Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
— — a steel curve climbing straight up against the Orlando sky.
Not only on a wall.
“Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit rises from the front of Universal Studios Florida, a yellow-and-magenta steel ribbon that climbs 167 feet on a near-vertical lift, then arcs out over CityWalk and the lagoon. Each train carries 24 riders and lets them pick a song from five genres before the climb. The non-inverting loop over the entry plaza is one of the most-photographed views in the park. — from the studio
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, on ceramic.
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The place, in three passes.
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is a steel roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, opened to the public on August 19, 2009. It was manufactured by the German firm Maurer Söhne and stands as one of the tallest coasters in the state at 167 feet. Its first hill is a 90-degree vertical lift; the layout that follows covers 3,800 feet of track and reaches a top speed of about 65 miles per hour. The ride sits at the front of the park, threading its loop directly above the main entry plaza on Production Central.
The minimum height to ride is 51 inches, with a maximum of 79 inches. The queue is at the front of Universal Studios Florida, a short walk inside the main turnstiles, and the ride is part of the Express Pass system on most days. Each car holds two riders, and trains carry 24 in total. A touchscreen on the restraint lets riders select one of more than 30 songs across five genres, including classic rock, country, rap, pop, and club, before the lift hill begins. A staff-only menu of additional tracks is reachable by a code press.
The coaster's signature element is its non-inverting double-up loop above the park entrance, a shape Maurer engineers called a tilted loop because riders pass through inverted-feeling forces without ever actually going upside down. The track is finished in safety yellow with magenta supports and runs on X-Car trains designed for over-the-shoulder restraints that leave the upper body free. The on-board audio sits in headrest speakers tuned for outdoor playback, and the ride photo system captures both stills and a 30-second music video of each train.