Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift opens at Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood opened Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift on September 16, 2026. The launched roller coaster stands on the park's Upper Lot and is themed to the Fast & Furious films. When Universal announced it in May 2024, it described the ride as the park's first high-speed outdoor roller coaster.

The ride

Trains reach up to 72 mph, which Universal says makes Hollywood Drift the fastest coaster operated by Universal Destinations & Experiences, with forces of up to 3.6 G along 4,100 feet of track. The layout has four launches and elements including an inverted dive loop, a twisted pretzel loop and an inverted stall. The four ride vehicles are modeled on cars from the films, a Dodge Charger, a Mazda RX-7, a Nissan Skyline GT-R and a Toyota Supra, and they rotate a full 360 degrees to imitate a car drifting. Part of the track runs through a transparent, enclosed section of the queue, which Universal calls a technological first. The hillside site looks out over the San Fernando Valley. RCDB lists Intamin as the manufacturer.

Riders store their belongings in free lockers in the queue and pass through metal detectors before boarding. Scott Strobl, the park's executive vice president and general manager, called the coaster "a literal game changer for Universal Studios Hollywood."

A second version in Florida

Universal Orlando announced in January 2026 that its own version of Hollywood Drift will open at Universal Studios Florida in 2027, on the former site of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit. That version includes a 170-foot vertical spike, and the Florida park's Fast & Furious - Supercharged ride will close permanently in 2027.