Introduction
The Fast And The Furious Is a world famous Universal Studios property that follows the many misadventures of well-known street racer Dominic Toretto and his crew, or as he calls them, his Family. It is also a franchise known for being very, very stupid, which to be fair, Is an accurate statement. I however, set out to defend this series’s merit, and one way I shall do that is to design the greatest thrill ride in Universal history, which I shall entitle “Fast & Furious, Dom’s Challenge”, even if that’s not really accurate to the ride’s events.
Now before we get started, I must tell you a few things about this ride. 1. Why?: well I’ve already established myself as the number top Fast & Furious fan, which Is also why I must make up for Universal’s EMBARRASSING show for F&F theme park attractions, such as the part in their Hollywood tram tour, or the DISASTER that is “Fast & Furious: Supercharged”, which also happens to just be the part from the tram tour made into a whole ride. & 2. This artwork shall be located at Universal’s Islands Of Adventure park, specifically somewhere in between Lost Continent & that Harry Potter ****.
Queue, Pre-Show & Loading
The queue (& ride itself given it’s outdoors) are designed to resemble LA, with forced perspective being used to keep some sort of cohesion, as you (an up & coming street racer) have heard that street racing legend Dominic Toretto is taking care of some business in the area (which will let F&F fans know exactly where this takes place in the timeline).
Guests eventually run into Dom (represented by an animatronic) making his way out of an auto-shop, and “challenge him” to a street race, while hesitant, he accepts, as you remind him of a certain member of his Family.
Participants enter into ride vehicles highly reminiscent of many a car seen in the franchise. The “cars” fit 2 rows of 2 people, perfect for Families.
Ride
The ride would be one of thrill, though fairly family appropriate, & would function similarly to Disney‘s Test Track (or the far superior Radiator Springs Racers).
As a thrill ride, it isn’t particularly story heavy, however there are some slower dark ride scenes, which illustrate the ride’s plot, speaking of which. While the ride originally starts off as a simple street race between you & Dom (with him actually being portrayed by another ride vehicle), the ride does eventually climax with the police (anti-Dom, not allies like Hobbs) chasing after you & Dom yelling out at you on what to do (even though you don’t actually have any control on the vehicle).
The attraction finishes off with you evading the cops and Dom telling you “not bad for a new racer, consider yourself part of the Family”.
More Info
The ride is accompanied by a restaurant called Toretto’s Family Diner, where you can have any brew you want, as long as it’s a Corona (not that kind), & also many a deli product, such as Tuna Sandwiches.
Conclusion
This is not a joke, I put lots of effort into it, so I hope you enjoyed!
