Comet vs El Toro
card comparison
| Stat | Comet | El Toro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 84 ft | 181 ft | |
| Speed | 50 mph | 70 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 950 rph | 1500 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 0.3 $m | 28 $m | |
| Vintage | 1946 | 2006 |
Vintage is the reversed stat — the older ride wins. Every number here is the same one printed on the card; see /methodology for how Build Cost and Throughput are sourced.
The verdict
El Toro takes it 4–1, and the 1 Comet does win is the whole of its case.
Comet is a wooden Herbert Schmeck out-and-back coaster at Hersheypark, US, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company. El Toro is a wooden Prefabricated Wooden Coaster (Plug & Play) coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure, US, built by Intamin.
Both are in US, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Both are wooden-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to El Toro at 181 ft against 84 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to El Toro at 70 mph against 50 mph — a long way clear.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to El Toro at 1,500 rph against 950 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to El Toro at 28 $m against 0.3 $m — in another class entirely.
- Comet predates El Toro by 60 years — 1946 against 2006 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.