Gemini
Get your friends together and get ready to race. Choose your color, Red or Blue, and enjoy the ride of a lifetime.
One of Cedar Point's record setters, Gemini opened in 1978 as the tallest and fastest coaster in the world. Now YOU can enjoy the ride (and the race) that so many thrill-seekers have experienced before. Airtime hills and surprise moments will guarantee a fast and fun ride on Gemini.
Rider Safety Guide
- Gemini is a high-speed roller coaster. The lap bar and seatbelt must be fastened and tightened securely at all times. Special Access Entrance is up exit stairs to second-story station. Due to the volume of exiting riders, please do not try to take a wheelchair to the base of the exit steps, but instead leave it by the exit on the midway.
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All The Details
Design
| Capacity | Approximately 3,300 riders per hour |
| Features | Structural design computer analyzed and electronically monitored safety system |
| Model | Racing roller coaster with twin parallel tracks |
| Ride Time | Approximately 2 minutes, 20 seconds |
| Speed | 60 mph |
| Structure | Wooden structure in figure-eight configuration |
| Amount of Wood Used | Approximately 500,000 board feet |
| Track Construction | Tubular steel |
| Wood Type | Douglas fir (chosen for strength) from Washington and Oregon |
Manufacturing
| Investment | $3.4 million |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics Inc., Clearfield, Utah |
Physical Dimensions
| Angle of Descent | 55 degrees |
| Dimensions | 900 feet long, 280 feet wide, on 6 acres |
| Lift Height | 124 feet, 6 inches |
| Track Length | 3,935 feet |
| Vertical Drop | 118 feet |
Vehicles
| Coaches | Five six-passenger coaches on each train. Six 30-passenger trains |
| Number of Trains | 6 |
| Vehicle Design | Modern fiberglass coaches with lap bar and nylon wheels |
Ridership
| 2008 | 1,549,768 |
| 2007 | 1,481,791 |
| 2006 | 1,539,049 |
| 2005 | 1,717,112 |
| 2004 | 1,729,787 |
| 2003 | 2,002,043 |
| 2002 | 2,270,851 |
| 2001 | 2,439,934 |
| 2000 | 2,437,198 |
| 1999 | 2,705,855 |
| 1998 | 2,912,366 |
| 1997 | 2,495,828 |
| 1996 | 2,878,680 |
