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Common Orlando has introduced that the Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit will completely shut at Common Studios Florida in Fall 2025, and is extensively anticipated to get replaced by a brand new curler coaster. Right here’s all the pieces we all know concerning the closure and substitute primarily based on a combination of official information, development permits, and rumors.

This has been an attention-grabbing saga to observe. Rumors of Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit’s demise have been swirling for some time. I don’t preserve my finger on the heart beat of the Common rumor mill practically as intently as with Walt Disney World, however it’s one thing I keep in mind listening to about years in the past.

The rumors of Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit closing appeared to realize momentum this 12 months. Together with that, additionally they gained specificity. Studies popped up about when it might shut, what sort of curler coaster may exchange it, in addition to potentialities about its theme. Though that final one was most likely equal components hypothesis, wishful pondering, and reality-grounded rumors.

These reviews got credibility primarily based on modifications and cuts to the coaster. First when the tune choice choices had been lowered dramatically, with the playlist plummeting from 30 choices to simply 5. Following that, a banner was by no means changed after being taken down as hurricane prep. These little issues instructed Common was pulling a web page from Disney’s playbook and “giving up” on the attraction in order to not throw good cash after unhealthy and save working bills forward of an imminent everlasting closure (see additionally, Splash Mountain).

The largest smoking gun of all was a current Discover of Graduation development allow for work to be carried out at Common Studios Florida by the curler coaster producer Intamin. This, as with the entire ‘proof’ for Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit closing cited on this submit, had been first noticed by prolific allow watched and Common insider Alicia Stella of Orlando Park Cease.

Intamin is at present engaged on a curler coaster attraction in Common’s Epic Universe themed to How you can Prepare Your Dragon, in addition to the Quick & Livid: Hollywood Drift Curler Coaster at Common Studios Hollywood. Intamin can also be the producer of fan-favorite Jurassic World VelociCoaster over at Islands of Journey, which is among the finest curler coasters on the planet.

Since this can be a Disney web site initially, we’d be remiss if we didn’t level to Intamin coasters within the Disney parks, as properly. The largest one might be taking place proper now, as Tokyo Disneyland rebuilds its House Mountain. Disney/OLC have but to announce something formally, however eagle-eyed curler coaster lovers recognized one part as being drop observe manufactured by Intamin.

The curler coaster producer can also be behind different Disney rides, together with Raging Spirits at Tokyo DisneySea, Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril at Disneyland Paris, Incredicoaster at Disney California Journey, and RC Racer within the varied Toy Story Lands exterior Walt Disney World.

The story was blown huge open this week, when Stella found new water drainage permits filed with South Florida Water Administration District (SFWMD) on Festivus (December 23). Common readers will little doubt be accustomed to SFWMD at this level, as they’re answerable for the hold-up of the Rivers of America substitute and are concerned with just about each challenge that entails potential storm water displacement…which is just about each challenge undertaken in Florida!

The SFWMD permits states that Common Studios Florida will “take away present attraction and exchange with proposed attraction.” The challenge location encompasses all of Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit and a few backstage areas.

A part of the doc package deal submitted to the SFWMD is the under web site modification calculations, displaying earlier than (prime) and after (backside) photographs of the proposed challenge, which entails changes to the water basin. Three cases of “new constructing development” are recognized: a small construction is proven on the correct aspect of the picture and two new bigger buildings are on the left.

Of the buildings on the left, one is within the New York part of Common Studios Florida, whereas one other is in an space that’s at present backstage parking close to sound stage 24. The primary constructing seems to be taking up a piece of the prolonged queue for Race By New York Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Maybe of notice is that that is the world situated immediately behind the firehouse facade in New York. This was the unique entrance to Ghostbusters Spooktacular, which was a gap day attraction at Common Studios Florida that ran till 1996.

There have additionally been separate rumblings of a need inside Common to revive Ghostbusters with a everlasting park presence because the mental property has acquired renewed curiosity (and reboots) within the final a number of years. For its half, Common Studios Florida has included Ghostbusters into totally different leisure choices within the final a number of years. The placement of those buildings behind the firehouse and the Ghostbusters rumors could possibly be merely coincidental, or one thing extra.

Regardless that the SFWMD permits confirmed the entire forgoing, Common Orlando lastly made it official. Not with a press launch, however with a random reply on Twitter: “Hey! Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit will shut in early September 2025 to make means for a brand new expertise. Extra particulars might be accessible at a later date. #AskUniversal”

That’s actually it. The total extent of the official “announcement” from Common is through the park’s social media channels, and never even a direct assertion–a reply. Our greatest guess is that Common Orlando acquired caught flat-footed by Stella’s sleuthing, not anticipating the South Florida Water Administration District software filed on Christmas Eve Eve to get picked up.

With it being a gradual time across the holidays and lots of OOF messages enabled, they probably haven’t had the possibility to place collectively a correct press launch. However we absolutely anticipate one quickly–most likely the primary week of 2025. About the one means that doesn’t occur is that if Common Orlando isn’t but able to reveal the theme of the brand new curler coaster, by which case a banner-style replace on the official Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit web page might need to suffice.

Personally, I say “good riddance” to Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit.

I received’t miss it within the least. Regardless of it being a comparatively new curler coaster, it feels a lot older. The journey is tough, jarring and bumpy. It looks as if it’s down for upkeep increasingly more (if I’m not mistaken, its producer went out of enterprise, so it most likely isn’t simple to supply components or service the attraction).

Past that, Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit simply appears to be like ugly and stands proud like a sore thumb. If Common Orlando goes to compete severely with Walt Disney World, it could possibly’t be simply Epic Universe that’s a world-class theme park. The 2 present gates have a ton of room for enchancment, and a placemaking challenge round this space ought to be a prime precedence in that regard.

I’d additionally add that Common Orlando has had an amazing streak of success with curler coasters not too long ago, which makes Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit look worse by comparability. I’m inclined to present Common Artistic the good thing about the doubt each thematically and on the subject of placing collectively a superior curler coaster profile. No matter replaces Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit will virtually assuredly be considerably higher.

As for what the attainable theme could possibly be for the substitute curler coaster, there’s the aforementioned Ghostbusters. However actually, I don’t understand how probably that truly is, or if it’s a matter of us piecing collectively two separate rumors as a result of it simply is sensible…even when it doesn’t.

One other apparent chance is an east coast incarnation of the Quick and the Livid: Hollywood Drift curler coaster. This is sensible because it may function an oblique substitute for the abysmal Quick and the Livid: Supercharged in USF, which has seemingly been on life help for years and, fairly frankly, by no means ought to’ve been constructed within the first place. If rumors that we can’t corroborate are any indication, that is what it’s probably to be.

Nevertheless, we query the veracity of those rumors, and surprise if it’s different followers piecing collectively separate rumors in a way that simply is sensible…even when it doesn’t. Common Studios Hollywood has distinctive geography, and the hillside perch on which Hollywood Drift is situated doesn’t exist in Common Studios Florida. This isn’t to say USF couldn’t get its personal twist on Hollywood Drift, however it actually wouldn’t be a clone.

In any other case, all of my finest guesses as to the theme of the curler coaster that may exchange Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit would all be that–guesses. Common is more and more recognizing the worth of nostalgia, which I suppose places Again to the Future, Jaws, and Tornado again in play. Or, who is aware of, perhaps darkish horse candidates like Alfred Hitchcock or Homicide She Wrote…who wouldn’t love a thrill journey narrated by the late, nice Angela Lansbury?!

One other chance is Depraved, Common’s field workplace darling that has a sequel on the best way and appears destined to have a theme park presence sooner or later. That’s believable, however a curler coaster seems like a poor match for that. Then there’s the opposite sizzling property: Nintendo. Nearly each rumor, other than this one, that I’ve heard for Common Studios Florida and Islands of Journey’s medium-term plan revolves round Nintendo. By some means, I’m extremely skeptical {that a} extra intense curler coaster is being themed to Pokemon or no matter.

I’m far much less skeptical that Nintendo might be added to each of the prevailing gates within the subsequent ~5 years, although, as Comcast makes an attempt to cash-in on its take care of the online game maker and switch Common Orlando right into a bona fide vacation spot resort and add (worthwhile) family-friendly attracts to Common Studios Florida and Islands of Journey.

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YOUR THOUGHTS

What do you consider Hollywood Rip Trip Rockit completely closing? Will you miss it, or are you content to say good riddance to the tough journey? Suppose it’ll be an Intamin curler coaster, or a unique expertise totally? Ideas on attainable themes for the brand new journey? Agree or disagree with something right here? Any questions we will help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even while you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas under within the feedback!




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