Comet • Hersheypark

Location Fun

A charming and just generally enjoyable classic wooden coaster. A bit better than you'd expect.

Location Duration

Solid wooden roller coaster and a great one to keep around for the lineup. It had some decent drops in the back row and it was surprisingly not too rough for its age. I was very happy with the long duration the ride gave and it's also located right at the heart of the park which is great. Nothing too negative about it. It might not be the most thrilling coaster but it does the job of a mid-tier woody at this great park. 3.5/5 stars

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What an unsuspecting ride. With only buzz bars, that first half will literally make you stand up if in the back few rows. The second half is much slower, but still offers a bit of airtime. Great classic woodie.

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A staple of my childhood, The Comet has always been a steady performer and enjoyable experience for me. It was just a bit too small to get me really excited, but just big enough to get me to stand in line to give it a go a few times a summer. It was reasonably comfortable for an old, wooden. And it the first hill combined with the formidable length and the closing bunny hills all added up to a good ride from start to finish. It's allure began to fade for me as we made trips to Dorney (Hercules), Six Flags Great Adventure, Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion over the years. But it'll always hold a place in my heart as a solid coaster experience.

Airtimes Comfort Fun

Man what a classic badass woodie. You can stand up on those airtime hills with these lap bars

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This ride, despite its age, is very fun. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did, and it is one that I will never pass up when I visit Hersheypark. EDIT 2022: After riding it in the back, I can confidently say that it is ROUGH and it is better to ride in the front.

Great oldschool medium wood coaster

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Fun classic woodie, with a couple of nice airtime moments in the back.

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I remember first riding this, I thought it was going to be awful and the worst thing ever. You can thank freaking Blue Streak for that! However, when I got off this, I was blown away with how much fun it was! Same for Lightning Racer. For its age, this ride is butter smooth. This ride also has amazing airtime due to the lap bars, and it is also so much fun! Unlike that stupid Blue Streak, this is a wooden coaster done right. I love Comet and Lightning Racer for restoring my opinion on wooden coasters, and I CAN'T WAIT to ride stuff like Mystic Timbers or ESPECIALLY El Toro!

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Really good first stepping stone rollercoaster for kids. I was surprised at the length of this coaster and for it's age, it really isnt that rough. As a high intensity coaster enthusiast naturally I can't rank this coaster higher than storm runner or skyrush, but it is a great ride and I highly recommend!

Fun Dead spots

It is Good. It just Does not do Much.

Airtimes

Typical family woodie

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An old ride with some alright airtime, not very rememberable within the park and a slight rattle, still a decent ride with okay airtime

Fun

Don't remember much about this one.

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this is a really fun classic wooden coaster that gives great airtime but PTC are just so cramp and uncomfortable.

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Classic woodie that has a lot to offer. As soon as I saw those buzz bars, I knew I was in for a good time.

Location Fun

This ride was the first coaster I rode at Hershey park. It was a great one to start with to help get more prepared for the bigger and faster attractions later in the day. Very fun wooden roller coaster.

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This nearly 80 year old woodie is a ton of fun and a real classic. Some great ejector on the big drops and hills in the first half, the second half hills aren’t as strong but the laterals are really solid and the buzz bars make the whole ride so much better. I really hope this can stay around for a while longer because it’s great.

Excellent, classic woody. Sure, it rattles something fierce and jitters its way around the flat turns, but it is just fun. Excellent and surprising bursts of air over the hills. The train seems to skip along the track for much of the second half of the ride. I literally think the wheels were off the track as much as they were on it for much of the last 1000 ft. Excellent ride for sure. The fact that is over 75 years old definitely contributes to appreciation of this wonderful ride.

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Solid classic woodie with some decent airtime

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There's a reason why this is a famous woody. What an awesome ride and it does a great job contrasting with Lightning Racer and Wildcat.

Fun Smoothness

Fun and surprisingly smooth old woodie with historic charm in a great section of the park.

Airtimes Lap Bar Smoothness Capacity Dead spots

A nice classic woodie with a bunch of solid airtime moments thanks to the buzz bar.

Airtimes Harness Duration Rattle Dead spots

Very good airtime and there are some rough spots and some dead spots

Airtimes Location Rattle

Comet is definitely a front row ride - it’s not just smoother up there, the airtime is also stronger in the second half. While the first half of Comet (in the front) doesn’t provide much airtime at first, there are some surprising moments of air later on, my favorite being the hill after the second turnaround - did NOT expect the ejector that was present there during my rain ride. Later in the day, my normal rides ran slightly worse than that, but were still pretty good.

Location Smoothness Disappointing! Intensity

I heard people saying that this thing had ejector, and I got mild floater at best. The location is nice, and it's remarkably smooth for how old it is, but it was overhyped in my opinion. Still the best woodie at HP though.

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What made me a fan of coasters, still a favorite to this day.

Airtimes Fun Rattle

Comet is a great classic woodie. Its age shows. It’s not smooth at all. But it’s a lovable classic woodie kind of rough. Delivers some solid airtime. Great fit in the lineup at Hersheypark.

Airtimes Lap Bar Comfort

Probably the most underrated coaster of all time. It gives you a feeling of airtime that you can't get on many other woodies due to the buzz bars, and this coaster has an amazing first half, and when you sit in the back row, you'll be reaching for that lap bar going down the second drop.

Airtimes Fun Smoothness Dead spots

This is a fun wooden coaster. The ride does give a lot of floater airtime in the ride, it gives great views of Skyrush (my favorite) and it's really smooth for it's age. It also has a pretty decent pace but the problem is that the airtime doesn't last very long and a lot of the ride seems rather forceless. I can forgive that because it is a classic ride. I do prefer other classic woodies but there is plenty to like on this one.

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This ride is an awesome classic woodie. It’s airtime is fantastic thanks to the buzzbars and the interaction with Skyrush is great. This ride just got me more and more hyped for Phoenix at Knoebels.

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