Jr. Gemini
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Jr. Gemini is a roller coaster
at Cedar Point
in Sandusky
, Ohio
. The ride is located near Gemini
in the park, just outside of Camp Snoopy, and is named after its big brother. After exiting the 19-foot-tall lift hill
, the roller coaster train goes through a 270-degree turn to the left. This is followed by a small dip. Finally, the train goes through a 270-degree turn to the right which leads to the station. Because the ride is so short, riders are sent through the roller coaster twice.
Jr. Gemini is notably the first roller coaster ever manufactured by Intamin.
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
at Cedar Point
Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a 364 acre amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. Cedar Point is the only amusement park with four roller coasters that are taller than...
in Sandusky
Sandusky, Ohio
Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. The ride is located near Gemini
Gemini (roller coaster)
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...
in the park, just outside of Camp Snoopy, and is named after its big brother. After exiting the 19-foot-tall lift hill
Lift hill
A lift hill, or chain hill, is often the initial upward-sloping section of track on a typical roller coaster that initially transports the roller coaster train to an elevated point or peak in the roller coaster ride...
, the roller coaster train goes through a 270-degree turn to the left. This is followed by a small dip. Finally, the train goes through a 270-degree turn to the right which leads to the station. Because the ride is so short, riders are sent through the roller coaster twice.
Jr. Gemini is notably the first roller coaster ever manufactured by Intamin.