the comet was built at hershey park in 1946.
when was the comet built at hershey park?
1946
funland was the park's third fun house. it opened in 1946 and was located on the southern hill of the park, next to park avenue, across from hershey park zoo. the fun house remained a staple of the park through the 1972 season. however, due to vandalism and maintenance issues, and the park transitioning into a theme park, the fun house was torn down. it was replaced with the whipperoo which moved from comet hollow. in 1977, himalaya was moved from comet hollow to near the same location of funland, replacing whipperoo. in 1990, the himalaya was removed and the flying falcon was installed on the opposite side of the entrance to the hershey park zoo (now called zooamerica).
history of hersheypark
section::::1906–1970: hershey park.:1923: the wild cat.









































to celebrate the town of hershey's twentieth anniversary, milton hershey ordered a roller coaster from the philadelphia toboggan company (ptc). hershey chose not to purchase the roller coaster, but rented the land that the ride was built on to ptc. the ride opened on june 23, 1923, as the joy ride. it was changed to wild cat several years later and operated through the 1945 season when it was torn down and replaced by comet.









































section::::1906–1970: hershey park.:1924–1945: to the end of an era.
history of hersheypark