Stardust Racers at Epic Universe was supposed to reopen Saturday, but its refurbishment has been extended for the third time into early April. It originally closed for refurbishment on February 19.
Stardust Racers Refurbishment Extended Into Next Month
Stardust Racers was originally scheduled for a short refurbishment from February 19 — 22. This was extended through February 28, and then again through March 14. Now, Inside Universal is reporting that Stardust Racers will remain closed through April 5.
This means the original planned three-day closure is now going on 45 days (and counting?). At this time, the reasons for the ongoing extensions have not been shared publicly by Universal.
In January, Stardust Racers was closed for several days after the trains “valleyed” during testing and became stuck due to unusually high winds. A crane was brought in to recover the trains from their stuck positions on the track. The ride was closed for three days after the incident.
Located in Celestial Park, Stardust Racers is the signature roller coaster of Epic Universe and Universal’s first dueling coaster since Dragon Challenge (formerly Dueling Dragons), which closed in 2017 at Islands of Adventure. It was replaced by Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure.
Epic Universe has been open for almost a year, but is still not operating at full capacity.
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