Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit

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Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit
Data
Location Universal Studios Florida
( Orlando , Florida , USA )
Type Steel - seated
model X-Car Vertical Coaster
Drive type vertical chain lift hill
Manufacturer Maurer AG
opening 2009
closure September 16, 2010
reopening indefinite


Reopening in early 2011

length 1200 m
height 51 m
Max. speed 105 km / h
Travel time 1:45 min
capacity 1850 people per hour
Trains 7 trains, 2 cars / train, 3 rows of seats / cars, 2 seats / row of seats
elements vertical lift hill ,
non-inverting loop
Inversions 0

Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit in Universal Studios Florida ( Orlando , Florida , USA ) is a steel roller coaster from the model X-Car Vertical Coaster from the manufacturer Maurer AG , which was opened in August 2009. It is often seen as the counterpart of the B&M Hypercoaster "Hollwood Dream - The Ride", which is (also with on-board sound system) in the Universal Studios Osaka .

journey

The highest roller coaster in the Universal Resort Orlando starts after leaving the station with the 51 meter high lift hill , which transports the train vertically to the highest point of the train. After completing the first drop , the train goes into a non-inverted loop, which describes the shape of a classic loop, but at no point leaves the visitor overhead. This element can still only be found on the Maurer Launched Coaster Shock in Rainbow Magicland , where the exit at the apex - unlike Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit - goes in the same direction as the entrance. One of the block brakes follows, which is necessary for the high capacities. After another descent, the car drives into a helix , which is followed by an over-sloping curve. After another block brake, the train continues towards the station, across the queue with the help of another steep curve, to the last part of the journey and the turn in the form of a horizontal loop, which indicates inversions , but the roller coaster ultimately has none . The lift has a classic "Out & Back" layout and is located in the aisle between Universal Studios and Islands of Adventures and uses the entire length of the park.

Trains

Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit has seven trains with two cars each. Six people (three rows of two people) can be seated in each car. The special features include an individual sound system with two loudspeakers each in the headrest and LED lighting on the X-Car car. Shortly after boarding, various pieces of music can be selected and played via a touch screen in the bracket of the X-Seat. These trains are unique for an X-Coaster.

Music selection

30 songs from six categories can be played while driving:

" Bring Me to Life ," Evanescence
"Paralyzer," Finger Eleven
" Born to Be Wild ," Hinder
" Rollin ' ," Limp Bizkit
"Kickstart My Heart," Mötley Crüe
"Gimme All Your Lovin '," ZZ Top
"Intergalactic," Beastie Boys
"Busy Child," The Crystal Method
"Keep Hope Alive," The Crystal Method
"Harder Better Faster Stronger," Daft Punk
"Pump Up the Volume," MARRS
"Le Disko," Shiny Toy Guns
"Midnight Rider," The Allman Brothers Band
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia," The Charlie Daniels Band
"Guitars, Cadillacs," Dwight Yoakam
"I Can Sleep When I'm Dead," Jason Michael Carroll
"Living in Fast Forward," Kenny Chesney
"All Night Long," Montgomery Gentry
"Sabotage," Beastie Boys
"Don't Phunk with My Heart," The Black Eyed Peas
"Pump It," The Black Eyed Peas
" Insane in the Brain ," Cypress Hill
"Stronger," Kanye West
"Rock Star," NERD
"Bad Girls," Donna Summer
"Glamorous," Fergie
" I Will Survive ," Gloria Gaynor
" That's the Way (I Like It) ," KC and the Sunshine Band
"U Can't Touch This," MC Hammer
"Hella Good," No Doubt

Problems

The first problems arose (after the planned opening in spring) during test runs in June when the lift had to be partially dismantled due to defective carriers on the trains for the chain. Further problems came in August when the banner on the elevator was torn by a storm. In 2010, all Maurer X-Car coasters with multi-unit trains were closed because defective clutches were discovered. In addition, the conveyor belt in the station did not work a long time after it opened, which is another factor in the high capacity of the railway, as the trains in the station do not stop in regular operation.

photos

  • Construction on the lift hill in April 2009

  • Lift hill

  • RockitConstruction April2009 16.jpg

Web links

Commons : Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jason Garcia: Universal's Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster closed indefinitely. In: Orlando Sentinel. September 20, 2010, accessed October 25, 2010 .
  2. ↑ Lance Hart & Screamscape.com .: (02/03/11) Over the past few months the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit did reopen and quietly went back into regular daily operations. February 3, 2011, accessed September 14, 2011 .
  3. ↑ http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=794041#794041
  4. ↑ http://www.ltci.co.uk/LTC_Technical_Bulletins/Maurer_Sohne_Conection_Bar_Action.pdf

Coordinates: 28 ° 28 ′ 29.6 "  N , 81 ° 28 ′ 6"  W.