Universal Studios Hollywood | Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift | Intamin Spinning Swing Launch| 2026

[HandsUpPantsDown]

Surely this one has the potential to be a top 10 worldwide? Mostly due to the spinning element

 

[Niles]

The stall is in.




The more track i see go up the more this coaster interests me.



A retaining wall is coming along well for the out and back section of the coaster.


Finally a look at the station.


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[Matt N]

Am I right in thinking that this ride is effectively Intamin's answer to a Mack XTREME Spinning Coaster?

The layout looks very interesting, I must admit!

 

[Ethan]

Am I right in thinking that this ride is effectively Intamin's answer to a Mack XTREME Spinning Coaster?

The layout looks very interesting, I must admit!

I think it's Intamin's answer to Vekoma's Cosmic Rewind model meets RCT3 drift coaster? I though this would have a controlled drift/rotation compared to Mack's model, but I could be wrong!

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Scaffolding down from the entrance, lots of bricks;

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[rideguy70]

I think it's Intamin's answer to Vekoma's Cosmic Rewind model meets RCT3 drift coaster? I though this would have a controlled drift/rotation compared to Mack's model, but I could be wrong!

Yes, it's a controlled rotation. This is to ensure the cars are facing away from the nearby residential areas as much as possible.

 

[Quefox_]

Am I right in thinking that this ride is effectively Intamin's answer to a Mack XTREME Spinning Coaster?

You could say it like that, or just see it as a further development of their already existing family spinning coaster model (Objectif Mars, Futuroscope).

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Scaffolding down;

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Dive loop is going in, after this the coaster is complete. Trains will be placed on the track beginning this month per a notice to locals;

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[TPoseOnTantrum]

Final track piece lifted in yesterday evening on the dive loop;

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[TPoseOnTantrum]

Cars going on the track. They are the size of literal cars;
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[Niles]

car


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Mabey just a cover as to not spoil the real car wrap

 

[Eyebrows]

Mabey just a cover as to not spoil the real car wrap

I think this is the case, and it’s also a reference to real-life dazzle camouflage, which car manufacturers use to disguise the bodywork of prototype cars from prying eyes!


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Super cool touch by Universal here! I love that they’re going the extra mile by theming the pre-opening process.

 

[Intamin Forever]

Universally Addicted on Instagram: "Here’s the first Official promo video for Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift!"

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[rollercoaster.jpg]

Intamin designs the sexiest custom trains and these are no exception!

It's easier to watch the new teaser frame-by-frame on Youtube

I'm dying to see more of the spinning! It seems to spin much faster/aggressively than I was expecting — not just a slow controlled rotation or drifting effect. It looks more like a Mack Extreme Spinner than a 'Cosmic Rewind'.

If you watch carefully at timestamp 0:16, it appears that cars 1 and 3 are spinning clockwise while cars 2 and 4 are spinning counterclockwise (or I should say anticlockwise around here). It would be a fun moment if the cars locked-in facing one another during a booster launch — some forwards, some backwards.

 

[Nitefly]

… Fandango at Home?!