Comet (Hersheypark)

Comet
Comet going up a lift hill, seen above the Skyrush station.
Hersheypark
LocationHersheypark
Park sectionThe Hollow
Coordinates40°17′11″N 76°39′20″W / 40.286413°N 76.655644°W / 40.286413; -76.655644
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 30, 1946; 78 years ago (May 30, 1946)
General statistics
TypeWood
ManufacturerPhiladelphia Toboggan Coasters
DesignerHerbert Paul Schmeck
Track layoutModified Double Out and Back
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height84 ft (26 m)
Drop78 ft (24 m)
Length3,360 ft (1,020 m)
Speed50 mph (80 km/h)
Duration1:45
Max vertical angle47°
Capacity950 riders per hour
Height restriction42 in (107 cm)
Comet at RCDB

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. The maximum speed is 50 miles per hour (80 km/h).

History

Comet opened in 1946.[1] In 1964, Comet received 6,650 individual 10-watt chaser lights.[2] In 1994, Comet received 2 new trains named "Mork's Comet" and "Halley's Comet", the names were removed when the comets got new trains in 2024. One of the old trains is currently used as seating at the Hershey Museum, and the other was donated to the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives.[3]

Comet was re-tracked during the off-season in 2006,[4] and new seat belts were added two years later. Comet was repainted the same color white, and the station was redone, during the 2012 off-season. Two years later, the lift hill was rehabilitated and straightened, removing the well known "kink" that was in the lift hill.[citation needed] At the 2023 IAAPA Expo, it was announced that Comet would receive new PTC trains for the 2024 season.[5]

Comet's lift hill

Ride experience

Comet goes up a 97-foot (30 m) lift, then drops 96 feet (29 m) at a 47-degree angle. After the first drop, the car goes up a hill and then makes a left 180-degree turn. The car 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 and two bunny hills, then the car slows into the station.[6]

The car 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 its current "spill 'n fill" operation.

Reception

A magazine in the 1970s proclaimed Comet to be among the top 15 roller coasters in the U.S.[7] By 1996, Comet was the second-most-ridden attraction at Hersheypark, behind Coal Cracker.[1]

Comet has been ranked among the top 50 wooden roller coasters by Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards several times.

Golden Ticket Awards: Top wood Roller Coasters
Year 2015 2021 2023 2024
Ranking 45 (tie)[8] 37[9] 49[10] 45 (tie)[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Past and future twist together". The Sentinel. February 1, 1996. p. 34. Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Sweetness of Success, Charles J. Jacques, Jr., Amusement Park Journal, 1997
  3. ^ "National Rollercoaster Museum". Park World Online - Theme Park, Amusement Park and Attractions Industry News. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. ^ "photos.tideblue.com". Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  5. ^ Davis-Friedman, Samantha (November 14, 2023). "All the theme park ride vehicles unveiled at IAAPA Expo 2023". Attractions Magazine. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Comet (On-Ride) Hersheypark". Sharp Productions. June 28, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Cares Vanish on a Hersheypark Ride". The Times-Tribune. August 21, 1979. p. 37. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "2015 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 19 (6.2): 45–46. September 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "2021 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2021. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "2023 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Amusement Today. 27 (6.2): 71–72. September 2023. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2024. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

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