It is official: Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, Universal Studios Hollywood’s first high-speed outdoor roller coaster, will open this summer.
The announcement coincides with the launch of a new media campaign that includes a 30-second spot narrated by Fast & Furious franchise producer and star Vin Diesel, a longtime collaborator with Universal theme parks.
The commercial is scheduled to air during several high-profile sporting events, including the Winter Olympics, Super Bowl LX and the NBA All-Star Game on NBC and Peacock.
The spot highlights the thrill ride’s immersive design, which places guests inside Universal Pictures’ Fast & Furiousuniverse as the park prepares for its highly anticipated summer debut.
A preview of the spot is available online.
The roller coaster will be located on the Upper Lot of Universal Studios Hollywood inside a large, red-brick, garage-style structure. It will feature 360-degree rotation technology designed to simulate the sensation of drifting cars, with riders spinning at speeds of up to 72 mph while traveling along 4,100 feet of aerial track — nearly the length of 12 football fields. The track will wind above sections of the park, including the multi-level Starway escalator connecting the Upper and Lower lots.
Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift will debut as Universal Pictures marks the 25th anniversary of the Fast & Furiousfranchise and ahead of its final theatrical release, Fast Forever, scheduled for March 17, 2028.
The attraction draws on Universal Destinations & Experiences’ decades of experience developing innovative roller coasters across its global theme parks.
The ride will join Universal Studios Hollywood’s lineup of major attractions, including SUPER NINTENDO WORLD, featuring Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge; The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, with Hogsmeade village, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and Flight of the Hippogriff; Jurassic World—The Ride; Illumination’s The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash and Despicable Me Minion Mayhem; Springfield, U.S.A. and The Simpsons Ride; Transformers: The Ride-3D; Revenge of the Mummy—The Ride; and the park’s signature Studio Tour.
About the Fast & Furious saga
The Fast & Furious franchise spans 11 films and has generated more than $7 billion at the global box office, making it Universal Pictures’ most profitable and longest-running franchise. Since The Fate of the Furious debuted in 2017 as the biggest global opening of all time, the series has expanded into toys, video games, an animated series and the spinoff film Hobbs & Shaw. The most recent installment, Fast X, was released in May 2023.
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