Fast and Furious: Hollywood Drift coaster (Opening 2026)

[Viator]

Production Central and Animal Actors are now completely gone

 

[Jerroddragon]

Production Central and Animal Actors are now completely gone

I was there last night and part of Production Central was still up...dam they are moving fast

 

[Freak]

I’m kinda hoping they’re moving fast to get this open sometime next year.

 

[Jerroddragon]

I’m kinda hoping they’re moving fast to get this open sometime next year.

If we get lucky by Christmas next year. But It will depend on the weather and if its anything like this year will push many projects back and since this one is on a hill could be even harder to work on days after it rains

 

[Crypt Keeper]

Production Central and Animal Actors are now completely gone

That was.... fast.

 

[Tomfoolery]

I’m kinda hoping they’re moving fast to get this open sometime next year.

It is planned for 2025 unfortunately

 

[Viator]

Following what @ethanuniversal brought up: an 18 month timeframe from Late April to November 2024 could allow the coaster to open by Early 2025.

 

[highdefrex]

And again, Fast X: Part 2 is releasing on April 4th, 2025, so I'd be willing to bet it all on them aiming to have the coaster primed and ready to open alongside it.

 

[Freak]

It is planned for 2025 unfortunately

*Notices Alicia liked this post*

Oh. RIP. Hopefully it will be early 2025 then like SNW.

 

[Viator]

And again, Fast X: Part 2 is releasing on April 4th, 2025, so I'd be willing to bet it all on them aiming to have the coaster primed and ready to open alongside it.

To me: SNW and The Super Mario Bros Film proves that the staggered approach works rather well considering. Allows them to cross-promote and build up hype for each respectively, without having to force it to be on the same D/D.

 

[Mc-Coy]

At this rate, SES could be completely gone by the start of next week unless there is more coaster noise testing needed for whatever reason they may need more data.

 

[Viator]

From Melvetica on Theme Park Stop discord!

 

[BriefCasey]

Is this coming back from the lower lot? Those sightlines are almost unrecognizable with SSFL and Despicable Me visible in the same shot, holy crap.

 

[Jerroddragon]

Is this coming back from the lower lot? Those sightlines are almost unrecognizable with SSFL and Despicable Me visible in the same shot, holy crap.

I wonder if you can see Simpsons land now from the spinning ride near the Despicable Me ride

 

[Freak]

From the IG page universal_hollywood_celebs:
Probably not related to the project, but you think this could be filming for an announcement video with Ludacris for the new roller coaster?

 

[Scott W.]

There's a layout:

News - Universal Studios Hollywood Project 2026/409: Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift (Prototype Intamin Rotating Coaster)

Update time: Work on the hillside, including terrain clearing next to the starway, and marker placements for electrical and water have begun! https://twitter.com/Ryanthemepark/status/1589320087856898048 https://twitter.com/Ryanthemepark/status/1589320610509131776 A Geotechnical Study began on...

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[Viator]

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

There's a layout:

News - Universal Studios Hollywood Project 2026/409: Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift (Prototype Intamin Rotating Coaster)

Update time: Work on the hillside, including terrain clearing next to the starway, and marker placements for electrical and water have begun! https://twitter.com/Ryanthemepark/status/1589320087856898048 https://twitter.com/Ryanthemepark/status/1589320610509131776 A Geotechnical Study began on...

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@Alicia the raw content for your coaster layout video has arrived.

EDIT: Also it seems like the spike element was definitively axed.

EDIT 2: Also the four launches count as break-runs right, so this should still have good capacity with around 5-7 breaks?

 

[Pacific]

If this is actually a custom spinning Intamin, this could rival Twsited Colossus as the best coaster in California.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

If this is actually a custom spinning Intamin, this could rival Twsited Colossus as the best coaster in California.

I am so excited to learn what a downhill launch going straight into an uphill launch does to the human body.