Park section The Hollow Opening date 1946 Designer Herbert Paul Schmeck Max speed 80 km/h Park Hersheypark | Status Operating Type Wood Height 26 m Opened 1946 | |
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Manufacturer Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters Address Hersheypark Monorail, Hershey, PA 17033, USA Similar Wildcat, SooperDooperLooper, Great Bear, Trailblazer, Fahrenheit | ||
Comet is a wooden roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Hollow section of Hersheypark, next to Skyrush. Built in 1946 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the coaster features a double out and back track layout. When built it was jointly owned by Hershey Park and PTC.
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Comet goes up an 97-foot lift, and then drops 96 feet at 47°. After the first drop the train goes up a hill and then makes a left 180-degree turn, drops back down another hill, goes up a small hill, and then up a larger hill, making another 180-degree turn. After the turn, there is another drop and then the track makes a right turn ("dog leg"), going through several bunny hills before another left 180-degree turn. Following the second set of bunny hills is a left turn, two bunny hills, then the train slows into the station.
As is typical, the train usually sits for a few moments before coming around into the station because of an extra set of brakes that served as an unloading point until Comet was renovated to how it is operated.