The Comet
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| Location |
Forest Sea ( Erie , Pennsylvania , USA ) |
| Type | Wood - sitting |
| category | Family roller coaster |
| Drive type | Chain lift hill |
| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters |
| Designer | Herbert Paul Schmeck |
| opening | 1951 |
| length | 396 m |
| height | 11 m |
| Departure | 8 m |
| Max. speed | 40 km / h |
| Travel time | 1:24 min |
| capacity | 300 people per hour |
| Trains | 1 train, 4 carriages / train, 2 rows of seats / carriage, 2 seats / row of seats |
| Inversions | 0 |
The Comet in Waldameer ( Erie , Pennsylvania , USA ) is a wooden roller coaster manufactured by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters with the serial number 117 , which opened in 1951.
The 396 m long route reaches a height of 11 m and has an 8 m high first descent . The train reaches a top speed of 40 km / h.
For the 2012 season, The Comet received a new braking system from Velocity Magnetics. The new brake system consists of a combination of magnetic and friction brakes and also has a new control system, which now also allows two-train operation.
Trains
The Comet owns a four-car train. Four people (two rows of two people) can be seated in each car. The passengers must be at least 1.17 m tall to be allowed to ride.
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Coordinates: 42 ° 6 ′ 29 ″ N , 80 ° 9 ′ 22.6 ″ W.