Date Ridden: = Summer of 2008. Times Ridden: 3 in the front, middle and back of the train.
One again, I find myself thinking back to great ride this past summer on an old wooden roller coaster with tons of character. The Comet was originally the Crystal Beach Comet which opened in 1948. The coaster was relocated and has been in operation at the Six Flags in which it currently resides since 1994. It is a wooden coaster with steel supports and offers a very fun ride with its lap bars and double out-and-back design.
The Comet is consistently ranked among the top 50 wooden coasters in the world. It is also the only unique ride The Great Escape offers. There is a boomerang, a sit-down looper, a fairly lengthy main train ride, and a toboggan but the Comet is by far the best ride in the park. It is located at the very back of the park so lines according to most observers are normally minimal. I personally rode three times in less than 30 minutes.
The ride itself offers some great airtime at 3 or 4 points throughout the course. The lap bars are not constrictive and the trains are well taken care of. There is also a board in the station telling the history of the coaster which is a nice touch for nerds like myself. While not being the greatest coaster in existence, the Comet is still a great ride that oozes history. It gets a solid 8 from the Coaster Reviews staff.
Ride the Comet below.
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