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Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift

Steel Launched at Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, California. Opened 2026.

By Theme Park Spot · Last reviewed November 8, 2026

Height
n/a
Drop
n/a
Top speed
72 mph
Length
4,100 ft
Inversions
4
Ride time
n/a
Designer
Intamin

Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is a launched roller coaster on the Upper Lot of Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California. It is themed to the Fast & Furious films, with cars styled after a 1970 Dodge Charger, a Mazda RX-7, a Nissan Skyline GT-R and a Toyota Supra.

History

The ride is the park's first outdoor high-speed coaster and its first with inversions. After guest soft openings in the summer, Universal set September 16, 2026 as its official opening date. A second version is being built at Universal Studios Florida.

The coaster was built by Intamin as a custom LSM launch coaster. RCDB lists 4,100 feet of track, a top speed of 72 mph and four inversions: two corkscrews, a dive loop and a zero-G stall. The cars rotate under control during parts of the ride to imitate a car drifting.

Sources

  • rcdb.com/21003.htm (Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, Universal Studios Hollywood: operating; steel sit-down coaster with controlled-spin cars; make Intamin Amusement Rides, model LSM Launch Coaster / Custom; length 4,100 ft; speed 72 mph; 4 inversions (corkscrew, dive loop, zero-G stall, corkscrew); 4 trains of 16 riders.)
  • blooloop.com/news/universal-opening-fast-furious-coaster (Universal Studios Hollywood set Wednesday, September 16, 2026 as the official opening date of Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift.)
  • wdwnt.com/2026/06/universal-studios-hollywood-rescinds-incor... (An earlier June 26 date posted on the park website was withdrawn.)
  • rcdb.com/5265.htm (Universal Studios Hollywood, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California: operating; operator Universal Parks & Resorts; three operating coasters (Revenge of the Mummy the Ride, Flight of the Hippogriff, Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift); no defunct coasters listed.)

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