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With the demolition of Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit and documentation attaching Intamin to its replacement, it is no secret a new roller coaster is on the horizon for Universal Studios Florida (Orlando). An announcement by the resort revealed it will follow in the footsteps of its California property and debut a thrill coaster called Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift in 2027.
All that has been seen of this new coaster so far is a car shown at the 2025 IAAPA Expo.
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Details are currently scarce. At this point, the only facts known are 360-degree rotating ride vehicles and a 170-foot vertical spike in the vicinity of Universal CityWalk. Aside from a logo, no renderings or videos accompanied the announcement. No doubt more will be revealed as the coaster's opening comes into view.
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit, which was demolished recently.
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The ride will be constructed on the former site of Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit — a custom Maurer Rides X-Car that was notorious for being problematic but was also a crowd favorite, owing in part to the freedom it afforded guests when choosing their own soundtracks for the 3,800-foot-long experience, highlighted by a vertical lift and noninverting loop. The coaster gave its last rides in August 2025, and the park's much-criticized Fast & Furious: Supercharged attraction will also close when the new ride debuts.
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