Flyer Comet
Wood at Whalom Park, Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Opened 1940, closed 2000.
This ride has closed. It last operated at Whalom Park in 2000.
- Height
- 70 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 35 mph
- Length
- 2,640 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- 1 min 55 s
- Designer
- Vernon Keenan
Flyer Comet operated at Whalom Park from 1940 until the park closed in 2000. It stood unused until it was demolished on October 18, 2006.
Sources
- rcdb.com/217.htm (RCDB Flyer Comet: Whalom Park, Lunenburg, MA; removed, operated 1940 to 2000, SBNO 2001 to 2006-10-18; wood sit-down; length 2640 ft, height 70 ft, speed 35 mph, 0 inversions, duration 1:55; designer Vernon Keenan; no make listed.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyer_Comet_(Whalom_Park) (Wikipedia: opened 1940, closed 2000; built by National Amusement Device Company to a Vernon Keenan design after the 1938 hurricane destroyed the Shooting Star, reusing many of its parts; dismantled October 18, 2006 (also gives 40 mph and 1:50; see doubts).)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.