance it is possible to move through the queue line in less than five minutes. Owing to its location at the back of the park and simple queue maze, wait time for The Comet is usually under ten minutes wait time generally only exceeds this if the queue line overflows the maze. Minimum height requirement is 48 inches (1,200 mm) to ride. The roller coaster operates two trains, one red and one blue, each one capable of carrying twenty four riders in four cars in three rows, two across. For the 2017 season, The Comet celebrated its 70th Anniversary. The first and largest hill contains a drop of 87 feet (27 m) and brings riders to a maximum speed of 55 mph (89 km/h).
Often rated one of the top roller coasters in the world in the 1990s, The Comet features a 2-minute ride over several hills. Originally known as the Crystal Beach Cyclone and rebuilt into Crystal Beach Comet, The Comet was resurrected and reopened by the Great Escape in 1994. The Comet is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor in Queensbury, New York, in the United States. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
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