{"id":937991,"date":"2026-07-16T03:34:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/937991\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T03:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:34:30","slug":"fast-furious-supercharged-to-close-at-universal-on-aug-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/937991\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast &#038; Furious Supercharged to close at Universal on Aug. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver at Universal, Fast and Furious supercharge will close earlier than originally planned. Your last day to ride will be August 16th as Universal makes way for the Fast and Furious Hollywood Drift roller coaster. Hollywood Drift is replacing Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket, which closed last year. Universal tees *** special look at the new coaster coming soon.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Fast &amp; Furious Supercharged to close at Universal on Aug. 16<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wesh.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WESH logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 5:56 PM EDT Jul 15, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFast &amp; Furious Supercharged at Universal Studios will close on Aug. 16 to prepare for the arrival of the Fast &amp; Furious Hollywood Drift roller coaster.  The new roller coaster will replace Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, which closed last year.  Universal has teased a special look at the upcoming coaster soon.DOWNLOAD \u202fthe free WESH 2 News app \u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"dateline\">ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Fast &amp; Furious Supercharged at Universal Studios will close on Aug. 16 to prepare for the arrival of the Fast &amp; Furious Hollywood Drift roller coaster.  <\/p>\n<p>The new roller coaster will replace Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, which closed last year.  <\/p>\n<p>Universal has teased a special look at the upcoming coaster soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD <\/strong>\u202fthe free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/get-wesh-news-on-the-go-download\/44043785\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WESH 2 News app<\/a> \u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment and more on your phone or tablet. 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