Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is the title of the new roller coaster coming to Universal Studios Hollywood. We love it. We hate it. We’re obsessed with it. We should have seen it coming. Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift will mark the first-ever high-speed outdoor roller coaster for Universal Studios Hollywood. And we guess it makes sense to base it off a franchise as high-speed as Fast & Furious. Here’s what Universal Studios shared about the new Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift coaster, coming in 2026.
According to a release from Universal Studios, Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift will “elevate the guest experience with innovative and technological achievements never previously employed in a roller coaster.” Sounds exciting. The new Fast & Furious roller coaster will also have a cutting-edge ride system that is “being uniquely designed to immerse guests within the high-speed Fast & Furious universe. Highlights will include groundbreaking 360-degree rotation of the individual ride vehicles as they rocket along an elaborate track meticulously constructed with sound reduction technology for a breathtaking, superior experience.”
That does sound fast-paced… Much more fast-paced than the current Universal Orlando Fast & Furious attraction, which is, hrm, unique to say the least. The Universal Studios Hollywood Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift roller coaster will definitely better embody the spirit of the franchise. Although the Orlando offering does capture a certain camp we love about Fast & Furious as well.
According to Deadline, the new Fast & Furious roller coaster will be located “on the Upper Lot of Universal Studios Hollywood. Guests will queue up within a large, red brick, garage-style structure before getting into the ride vehicles, modeled after several cars featured in the films before catapulting along an aerial track that winds its way over the theme park.”
Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift will open in 2026. So, start your engines. We can’t wait to see what this new coaster has in store for us.