Comet
The Great Escape, Queensbury, NY
Photos: Jared and Corin · Wikimedia Commons
Classic coaster · Wooden · PTC
Opened 1994 · Owned by Enchanted Parks
Reborn from the legendary Crystal Beach Cyclone, the 1948 Comet was saved from an auction lot and re-erected in the Adirondacks — its new owners have promised track work, not retirement.
- Height
- 95 ft
- Top speed
- 55 mph
- Length
- 4,197 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Opened
- 1994
- Builder
- PTC
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Plan your ride
Lines are shortest at park open and in the last hour of the day. Enthusiasts swear by the back row for the biggest airtime.
Good to know
No inversions — intense, but you never go upside down
Wooden ride — expect a classic, rattly feel
Compact layout — 4,197 ft of track
