Gemini
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Gemini
Cedar Point · US · Arrow Dynamics Racing Coaster
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Fast facts
- Gemini opened at Cedar Point on June 17, 1978. pointbuzz.com
- Its lift rises 38.2 metres above the park. coasterpedia.net
- The trains reach 96.6 kilometres per hour. pointbuzz.com
- Two parallel tracks carry the race, with no inversions. coasterpedia.net
- Steel track runs upon a wooden support structure. sixflags.com
- Gemini is listed at 3,300 riders per hour. coasterpedia.net
- Construction cost three-point-four million dollars. pointbuzz.com
The story of Gemini
Cedar Point introduced Gemini in 1978 as a double-racing coaster, sending red and blue trains away from Sandusky side by side. At its opening, the park presented it as the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in the world. pointbuzz.com· sixflags.com
The ride combines a steel track with a great timber framework, a handsome piece of late-seventies engineering built by Arrow and constructed by Mosser Construction. Its double layout gives the visitor two courses to watch and one finish to await. coasterpedia.net· sixflags.com
Winter weather interrupted the work, and Gemini did not open at the start of the 1978 season. It finally welcomed its first visitors on June 17, after the difficult Northern Ohio winter had passed. pointbuzz.com· coasterpedia.net
The racing arrangement soon made Gemini one of Cedar Point’s well-regarded rides, with the two trains leaving together, sweeping through the figure-eight course and returning after more than two minutes on the road. pointbuzz.com· sixflags.com
Sources
- pointbuzz.com Acceptable source
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- sixflags.com Preferred source
- sixflags.com Preferred source