The Comet is a wooden roller coaster located at Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, in the United States.
The coaster started its existence at Crystal Beach (an amusement park near Niagara Falls, Ontario) as a ride known as the Cyclone in 1927. The Cyclone was known as a fearsome coaster which often injured its riders. This apparently occurred so often that there was a permanent first aid station at the end of the ride. Its metal support struct...
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The Comet is a wooden roller coaster located at Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, in the United States.
The coaster started its existence at Crystal Beach (an amusement park near Niagara Falls, Ontario) as a ride known as the Cyclone in 1927. The Cyclone was known as a fearsome coaster which often injured its riders. This apparently occurred so often that there was a permanent first aid station at the end of the ride. Its metal support structure was torn down and rebuilt as the Comet in 1947. The ride was saved shortly after the park closed down forever after the 1989 season. Charlie Woods, the owner of The Great Escape in Queensbury, New York successfully bid for The Comet and it sat in storage for a few years in Fantasy Island before making its way to the park in Queensbury where it began service again in 1993.
Roller coaster enthusiasts recognize it as one of the best wooden roller coasters in North America because of its historical significance, elements of hills and drops,...
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