News Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift coming to Universal Orlando in 2027

[Architectural Guinea Pig]

Good riddance supercharged

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Good riddance supercharged

Haha, "Wicked!: "Defining Gravity" The Ride!"...Bus.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Quick change makes me guess it’ll be the Knight Bus. Easy to retheme it since the ride vehicle is a bus and it’s right next to Diagon Alley so it’ll be easy to merge it into the land

There is nothing anywhere that suggested it would be a quick change. Its just as likely that the building will be gutted for an entirely new ride system.

 

[ToTBellHop]

There is nothing anywhere that suggested it would be a quick change. Its just as likely that the building will be gutted for an entirely new ride system.

But, why? It's a versatile ride system.

 

[lazyboy97o]

But, why? It's a versatile ride system.

It’s a slow, lumbering hulk of a vehicle. It can’t really do much more than it currently does.

 

[lazyboy97o]

This is a great example of how ridiculously inconsistent Universal is when it comes to design. They just spent billions of dollars on a park supposedly all about immersion and they’re not dropping in a 170 foot tall coaster spike? Part of what made the previous coaster so lousy was the way it was just plopped down on top of everything.

 

[ToTBellHop]

This is a great example of how ridiculously inconsistent Universal is when it comes to design. They just spent billions of dollars on a park supposedly all about immersion and they’re not dropping in a 170 foot tall coaster spike? Part of what made the previous coaster so lousy was the way it was just plopped down on top of everything.

It was an awful layout. VelociCoaster was snuck in, too, but it's great.

 

[ToTBellHop]

It’s a slow, lumbering hulk of a vehicle. It can’t really do much more than it currently does.

It does much more in Kong than here. It needs a good story and effects.

 

[Jayspency]

This is a great example of how ridiculously inconsistent Universal is when it comes to design. They just spent billions of dollars on a park supposedly all about immersion and they’re not dropping in a 170 foot tall coaster spike? Part of what made the previous coaster so lousy was the way it was just plopped down on top of everything.

The main reason HRRR was considered lousy was because most people didn't like the layout, and thought the ride was uncomfortable. Based off of universal's recent coasters, I doubt Hollywood drift will have these issues Rockit had. And will probably be more pleasant to look at compared to Rockit's big industrial lift hill.

 

[MisterPenguin]

It does much more in Kong than here. It needs a good story and effects.

Kong and FF are both awful, IMO.

The canopy of the RV blocks a large amount of the view. And the view is then diminished moreso by having 5 or 6 people sit in a row. If you're on one side, you can't really tell what's happening on the other side. Then the ride is just a jumble of half seen SCREENZ (Big Kong not withstanding). If I wanted incomprehensible frantic jump cuts, I'd ride Transformers.

 

[CoasterCowboy67]

Kong and FF are both awful, IMO.

The canopy of the RV blocks a large amount of the view. And the view is then diminished moreso by having 5 or 6 people sit in a row. If you're on one side, you can't really tell what's happening on the other side. Then the ride is just a jumble of half seen SCREENZ (Big Kong not withstanding). If I wanted incomprehensible frantic jump cuts, I'd ride Transformers.

Yeah I agree the ride vehicle is inherently limited. Knight Bus as a concept sounds much cooler than Supercharged, but I don't think it's enough to save the experience even if they brought in more practical sets and a better story.

I wonder what it would feel like if they ditched the roofs on the vehicles, though (a) I'm not sure the dome projections are meant to be looked at that way (weird distortions at the top?) and (b) the Knight Bus theme would make less sense if we're riding in a convertible

 

[lazyboy97o]

It does much more in Kong than here. It needs a good story and effects.

What does it do differently in Skull Island? It sometimes went left?

The Knight Bus in particular would be the same fundamental flaw as Supercharged. It’s something that’s supposed to be fast and chaotic that would instead be putzing around.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

What does it do differently in Skull Island? It sometimes went left?

The Knight Bus in particular would be the same fundamental flaw as Supercharged. It’s something that’s supposed to be fast and chaotic that would instead be putzing around.

Goes outside and has motion base moments before the 360 screen room. Animatronics.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

There has been rumors of 2 or 3 different IPS been mentioned as potential replacements where Fast & furious: Supercharged is currently. The IPs thrown in have been Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, or Harry Potter.

All I know is Universal wants to do a quick change ever according to rumors.

I’ve heard 2 of those 3 IPs in consideration and from what I know the worst option is currently winning out or has maybe already won out.

@marni1971 you seemed to know about the coaster elements before most other people, have you heard an IP for Supercharged replacement?

 

[marni1971]

I’ve heard 2 of those 3 IPs in consideration and from what I know the worst option is currently winning out or has maybe already won out.

@marni1971 you seemed to know about the coaster elements before most other people, have you heard an IP for Supercharged replacement?

Just 2 likely candidates.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

Just 2 likely candidates.

I’m sure we’re thinking of the same ones then

 

[davis_unoxx]

I’m sure we’re thinking of the same ones then

Great Scot?!?!

 

[Jon81uk]

This is where I think if they are keeping the buses then ghostbusters makes the most sense as it doesn't need speed, you don't travel fast in New York really anyway, so following the Ghostbusters and some kind of ghost capture on screens makes sense. Add some practical sparks and similar effects, maybe an animatronic Stay-Puft finale. Should be quite easy to make a bus tour of haunted New York that goes wrong.

 

[Andrew C]

Great Scot?!?!

Not me! Not Hermione! You!

 

[ToTBellHop]

What does it do differently in Skull Island? It sometimes went left?

The Knight Bus in particular would be the same fundamental flaw as Supercharged. It’s something that’s supposed to be fast and chaotic that would instead be putzing around.

Shrug. It’s a better ride and gets much longer lines. Practical sets. Understandable (if chaotic) story. And it sprays water at you like all good Universal rides. Is it perfect? No. But, I still enjoy it. It’s basically a beefed up simulator.

A Kilimanjaro Safaris-style truck is not an inherently bad ride system.