Flyer Comet
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| Location |
Whalom Park ( Lunenburg , Massachusetts , USA ) |
| Type | Wood - sitting |
| Drive type | Chain lift hill |
| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters |
| Designer | Vernon Keenan |
| opening | 1940 |
| closure | 2000 |
| length | 805 m |
| height | 21 m |
| Max. speed | 56 km / h |
| Travel time | 1:55 min |
| Inversions | 0 |
Flyer Comet in Whalom Park ( Lunenburg , Massachusetts , USA ) was a wooden roller coaster manufactured by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters , which opened in 1940. It was constructed by Vernon Keenan, closed in 2000 and demolished in late 2006. The lift motor and other mechanical parts of the lift were sold a few years before the lift was demolished.
Details
When the Shooting Star roller coaster , built in 1923, was destroyed by a hurricane in 1938 , Whalom hired the National Amusement Devices Company and designer Vernon Keenan to create a new roller coaster. Some parts of the Shooting Star were used to construct the track, which was then called Comet . It was the park's third roller coaster since it opened in 1893, and no new roller coasters have been added.
Whalom Park was bought by Global Developments in 2001 . They began cleaning up the property on October 10, 2006. The roller coaster was demolished on October 18, 2006. The area receives the Emerald Estates , which are gated residential developments on the shores of Lake Whalom . Although the railway was destroyed, the wagons can be viewed in a local museum.
theme
The entrance to the orbit was decorated with falling stars and comets and the Black Hole Tunnel, added in 1990, was added for a space theme. There were also hills in the tunnel.
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Coordinates: 42 ° 34 ′ 34.3 " N , 71 ° 44 ′ 45.6" W.