WoodEdward VettelUnited States

Comet

The Great Escape · United States · opened 1948

24/ 100 thrill#92 of 101
Thrill score 24 out of 100: Speed 12, Height 6, Length 6, Inversions 0.

A 1948 wooden coaster relocated wholesale to upstate New York in the 1990s, plank by plank.

Comet is a wooden roller coaster at The Great Escape in the United States, built by Edward Vettel and opened in 1948. It reaches 74 km/h, stands 29 m tall and has no inversions. On Achtbaan, the independent roller-coaster ranking site, it scores 24 out of 100 for thrill, ranking #92 of 101.

The numbers

Top speed
74 km/h
Height
29 m
Length
990 m
Inversions
0
Opened
1948
Manufacturer
Edward Vettel
Type
Wood
Park
The Great Escape
Country
United States

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