any news on saving the Lincoln Park Comet?

Located in Dartmouth MA. It still stands today. the new owners intend to demolish it for a Stop&Shop plaza. Ill tie myself to the recking ball before I let them do that!!!

Its been sbno since 89, so its most likely no good anymore anyway.

they would have rebuild at least 90% of it.

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john peck said:
"Its been sbno since 89, so its most likely no good anymore anyway.

they would have rebuild at least 90% of it."

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Exactly. Just like the recently demolished Idora Wildcat and Jack Rabbit, the Lincoln Park Comet has been unrepaired and unmaintained for 12 years. 12 years of the elements (including the north east winters) with out any TLC doesn't do a coaster (or any wooden structure really) any good. Cheaper to build a new coaster than to repair and RELOCATE this existing one.

Once again, while nostalgic, nothing really "historical" about this coaster. Again, back to Leap the Dips in Altoona's Lakemont park... it stood idle for around 15 years, but 2 things it had going for it. 1) The only remaining side friction coaster in North America made it "historical" and 2) it did not have to be relocated. The park alread owned it and basically "rebuilt" it in place.

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"I wasn't always this cynical, but then I started kindergarden..." *** This post was edited by SLFAKE on 8/1/2001. ***

From what I have seen and heard of this ride, it was quite good... something of a smaller Coney Island Cyclone, which makes sense since it is a Vernon Keenan design.

I have been hearing for years about this coaster being set for demolition within "the next few months" but nothing ever happens, so I am wondering if the plans for the site fell through? Still, like John Peck and SLFAKE said, the coaster has been sitting idle for 12 years now and is probably not worth saving, at least from a economic standpoint.

From a design standpoint, that is another issue altogether.

Another mini-mall. Always the "highest and best use" of land!

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everything's better with a banjo

It looks like its worth saving. All I hear is my dad bragging about the first drop and how he basically lived on it, he rode it so much. I dont understand why no parks have ever adopted it!! SFNE? Lake Compounce?, Canobie Lake? Canobie said themselfs they were intersested in a new midsized twister. WELL???? Ive been seeing this coaster age since I was 4! A STOP & SHOP PLAZA MY ***!!!!!

Again, from a purely economics stand point, if plans for this coaster no longer exist, while it is still standing why doesn't some enterprising park go and study it and draw up the plans... then build a coaster that closely approximates it?

That is basically what Knoebels did with Twister. While those who rode the original Mr.Twister at old Elitch Gardens say that Knoebels Twister does not match up to the original, they still say it is a very good coaster.

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"I wasn't always this cynical, but then I started kindergarden..."

The Comet looked like it was a small, compact design, so I don't think it would be hard to squeeze into a park, even a small one. It would be nice if someone went to the site to study the ride and create some blueprints from which to rebuild the ride, although from what I hear about the coaster's intensity, it would probably have to be tamed somewhat.

Too bad, it looks like yet another wooden coaster will be lost soon.

anybody here ride it?

I e-mailed my home park(Oaks Park,Portland,Oregon)about aquiring this ride.They e-mailed me back saying thank you for the suggestion but they have no plans on installing a wood coaster.Too bad,I feel a wood coaster would turn around the attendance figures of this park.It is ironic that a state known for its' timber industry has not had a wooden coaster since 1970.