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A classic 1927 wooden out-and-back with airtime hills — a Lake George amusement tradition.
Specifications
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Ride profile
Scaled against Six Flags Great Escape's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
95 ft
Tallest at Six Flags Great Escape
Ride experience
- Wood
Specs from sixflags.com
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Rocky Mountain hybrid coasters
Steel track on reinvented wooden structures — steep, twisted, and often relentless.
Track compliance — why wood feels alive
Wood flexes; steel is stiffer — the same forces feel different on each structure.
Twister layouts
Helixes and direction changes stacked in one direction — classic wooden feel.
Wooden vs steel coasters
Structure and maintenance differ, but the question for riders is feel — vibration, sound, and how the train moves.
History
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Timeline
1927
Comet opens
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- Six Flags Great Escape — official sitesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
- Six Flags Great Escape on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
- Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters — manufacturerptcoasters.com(opens in a new tab)
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- Official POV — Licensed POVWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)