A brand new Fast and Furious rollercoaster is currently being constructed at Universal Studios Hollywood as track has begun to go in this week as Universal Studios Hollywood is set to receive their first-ever high-speed outdoor roller coaster!
Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift will utilise a lovely sweeping/rotating drift motion curated by manufacturers Intamin as this dynamic thrill ride will employ these manoeuvres never seen before in a roller coaster.
Guests will be immersed in the Fast & Furious universe as you’ll experience a 360-degree rotation of your ride vehicle as they ride across the track and simulate drifting cars as fast speeds.
Scott Strobl, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Universal Studios Hollywood said:
As a premier entertainment theme park destination with a rich history in immersing guests in incredible rides based on today’s most inspiring movie, television and gaming properties, we are excited to introduce our very first, high-speed outdoor roller coaster.
As Universal Studios Hollywood continues to evolve, the arrival of ‘Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift’ will be a powerful game changer that will infuse a new level of thrill into our already dynamic theme park, and we look forward to welcoming guests when it races onto the scene in 2026.
Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift will be located on the Upper Lot of Universal Studios Hollywood. Guests will queue up within a large, red brick, garage-style structure before settling into the ride vehicles, modeled after several authentic cars featured in the films, and catapulting along an aerial track that winds its way over parts of the theme park.
The new rollercoaster is set to open in 2026 but with track work already going in place now it makes you wonder what other tricks the park has up its sleeve for its first-ever outdoor roller coaster
The new roller coaster will become a marquee ride alongside the theme park’s signature Studio Tour attraction, which commemorates 60-years of moviemaking magic this year.
Since 1964, the Studio Tour has offered guests a front-row seat to filmmaking magic on an authentic movie and television production studio backlot for an exclusive peek at original film sets that include Jupiter’s Claim from Jordan Peele’s NOPE and Courthouse Square from the Back to the Future films, as well as such experiential attractions as “King Kong 360-3D,” and the eerily realistic “Earthquake—The Big One” simulated natural disaster attraction.
Stay tuned for more news on this exciting attraction coming to Universal Studios Hollywood and with rumours of Rip Ride Rockit leaving at Universal Studios Orlando I wouldn’t be surprised if the Orlando park was to get its very own Fast & Furious rollercoaster in the not-so-distant future!
