| Comet | |
| The Comet as seen from the since removed Giant Wheel |
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| Location | Hersheypark |
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| Park section | Comet Hollow |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1946 |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Company |
| Designer | Herbert Paul Schmeck |
| Track layout | Double Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 84 ft (26 m) |
| Drop | 78 ft (24 m) |
| Length | 3,360 ft (1,020 m) |
| Max speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Duration | 1:45 |
| Capacity | 950 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 3 ft 6 in (107 cm) |
| Comet at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Comet at RCDB | |
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The Comet is a wooden roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Built in 1946 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the coaster features a double out and back track layout. When built it was jointly owned by Hershey Park and PTC.
The Comet goes up an 85 foot lift, and then drops 96 feet at 47°. After the first drop, also called the "Chocolate Drop," the train goes up a hill and then makes a left 180 degree turn, drops back down another hill, goes up a small hill, and then up a larger hill, making another 180 degree turn. After the turn, there is another drop and then the track makes a right turn ("dog leg"), going through several bunny hills before another left 180 degree turn. Following the second set of bunny hills is a left turn, two bunny hills and the then the train slows into the station.
As is typical, the train usually sits for a few moments before coming around into the station because of an extra set of brakes that served as an unloading point until the Comet was renovated to how it is operated today.
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