Comet vs The Voyage
card comparison
| Stat | Comet | The Voyage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 84 ft | 159 ft | |
| Speed | 50 mph | 67 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 950 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 0.3 $m | 8.5 $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
The Voyage 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. The Voyage is a wooden Wooden Terrain Coaster coaster at Holiday World, US, built by The Gravity Group.
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 The Voyage at 159 ft against 84 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to The Voyage at 67 mph against 50 mph — a long way clear.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to The Voyage at 1,200 rph against 950 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to The Voyage at 8.5 $m against 0.3 $m — in another class entirely.
- Comet predates The Voyage by 60 years — 1946 against 2006 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.