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and goes up into a right curve that is directly underneath the left curve that comes after the lift hill. It then drops and heads into a final bunny-hop before reaching the brakes, and curves right into the station. In its 1:24 duration, it reaches a top speed of 25 miles per hour (40 km/h). It has over 1,300 feet (400 m) of track.
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The ride begins with a right turn out of the station onto a 37 feet (11 m) lift hill. It then drops 25 feet (7.6 m) and heads back up into a left turn. It drops again, into an airtime hill, and heads back up into a right turn over the station. Then it drops into a series of two bunny-hops
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Comet has two Junior PTC trains of four cars, all of which utilize flanged wheels. Each car has two seats that can hold two riders, for a maximum of 16 riders per train. Although the park owns two trains, for several years, only one was placed into daily operation, as park management was not
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692:Sea Dragon
551:Blue Flyer
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320:References
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64:42°06′28″N
656:Nightmare
465:Operating
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307:See also
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43:Location
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