Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit Review, Universal Studios Florida | Most Underrated Universal Coaster
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is a bizarre roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida with on-board audio, a non-inverting loop, and some funky profiling from Maurer-Sohne. It gets a lot of criticism among coaster enthusiasts, but I think it's Universal's most underrated coaster.
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I rode this for the first time today and my expectations were blown out of the water! I was expecting a mediocre ride, and got an ejector filled ride with great restraints, and the audio is a nice touch. My favorite song to use is 113 (Immigrant Song) My favorite element is the hill leading up into I think the second MCBR. That gave the strongest airtime, however the non inverting loop is awesome too
I agree it's a very underrated ride in the enthusiast community.
Canobie Coaster I never expected myself to become a Rip Ride Rockit fanboy 😂
Personally, I think several other selections are better
Loved this review! It's so funny to hear you say "the final midcourse brake run". I was actually blown away by this coaster when I first rode it. I expected it to be lame and just like you, I thought there was an abundance of airtime and the non-inverting loop is great. I actually greyed out on the bigger helix, I was not expecting any of that. I'm glad i'm not the only one in the coaster community to love this ride.
It's definitely not glass smooth, but the restraints prevent pain so I don't mind it.
The final midcourse break run is actually the best airtime on the ride!! (Back row only). The steepness of that 1 little drop gives RMC levels of Ejector in the back row with some room! I’m telling that moment shocked the hell out of me, and went Rockiting (Pun Intended) in my rankings at #7 out of 80! And I got one of my favorite songs, Painkiller by Judas Priest and the ride was at night!! Tbh the whole experience with this ride is made by the music! Without it sucks, but that 1 ride I got was one of the best coaster experiences of my life!
I love this ride so much I ride that ride all day and all night non-stop
Glad others enjoy it too!
I loved riding it even before my teen hood! I didn’t understand (and still dont) why people called this coaster rough. It rides pretty smoothly for me and it doesn’t even give headbanging at the rattley parts
It's not glass smooth, but I find it comfortable.
@@CanobieCoaster agreed
I’ll definitely say it’s pretty rough for some people bc of the high g forces but for me I could ride this all day and be perfectly fine!
This ride sure is awesome! I still like Hagrid’s better when it comes to automatic moving platform coasters. I’d add in a few more songs in the secret song list.
1. Good Mood (Adam Levine, PAW Patrol: The Movie, 801)
2. Walk Don’t Rango (Rango, 802)
3. Goofy Goober Rock (SpongeBob Movie, 803)
4. All Star (Shrek, 804)
5. I’m a believer (Shrek, 805)
6. Heathens (21 Pilots, Suicide Squad, 806)
7. Bad Reputation (Shrek, 807)
8. Accidentally In Love (Shrek 2, 808)
9. Speed Me Up (Sonic The Hedgehog, 809)
10. Stars in the Sky (Sonic The Hedgehog 2, 810)
11. Down Like That (Bryson Tiller, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, 811)
12. I like to Move It! (Reel 2 Real, 812)
I'll have to try the SpongeBob one!
I ridden this four times in 2012 while playing "The Devil's Night in Georgia" from Charlie Daniels.
Nice!
I'll have to try the secret playlist next time.
Definitely!
I’ve always said that it has a great layout, but the manufacturer they picked did cause it to become a little rough. Even then, i still don’t think its a bad coaster. In a smaller park it would probably be way less hated.
I’ve went on way rougher coasters, this wouldn’t even make my top 10 list of rough rides
I like it a lot.
I’ve ridden the rockit many times, it’s a great ride! I think you nailed it with this review cause your pointing out all the positives as well as the negatives. I don’t mind the brake runs at all, like you said you get good airtime into em and a couple of em have good drops. But besides the brake runs it does keep you entertained with that unique layout which is a lot of fun. Can’t wait till this covid thing is over so I can go back.
Agreed!
I just wish they would turn off the the brakes unless needed. Like Space Mountain or Incredicoaster/California Screamin
I really like this ride, but I think it’s an odd match for Universal. It has a low capacity trains, and it can’t run during 10 mph winds. I just think in retrospect it would’ve been a better idea for the park to get a more reliable ride along the lines of a b&m hyper, just for reliability, capacity, and longevity, but I think overall this is a more unique ride. Those bonecrushing positive gs on the return run near the end are awesome, also the ejector you get hopping in and out of the brake runs is a lot of fun. I did notice a slight rattle on my rides, but I’m usually never bothered by rattles/vibrations, my tolerance is pretty high. I’d probably give this an eight as well. The on ride music is also pretty cool too. Listening to rage against the machine while riding a coaster is something I never could’ve dreamed of lol.
I think they wanted a B&M, but they were too booked.
This ride is so damn good. I only get bounces and not an uncomfortably rough ride.
I definitely enjoy it, but it's not perfectly smooth.
The final brake run coming out of it in the back row is top 10 airtime moment in the state.
The airtime off the brake runs is the reason I don't mind all those brake runs.
Hey, Canobie Coaster! This ride was built on the spot of Twister: Ride It Out's original queue line!
Weren't both rides open at the same time?
Yes, Twister opened in 1998 and Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit took over the original queue in 2009!
I rode this for the first time in 2013 and thought it was really smooth. In 2019 I made it back and this thing was so rough to me. I got 3 rides in on it and all 3 were somewhat uncomfortable to me. Especially that last section with the turn around.
It really seems to be train related if you get a super rough ride. My rides earlier this year weren't too bad.
This ride is so good if gives good airtime. Also it's a great icon for the park.
I agree.
Favorite roller coaster at Universal!
I prefer Hagrid's, but this one is really good too!
Finally! Someone else appreciates this ride. Yes it may not be the most thrilling but what other coasters can you ride speeding up to 65 mph, catching great ejector, and all while listening to Cyanide by Metallica?
I think you meant to say Stronger by Kanye or Rainbow Connection by the Muppets.
@@CanobieCoaster Amateur choices imo
I've heard in a poll this is the worst coster in the world (yes, worse that Coaster Express, Green Lantern, Gouderix, and any Zamperla Volare and Vekoma SLC) though I've heard that Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts is the worse coaster for any Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit fan.
I really like this ride. I don't find it bad at all.
Nice review. Going in a few days. Unfortunately on my last visit. Was not able to fit in the test seat outside. Been reading up on the ride and apparently there is some type of modified seating to accommodate bigger guests. But have been reading conflicting reviews. Any help would be appreciated. Was able to ride everything else at Universal except this one.
Thanks! I know these restraints are weird since they sit against your stomach, not your lap.
When I went the rockit only had a 10 minute wait.
Lucky!
Did you have a different microphone here
Yes, I think I was using my phone.
Rock It without all the break runs and the original covering for the ugly lift structure would have been a world class coaster. It's still fun, but it's unfortunate it's not more visually appealing and we couldn't get some sustained airtime with the break runs. Necessary for capacity, but still unfortunate. It still seems very ugly to me all these years later.
The airtime off those brake runs would be incredible without the trims/brakes.
Warning even a small gust of wind can close this ride.
It was closed most of 3 days back in May for me for that reason.
My brother forced me to go on this and I hated it.
Sorry you didn't like it.
The only part of this coaster I actually really love is that wide turn with that tight overbank
Don't like the pacing or shaking?
Canobie Coaster it was kind of shaky but the rest I found a little underwhelming