A Fast and Furious themed roller coaster is an ongoing project at the Universal Studios theme park in Florida. It replaces the Hollywood Rip Ride Rock-It, which closed in August.
Universal Orlando announced Tuesday that its outdoor coaster Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift will open in 2027. Construction work has been underway for several months on the site, located between the former Blue Man Group building and Universal CityWalk.
Universal also announced that the theme park’s Fast & Furious Supercharged attraction will close in 2027. The big-screen dark ride opened in 2018, taking over the Disaster Attraction space.
According to a news release issued Tuesday, the upcoming coaster will allow “riders to experience the exhilarating sensation of 360-degree drifts as they speed through incredible maneuvers, including a 170-foot vertical ‘spike’ that will send them flying nearly 17 stories above the outskirts of Universal CityWalk.” (Rockit’s highest height was 167 feet). No further details were shared. The online video only showed passing headlights and exhaust and racing motor sound effects.
Hollywood Drift will be the first major addition announced at Universal Orlando since the Epic Universe theme park debuted in May 2025.
Universal’s Fast and Furious ride is inspired by the 11-part Fast and Furious film series, starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson. The latest Fast and Furious movie will be released in 2023.
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Existing coasters at Universal Studios in Florida include Revenge of the Mummy, the trawler coaster, and Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts.
Universal Studios Hollywood will also be adding the Hollywood Drift roller coaster, but the design will be different, Universal Orlando confirmed Tuesday. The West Coast attraction is scheduled to open this year.
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