Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit (closing Sept 2025)

[saint.piss]

 

[Freak]

I’m gonna miss MySpace 2008: The Ride.

 

[saint.piss]

I’m gonna miss MySpace 2008: The Ride.

Yeah as outdated as it is, I think that's the charm of the theming. It's just so funny lol

 

[UNIrd]

I don't think I've ridden this thing in 10 years and I've been at the park every single year this decade. I remember my last ride being so rough, I was meeting some friends afterwards at Hash House A Go Go and had to text them if anyone had Advil or Tylenol for me while on the way.

 

[Freak]

Everyone…well a lot of people I should say, seem to complain a lot about the roughness. While I’m not going to advocate to the ends of the Orlando swamps that this thing was smooth as butter, I don’t think it’s that bad. Maybe part of it is because I’ve been on it enough times to brace for the jarring, but I feel like it’s at the tolerable roughness point to where I can enjoy it.

I’ve been on MUCH rougher coaster that legitimately hurt like Ghostrider before the 2016 retrack and Mean Streak at Cedar Point. To this day, I have not ridden a coaster as awful as Mean Streak. It legit hurt my back for 30 min after riding. Even the Roller Coaster at New York New York at Vegas was right in that line between enjoyable and unpleasant.

But it’s all moot now. I enjoyed it while it was around, but I won’t cry over it leaving…especially since I’m confident whatever will replace it will be MUCH better. I’m just gonna miss the iconic lift hill and the select-your-own-track gimmick. Hey who knows: maybe they’ll bring the music gimmick back for this ride.

I will also miss the stuck-in-2008 feel for the ride. Looking at it reminds me of the glory days of YouTube Poop and Limewire.

 

[Eckert]

There was a world where this ride was properly maintained and the music was updated regularly and seasonally...I will mourn what could've been.

 

[Rhian]

Everyone…well a lot of people I should say, seem to complain a lot about the roughness. While I’m not going to advocate to the ends of the Orlando swamps that this thing was smooth as butter, I don’t think it’s that bad. Maybe part of it is because I’ve been on it enough times to brace for the jarring, but I feel like it’s at the tolerable roughness point to where I can enjoy it.

It also depends on where you sat. Being in the first car wasn't too bad but being in the second meant you were subjected to more of the G-forces. There were a couple of times where it felt like you were being yanked through track elements instead of coasting through them.

Not sure if it's good representation of a ride where you have to build up a tolerance to come out feeling okay.

But it’s all moot now. I enjoyed it while it was around, but I won’t cry over it leaving…especially since I’m confident whatever will replace it will be MUCH better. I’m just gonna miss the iconic lift hill and the select-your-own-track gimmick. Hey who knows: maybe they’ll bring the music gimmick back for this ride.

It's such a prominent part of the skyline from outside and inside the park it will be odd when it's gone. I liked watching it from the parking garages or seeing a glimpse of it from the highway. Definitely one of the things I look for when locating the park from afar. Maybe the replacement will have a similar peak like the current lift hill so something will fill in that part of the skyline again.

I'll probably squeeze in a couple of more rides just for old times sake.