Woodie lovers who know Phoenix at Knoebel's Grove and Comet at Great Escape, read on. If this reads a bit like a TR, sorry. It isn't meant to be.
It is never fair to pit one great coaster against another, but I can finally compare these two and IMO the ride on Phoenix takes the prize. Comet has a couple of places with better laterals, but Phoenix has much better airtime.
On June 10 I took my first ever rides on Comet, front, back, all over, both trains, about 10 rides. Red train, rear was the best seat that day.
I visited Knoebel's this past Tuesday 6/26. Took five rides on Phoenix, a refresher as I have ridden Phoenix in the past, but not since 7/1999. Orange train (1 train running), took the five rides in seat 1-3, the "ejector seat." And let me tell you I would have been ejected if not for the lapbar!
Interesting to note there are no seat belts on Phoenix (why had I not noticed that in my earlier visits?). No seatbelts on Twister, either.
Oh, yeah, of course, how could I forget, I got my first ever rides on Twister and...well, uh, um, er...that's a different story (gee, it sure has a lot of WOOD!)...
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