{"id":172996,"date":"2026-02-28T17:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/172996\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T17:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:53:08","slug":"new-look-at-universal-orlandos-upcoming-roller-coaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/172996\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW LOOK at Universal Orlando&#8217;s Upcoming Roller Coaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While many people were sad to see <a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/uor\/attraction\/hollywood-rip-ride-rockit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit<\/a> go away at Universal Studios in <a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/universal-orlando\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Universal Orlando<\/a>, others were looking forward to something new, especially when it was recently announced that the new coaster would be the same one coming to Universal Studios Hollywood \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/2026\/01\/20\/new-fast-furious-roller-coaster-coming-to-universal-orlando-in-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fast &amp; Furious Hollywood Drift<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-universal-orlando-studios-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-construction-2-scaled.jpeg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-855828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-universal-orlando-studios-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-construction-2-700x467.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/><\/a>@bioreconstruct on X<\/p>\n<p>This coaster is expected to open in 2027, and while the entirety of the former coaster is no longer around, it\u2019s still going to take a while to construct an entirely new coaster. How are things looking so far, though? Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ve got an update thanks to @bioreconstruct!<\/p>\n<p>Starting off really strong, we\u2019ve actually got a video of the whole area! At the end of the video, you can also see a glimpse of the Hogwarts Express stopped on the tracks while it undergoes maintenance.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aerial video of current construction of Fast &amp; Furious Hollywood Drift roller coaster in Universal Studios Florida.<\/p>\n<p>At the end is a glimpse of Hogwarts Express. Stopped on tracks during scheduled maintenance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wEOGIeWnfQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/wEOGIeWnfQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bioreconstruct\/status\/2022701672267477412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you look at the construction in relation to CityWalk, you can see just how massive it\u2019ll really be. From what it looks like, you\u2019ll be able to easily see the attraction from CityWalk when it\u2019s complete, but you\u2019ll need to enter Universal Studios to ride (just like Rip Ride Rockit).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-universal-orlando-studios-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-construction-1-scaled.jpeg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-855827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-universal-orlando-studios-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-construction-1-700x467.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/><\/a>@bioreconstruct on X<\/p>\n<p>We can also see three large concrete sections that are rising up from the ground. While it could be incorrect, it\u2019s looking like these could be in preparation for a sliding track switch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-universal-orlando-studios-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-construction-3-scaled.jpeg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-855829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-universal-orlando-studios-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-construction-3-700x394.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\"  \/><\/a>@bioreconstruct on X<\/p>\n<p>We can also see a straight line of footers closer to Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem. This very likely indicates a launch for the ride, especially since it\u2019s close to those concrete forms. Now, this may not be the initial launch of the ride \u2014 it could be an additional launch inside the attraction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-universal-orlando-studios-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-construction-scaled.jpeg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-855832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-universal-orlando-studios-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-construction-700x467.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/><\/a>@bioreconstruct on X<\/p>\n<p>With this new ride, it\u2019s also been confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/2026\/01\/20\/permanent-closure-announced-for-a-universal-orlando-ride-in-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fast &amp; Furious: Supercharged, also located in Universal Studios, will close in 2027<\/a>. Many fans are thrilled about this change, as the attraction has never been very popular, and if we\u2019re not mincing words, most people just flat out hate it. It hasn\u2019t yet been announced if something new will be going into the ride building, but we\u2019ll be watching closely for that announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More Recent Universal Orlando News!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be sure to keep you updated on all the latest Universal Orlando news, so stay tuned to AllEars!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/2026\/02\/14\/universal-orlando-is-about-to-have-a-really-cool-opportunity-lets-hope-they-dont-blow-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Universal Orlando Is About to Have a Really Cool Opportunity. Let\u2019s Hope They Don\u2019t Blow It.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you looking forward to this new attraction? Tell us in the comments!<\/p>\n<p> Post a Comment        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While many people were sad to see Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit go away at Universal Studios in Universal&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172997,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-172996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}