The Comet: Then and Now Photo Gallery by Karl R. Josker at pbase.com

The Comet: Then and Now

The Comet was introduced in 1948 at Crystal Beach. For the next 41 years, it was the premier attraction at Crystal Beach. When Crystal Beach closed in 1989, the Comet was bought at auction by The Great Escape Park at Lake George, NY; was disassembled, moved, and reassembled there, and began running again in the 1994 season.

As it was while at Crystal Beach, it continues at The Great Escape, one of the premier roller coasters in the world.

The black and white photos are of the Comet in it's closing days at Crystal Beach in 1989; the color photos are of the Comet in the summer of 2008 at The Great Escape Park.

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Wide View	Entrance	The Comet	Boarding Platform Cautions
Boarding Platform	View Through Boarding Area	Final Crystal Beach Paint Scheme	The Comet From The Dock
Summit	View From Lake	The Turnaround	Beautiful Design and Proportion
Approaching View	Current Sign	Historical Information Sign	No Boasting, Just Fact
Train In Boarding Area	The Track Leaving Boarding Area	View of Boarding Area Shelter	Main Elevation
Long View	The Turnaround	Return Entrance	Return Area

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Guest		22-Jan-2019 18:01
Bruce, my dear cousin. Thank you for including me in the pictures of our beloved Buffalo. I really enjoyed seeing Crystal Beach, as a kid I loved that place but was so afraid of The Comet!! Terrie

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