FireFall (ride)
| FireFall |
| Location |
California's Great America |
| Area |
All American Corners |
| Status |
Partially Dismantled |
| Cost |
Originally: $2,000,000 |
| Opening date |
May 17, 2008 |
| Closing date |
End of 2009 Season |
| Attraction Type |
Top Spin Thrill Ride |
| Manufacturer |
HUSS Maschinenfabrik |
| Designer |
Huss |
| Model |
Top Spin |
| Height |
60 ft (18 m) |
| Drop |
60 ft (18 m) |
| G force |
4.3 |
| Participants per group |
40 |
| Duration |
1:36 |
| Height restriction |
4 ft 6 in (137 cm) |
| Amusement Parks Portal |
Firefall at California's Great America is a typical, two-row Top Spin 1 manufactured by HUSS Rides of Germany. The ride was originally located at Six Flags Ohio (later, Geauga Lake) under the name Texas Twister. Upon the closing of Geauga Lake, the ride was relocated to its sister park, California's Great America, where it currently operates on a modified version of the original ride program. Firefall (as Texas Twister) was the first HUSS Top Spin in the Western Hemisphere.
The ride also features a wall of water fountains which rises in front of the vehicle as it swings, giving the illusion that riders may get wet, as well as a finale sequence featuring the water bubbling via pneumatic devices before catching on fire using methane gas. The ride is set to the soundtrack specially composed for Tomb Raider: Firefall at Kings Dominion, later renamed The Crypt.
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