I heard that they haven't run all 6 trains for years now due to complicated 'stow your luggage' deals. That's ashame if it's true. You could always depend on Gemini for a fast que.
I have a pic somewhere before the ride was reprofiled. It had a little couple foot drop coming out of the station, it's gone now. Wonder if other parts were reprofiled...?
It's also had seat belts for quite a few years.
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Gemini was like the highest capacity coaster in the world. This is too bad. I was at the park in 2000, but didn't ride. When I worked at the Point 91-93 (and I'm still not 'over' them screwin up my beloved Blue Streak) the Gemini was very rarely seen w/o 6 trains. Seatbelts too!? No wonder...
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There is a ride where belts have screwed things up, but that ride is corkscrew. Surprisingly, it still often runs three trains, when they can't even hit interval for two of them.
Most of the time, neither of these things matter, as there isn't an appreciable line for either except on the busiest of days.
I don't recall anyone ever getting hurt on Gemini, why the seatbelts? those bars fall hard.
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As far as airgates, I was actually surprised to see CP's coasters without them when I made my first visit. It was just an accident waiting to happen. I am sure the insurance companies had a say in this as well and for good reason.
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With Bill Sphen back at the Point, I have a feeling that Six Trains will return to Gemini very soon.
Corkscrew pretty much always runs three trains. Why it does is beyond me.
One of the things I know they go through like crazy is the brass plates on the upstops. Replacing those is a nightly ritual.
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Jeff said:
I don't think the gates had anything to do with it. CP has always been good about opening them the moment a train stops, and that said, you can't get into the train anyway until the previous occupants get out.
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Don't forget about the extra staffing. Paying more employees to run a ride which normally has no wait with 4 trains is a waste. It would have been nice for Halloweekends though.
Seatbelts and air gates don't bother me. The day they stop racing the trains is when things will really suck (see KI's racer for a details).
Pagoda Gift Shop said:Seatbelts and air gates don't bother me. The day they stop racing the trains is when things will really suck (see KI's racer for a details).
During my annual visit back in June they were not racing when I tried to ride on three separate occasions. Probably my bad luck b/c I remember seeing them run both sides at different times during the two days I was there, just not when I wanted to ride. If they're going to run the ride, for god's sake run them as they were designed - to race.
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