Comet (Crystal Beach)

Facts

Roller Coaster:			Comet
Amusement Park:			Crystal Beach (Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada)
Classification:			Roller Coaster
Type:			Wood - Sit Down
Status:			Defunct Operated from 5/22/1948 to 9/4/1989
Relocations:			Crystal Beach as Comet Great Escape as Comet
Builder:			Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
Designer:			Herbert Paul Schmeck
Construction:			Martin & Vleminckx
Serial Number:			112
Track layout:			Double Out and Back
Categories:			Hybrid (Steel Structure)
Maps:			Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)
Cost:			$125,000 USD

Length:			1279.2 m
Height:			29 m
Drop:			26.5 m
Inversions:			0
Speed:			88.5 km/h
Duration:			2:00

Trains:			2 trains with 4 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Restrictions:			Riders must be 1.22 m or taller to ride.
Restraints:			Individual ratcheting lap bar.
Built by:			Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.

Notes:			Martin & Vleminckx did the onsite construction at the Great Escape, not Crystal Beach as the information above would imply. A limitation in the database causes the erroneous information above.

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