Comet (Pleasure Pier)

Comet

Pleasure Pier
Location	Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Status	Defunct
Operated	June 1942 to 1958
Cost	$60,000^[1]

Statistics

Manufacturer

Philadelphia Toboggan Company

Builder

Frank Hoover

Designer / calculations

Herbert P. Schmeck

Type

Wooden

Serial number

104

Height

75 metres

Length

3300 metres

Comet was a wooden roller coaster manufactured by American firm Philadelphia Toboggan Company previously located at Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, Texas, USA.

History

Work began on grading for the ride in February 1942.^[1] Designer Herbert P. Schmeck and builder Frank Hoover arrived on site in mid-March.^[1] The ride opened in June.^[1]

The ride was damaged by Hurricane Audrey on June 27, 1957.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Munch, Richard (February 2015). "This Month in History" (PDF). Amusement Today. No. Vol. 18 Issue 11. Retrieved 2025-06-08.

External links

Comet on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Former

Coasters

Comet

[:"0"-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Munch, Richard (February 2015). "This Month in History" (PDF). Amusement Today. No. Vol. 18 Issue 11. Retrieved 2025-06-08.

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