The Comet Roller Coaster at the Great Escape

The Comet is a classic wooden roller coaster. Originally built in 1927 as the Cyclone at Crystal Beach Amusement Park, it was redesigned in 1946 by Herb Schmeck of PTC. It was re-erected at The Great Escape Fun Park in New York in 1994 where it operates today. The Great Escape opened in the year 1954 as Storytown USA a five-acre theme park commemorating Mother Goose. Three years later the park that was geared to small children opened its Ghost Town, the first of many themed areas that would be added over the years. Twenty-nine years later in 1983 the park retired the Storytown USA name and became The Great Escape. Today, Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom theme park and waterpark are two parks for one admission price, spanning more than 140 acres and featuring more than 135 rides, shows and attractions. The park is located near Lake George on Route 9, between exits 19 and 20 off I-87. This park has a few great rides for adults but as of recently they have been putting in ride to attreact children and families. If you are looking for thrill rides this park will be a dissappointment and will take only 1/2 day to visit. The Comet is their best coaster and is an excellent top rated wooden coaster. The Boomerang is also a good Shuttle Coaster located at the park.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Comet
• Roller
• Coaster
• Great
• Escape
• Herb
• Schmeck
• PTC
• Cyclone
• Crystal
• Beach

[Farenheit4051]

The Comet was never called the Cyclone. It did, however, use building materials salvaged from the Cyclone.

[igadillon]

this ride is so boring it goes so slow

[jrae1200]

i love it i also like the stemin demon and the sasquatch i live here and goo all the time!! <3

[seanthecomentator]

the lift hill sound at the top of each hill is an anti-rollback system

[ryanpwns999]

i went  on that

[gh3man10]

best ride at the great escape



[TheYomama9001]

i bet they took the name off that ride at hershey i t looks like the ride at hershey park and has the same name

[cmquademama]

ITS THE GREATEST ROLLER COASTER EVER! I LOVE IT

[blayde10]

@FallenRise2012 no I just dnot throw my hands in the air.

[FallenRise2012]

@blayde10 no hands? do you hold on to the bar?