Fast and Furious: Hollywood Drift coaster (Opening 2026)

[shiekra38]

View attachment 16592View attachment 16593Getting back to the concepts. Was looking at the area in question today at the park. Certainly space along the hillside to put something there but the logical station area seems like where Animals and the stunt show are.

Helix from Liseberg comes to mind with this hilly terrain

 

[SailwiththeTide]

Playing with the helix example we get similar areas to work with

 

[fryoj]

Looks like they're starting to take down the metal fencing dividing the hillside and the parking structure?



....hmmm...

Looks more like hillside creep is taking the fence down.

 

[Jamesh22]

I just hope this thing is good.
This is their 3rd & final chance to do a decent F&F ride and I'm hoping for something thrilling in the vein of Velocicoaster/Mummy

 

[Ron101]

Hope it has onboard audio like Hagrids, Hulk, and rip ride instead of the awkward silence on Velocicoaster. Either way, this coaster will be miles better than the horrible tram and bus versions found on both coasts.

 

[chris.g]

Finally got in touch with someone over this rumor. There are apparently several proposals for this addition ranging from budget-friendly, to blue sky, to somewhere in between. A matter of how Universal wants to go about the future of the park.

Will also mention the layout appears to be set in most versions except for one or two, with the one being significantly shorter, but that most have its layout as pretty beefy.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Finally got in touch with someone over this rumor. There are apparently several proposals for this addition ranging from budget-friendly, to blue sky, to somewhere in between. A matter of how Universal wants to go about the future of the park.

So like, waiting to see if the Fat Plumber doesn't become a Hogsmeade 2.0?

Given the three Characters shops, plus whatever CityWalk gets, they are seemingly aiming for a merchandizing takeover of how much they can stuff. Hopefully things don't go as a repeat.

 

[Ron101]

Finally got in touch with someone over this rumor. There are apparently several proposals for this addition ranging from budget-friendly, to blue sky, to somewhere in between. A matter of how Universal wants to go about the future of the park.

Hopefully not budget friendly. Every F&F addition has been budget friendly and look how it turned out on both coasts.

 

[tielo]

I hope F&F gets something a bit more elaborate than just a naked coaster. I want a ride where I can sit in on of the cars from the movies (like the DeLorean from BttF) and a road to ride on (simulated), stunts and near crashes.

 

[SailwiththeTide]

Universal has been investing a lot lately. JW, SLOP and Super Nintendo are significant. Hopefully they continue this trend with this ride.

 

[Freak]

I hope F&F gets something a bit more elaborate than just a naked coaster. I want a ride where I can sit in on of the cars from the movies (like the DeLorean from BttF) and a road to ride on (simulated), stunts and near crashes.

While I do hope they is at least some scenic along the coaster track, the park needs a good high thrill coaster. If they focus on that while having a decent queue and station, I’m happy.

 

[JS610]

I like the idea of a thrill coaster here, just as long as it isn't completely bare bones.
I'm not necessarily asking for Gringotts or Mummy here, fully indoors, but something like Velocicoaster, with a highly themed queue and trains, with a basic story and a few jokes in the pre show before a crazy fun launch coaster

 

[Wesker69]

Universal has been investing a lot lately. JW

I don't consider this a major investment and I opened the ride in 2019. As a Jurassic fan, it was half-hearted & lazy (like the new trilogy), with most of the money dumped into screenzzz & the I-Rex that will function every so often.

The F&F films declined severely after Paul Walker passed. I'm cringing at the thought of the queue video for this new coaster. I'm hoping for a great quality new ride addition, but the franchise track record doesn't set the bar very high

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Universal has been investing a lot lately. JW, SLOP and Super Nintendo are significant. Hopefully they continue this trend with this ride.

Isn’t SLOP consider a FLOP by UC because of complaints from riders re-space in vehicles and poor capacity? Also JW took 2 tries.

Not trying to be negative, but I could see them cutting back if what I believe to be true, is true…

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Wouldn't Pets also be something that can be applied to Yoshi? Both have the same restraint system, last I checked.

 

[salismetho]

THE PERMIT IS FILED

 

[Freak]

THE PERMIT IS FILED
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BOOM! That's some detective work right there! Nice job man!

So the question I have is this: Will AA be torn down as well or just SES?

 

[AlexanderMBush]

 

[tacalert]

THE PERMIT IS FILED
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Backs up my thread of them hiring a project director.

 

[salismetho]

It's insane how this permit actually confirms previous rumors about the track layout. Like they put stuff in there that they probably didn't have to. Gotta love it