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

[DonniePeverley]

It is an interesting balance that they seem to do relatively well with. While the two best attractions in IoA are now coasters (IMO), the two best at Epic are not.

Define 'relatively well' ?

Most families will not go on a fast paced coaster, inversions, drops, etc So you appeal to a very tiny audience. The queues are clearly going to be long as the load capacity for a coaster is always low.

Not saying there is no space for them, but the sheer volume of them lately ... it's just as bad as 'too many screen attractions'.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I hate that! I feel a roller coaster should be like a soap box derby, release the cart at the top of the hill and let it go. Whatever happens happens.

That's what it should *feel* like. But without brake sections, only one coaster can be on the tracks at a time severely cramping capacity.

The ride should be made such that the brakes shouldn't be needed... just each dispatched coaster traveling at an expected velocity.

OR... you purposefully brake at times for a thematic interlude.

 

[Purduevian]

Define 'relatively well' ?

Most families will not go on a fast paced coaster, inversions, drops, etc So you appeal to a very tiny audience. The queues are clearly going to be long as the load capacity for a coaster is always low.

Not saying there is no space for them, but the sheer volume of them lately ... it's just as bad as 'too many screen attractions'.

Why do you think most families don't go on fast paced coasters? I see lots of families in line for them.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

Another roller coaster ?!

Enough already. This is getting the same scenario as 'too many screen rides'. Fair enough you have to put the odd rollercoaster in, but Universal and Disney are different than just filling a park with coasters. Half the visitors will not ride it due to the thrill nature, they are a magnet to a small demographic of visitor (usually trash imo).

This is all very 'Six Flags'. Way too many coasters.

Where has the love for an attraction gone? The IP, the creativity, the visuals, the storyline, the thrills (mild and sensory) .... an attraction that be enjoyed by the WHOLE FAMILY. Not an off the shelf coaster, slap some paint on it, call it whatever the IP is and release it.



Absolute pitiful from Universal.

Enjoying a rollercoaster makes you become trash, got it. Gtfo here lmaooooo

 

[ToTBellHop]

That's what it should *feel* like. But without brake sections, only one coaster can be on the tracks at a time severely cramping capacity.

The ride should be made such that the brakes shouldn't be needed... just each dispatched coaster traveling at an expected velocity.

OR... you purposefully brake at times for a thematic interlude.

Multiple launches (like Hagrid) is a more enjoyable experience allowing a ton of trains.

 

[DonniePeverley]

Enjoying a rollercoaster makes you become trash, got it. Gtfo here lmaooooo

Visitors who enjoy these inversion type coasters are unlikely to be the well vested visitor who is going to spend alot of money in a park. Source : innit bruv

 

[Purduevian]

Visitors who enjoy these inversion type coasters are unlikely to be the well vested visitor who is going to spend alot of money in a park. Source : innit bruv

You can't be serious... I have a season pass to my local sixflags/cedar fair park and have spent far more of my income on Disney/Disney World then I would like to admit.

 

[lazyboy97o]

You can't be serious... I have a season pass to my local sixflags/cedar fair park and have spent far more of my income on Disney/Disney World then I would like to admit.

He is a troll who has been banned multiple times. Several of his sock puppets claimed Epic Universe was not being built. He’s trying to stir up nonsense, not have a good faith conversation.

 

[mysto]

That's what it should *feel* like. But without brake sections, only one coaster can be on the tracks at a time severely cramping capacity.

The ride should be made such that the brakes shouldn't be needed... just each dispatched coaster traveling at an expected velocity.

OR... you purposefully brake at times for a thematic interlude.

Coasters have to have brakes to avoid collisions, I understand and agree. But if it's designed well the brakes don't have to be *used* every time a train passes over them. Like TOTBellhop was saying it kind of kills the mood.

It's probably down to pushing throughput, if they released trains less frequently they could let them run without control. By controlling every trains entrance to every section they can move more per hour. Not my concern though, fun is is my goal as a passenger. I'd rather wait for something fun than have a ton of park capacity that isn't fun or less fun.

 

[Purduevian]

To get a high enough throughput for a coaster at USO or WDW you need some combo of
-long trains
-many block breaks
-Short cycle time