Comet
Hersheypark, Hershey, PA
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Out-and-back coaster · Wooden · PTC
Opened 1946 · Owned by Hershey
Herbert Schmeck's post-war out-and-back has run the same hillside since 1946, the oldest coaster still operating at Hersheypark.
- Height
- 96 ft
- Top speed
- 50 mph
- Length
- 2,700 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Opened
- 1946
- 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 — 2,700 ft of track
