The Comet (Great Escape)

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The Comet
The Comet
Data
Location Great Escape
( Queensbury , New York , USA )
Type Wood - sitting
category Hybrid (steel structure)
Drive type Chain lift hill
Routing double out-and-back
Manufacturer Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Designer Herbert Paul Schmeck
opening Crystal Beach: May 22, 1948
Great Escape: June 25, 1994
closure Crystal Beach: September 4, 1989
length 1279 m
height 29 m
Departure 27 m
Max. speed 89 km / h
Travel time 2:00 min
Trains 2 trains, 4 cars / train, 3 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats
Inversions 0

The Comet in Great Escape ( Queensbury , New York ) is a hybrid wooden roller coaster with a steel structure manufacturer's Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters with the serial number 112 , originally in the May 22, 1948 Crystal Beach ( Ontario was opened). She drove there until September 4, 1989, using part of the Crystal Beach Cyclones rails. It finally reopened in Great Escape on June 26, 1994.

The 1279 m long route describes a classic out-and-back layout with a maximum height of 29 m, as well as a descent of 27 m on which the trains reach a speed of around 89 km / h.

Trains

The Comet has two trains with four cars each. Six people (three rows of two people) can be seated in each car. The passengers must be at least 1.22 m tall to be allowed to ride. Individually locking lap bars are used as a restraint system.

Web links

Commons : Comet (Great Escape)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 21 '5.1 "  N , 73 ° 41' 6.1"  W.