Most other Huss Top Spin's are pretty fun, but Firefall is weak. It only flips you twice (and sometimes only once!) and for most of the ride the unlocked gondola is just gently swinging back and forth. I know there are several different ride cycles for Firefall, and I've also noticed that the more people are on the ride, the more "extreme" cycle is chosen by the ride operator. Every cycle starts will a locked gondola doing a 360 at full speed, does a 180 so the gondola is upside down, then it unlocks, and from there it changes. Sometimes the weight of the riders (depending on how many are on it) makes the gondola flip once, but most of the time it barely makes a full flip. Even when Firefall used to be the Texas Twister at Six Flags Texas, the ride was wayyy better (proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQQ_D5cvJaE ). When I was in line once for Firefall I asked the operator to make the ride more intense, but he just said he "can't do that". I know there's a manual mode so the ride operator can control the ride, so next time I go to GA on a nonbusy day, I'll see if my friend's cousin is working at Firefall. Then if there's no one in line he will manually make the ride awesome just for me!
But seriously, I used to be soooo chicken when it came to roller coasters (which was not too long ago), but right before I rode Flight Deck for my first time (which during the summer) I rode Firefall. And man, it was a waste of my time. Even though I was freaking out it was boring other than the first full speed revolution. Come on Great America why can't you:
1) Make Firefall flip more
2) Have Endeavor stay upside down longer
3) Have Delerium go higher
4) Get rid of Vortex (most painful ride at GA, even more than Grizzly or Demon, which are both actually not that bad rides) and put in an awesome ride
5) Get a ride cycle on Survivor to go longer
6) Have Bezerker go faster and longer
Even though there are things GA can work on, it will always be my favorite theme park (yes, even more than Cedar Point, Six Flags Magic Mountain, or Kings Dominion) simply because I grew up with Great America.
