The Comet (Great Escape)
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| 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.
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Coordinates: 43 ° 21 '5.1 " N , 73 ° 41' 6.1" W.