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When one thinks of a roller coaster they think of the standard few minutes, maybe an inversion or two and some crazy height or speed. Not many would think of a coaster with audio that you select and a non-inverting loop. As well as a 90 degree lift hill straight out of the station. Not too many would think of that when it comes to roller coasters. Well welcome to Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit the newest coaster to Universal Studios Florida!

Universal Orlando Resort first announced this new coaster last year and everyone was amazed when they found out what all was going to be done. A non-inverting loop, a signature move called the treble cleft, audio and so much more. Everything that was going to be introduced with Rockit had everyone excited. When construction started there was a lot of anticipation. Well now it’s complete and what a ride it is. It’s the type of roller coaster you will not soon forget. It’s a wild, fun ride from start to finish and it’s also the type of ride you could easily go on over and over because it’s just so much fun.

It all starts as you walk up to the loading platform. You climb into the X-Car that has been built by Maurer Sohne. Once strapped in with the lap bar it’s time to choose a song by touching the touch screen in front of you. There are 5 different genres of music ranging from Hip Hop all the way to Country. After the song has been selected it’s time to ride Rockit. The X-Car makes its way out of the station and up the 90 degree, 167 ft tall lift hill. This lift is pretty intimidating to some. Any vertical lift hill can become intimidating but to others it’s adding to the thrill. Finally the train reaches the top and down you go reaching speeds of 65 mph. The train pulls up quick into the non-inverting loop. At the top instead of going upside down the car will twist around the loop so at no point will the train ever go upside down. Next the train drops again through a firehouse façade and twists then pulls up into a new maneuver called the treble cleft.

After a block brake the train drops down into the jump cut. After that it’s time for the crowd surfer maneuver over the queue line, and then it’s up into a block brake.  After the block brake the train drops down into a trench in Citiwalk. It twists left and right then pulls into a sideways loop. The train dives down one more time before heading into the brakes.

Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit was phenomenal the day it was announced, plain and simple. It’s the type of ride you just know is going to be good and sure enough it lives up to all expectations. The elements introduced are unheard of and incredible. The airtime in the loop when you sit in the back row is something you have to experience sometime. The audio makes the ride that much better.   It’s so awesome knowing that you’re the one who picks what song you want to listen to. The other unique part about this ride is that they film you while riding so you can buy your video later on of your experience. So now it’s like a music video almost. I for one think that this is one unforgettable ride and is worth a trip out to Orlando just to try it.