Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift coaster (USF) - Opening 2027

[Frank Drackman]

Someone has to have mentioned this but does anyone remember back when Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit was announced or rumoured. There was this big notion that it was going to go over and into city walk, pretty sure there were even rumoursor misunderstandings that people might have been able to ride directly from city walk. I feel like that particular extension of the rumour was due to how much they played the fact it was going to come out over city walk.

Anyway if am remembering this correctly then this almost seems like what they would have made loved to make back then, or maybe what they had in mind.

Every time I walk by a coaster (Hulk, Velci, Star Dust....) folks are looking in awe, taking pictures. Folks have been known to walk into IOA and then walk right out the exit for they are just trying to walk towards Hulk while only having eyes on the beast!

I think they just want to excite the folks in City Walk.

As for HRRR, they did have an entrance via City Walk but I do not think they ever used it.

 

[Brian G.]

Someone has to have mentioned this but does anyone remember back when Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit was announced or rumoured. There was this big notion that it was going to go over and into city walk, pretty sure there were even rumoursor misunderstandings that people might have been able to ride directly from city walk. I feel like that particular extension of the rumour was due to how much they played the fact it was going to come out over city walk.

Anyway if am remembering this correctly then this almost seems like what they would have made loved to make back then, or maybe what they had in mind.

Yes, Rockit's plans were more originally ambitious. You can even see the concept art they released shows elements we never got.

But one of the big ideas was to originally have the coaster open for CityWalk guests after the park closed. If you recall, for a long time there was a directional sign near the CityWalk loop pointing towards HRRR. They would've used the old BMG entrance to double up for HRRR access. Somewhere along the way, they ditched it.

 

[Alicia]

Yes, Rockit's plans were more originally ambitious. You can even see the concept art they released shows elements we never got.

But one of the big ideas was to originally have the coaster open for CityWalk guests after the park closed. If you recall, for a long time there was a directional sign near the CityWalk loop pointing towards HRRR. They would've used the old BMG entrance to double up for HRRR access. Somewhere along the way, they ditched it.

Even the colorful LED lighting package on the trains was meant to look alluring from CityWalk.