Gemini
Two trains race to the finish on Gemini
Location	Cedar Point
Type	Steel - Racing
Status	Open
Opened	1978
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Designer	Ron Toomer
Model	Twin track
Height	125.3 feet (38.2 m)
Drop	118 feet (36 m)
Length	3,935 feet (1,199.4 m)
Max speed	60 miles per hour (96.6 km/h)
Inversions	0
Max Vertical Angle	55 degrees
Capacity	3,300 riders per hour
Cost	US$ 3,400,000
Height Restriction	48 inches (121.9 cm)
Gemini at RCDB
Pictures of Gemini at RCDB

Gemini is a hybrid wood and steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Built in 1978 by Arrow Dynamics and designed by Ron Toomer, it is a racing roller coaster. At the time of its debut, it was the steepest roller coaster (55 degree initial drop) in the world. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 1608 KB) Summary Photo of the Gemini roller coaster taken at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio on August 8, 2004 by me, Nick Nolte Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Gemini (roller coaster) User:Stratosphere/Gemini... Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1. ... The Dueling Dragons, the worlds only Dueling Steel-Inverted roller coaster located at Islands of Adventure in Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida. ... A racing roller coaster consists of two coasters that travel along parallel tracks to simulate a race between the trains. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster design company based in Clearfield, Utah. ... Ronald Valentine Toomer (31 May 1930-) is one of the preeminent roller coaster designers in the world. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length that is equal to one hundredth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Dueling Dragons, the worlds only Dueling Steel-Inverted roller coaster located at Islands of Adventure in Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1. ... Aerial view of Sandusky, Ohio on Sandusky Bay Muddy brown water fills Sandusky Bay, just south of Lake Erie in this astronaut photograph. ... Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster design company based in Clearfield, Utah. ... Ronald Valentine Toomer (31 May 1930-) is one of the preeminent roller coaster designers in the world. ... A racing roller coaster consists of two coasters that travel along parallel tracks to simulate a race between the trains. ...

The structure is considered hybrid since the track is actually tubular steel, while the support is wood. Two trains, red and blue, are dispatched on two tracks that run parallel to each other throughout the ride until the end when they diverge into their own helix before coming back together to finish the ride. A helix (pl: helices), from the Greek word έλικας/έλιξ, is a twisted shape like a spring, screw or a spiral (correctly termed helical) staircase. ...

Although nearly 30 years old, Gemini remains a favorite at Cedar Point, due to the relatively short wait times and long-running track.

Trivia

• Although prohibited, riders on separate trains can give each other high-fives as both trains pass through curves.
• Gemini has one of the highest capacities of any ride in the park.
• Gemini's station previously featured a double sided entry, allowing guests to enter the station from both the front and the back. Eventually modified to have guests only enter from the back of the station due to confusion and congestion caused by the double entry, the stairway formerly used for the queue at the front of the station still remains.
• When conditions permit, Gemini's trim brakes are disengaged, and a slightly faster ride is experienced. This is especially noticeable when traveling through the helices at the end of the ride.

External links

• Gemini's page on the official Cedar Point website