Universal Removes Remnants of Fast & Furious Supercharged One Day After Ride’s Closure

Universal Removes Remnants of Fast & Furious Supercharged One Day After Ride’s Closure https://ift.tt/bmUjGoa

The ride at Universal Studios Florida closed permanently on Aug. 16 before Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, an outdoor roller coaster, debuts next year

The exterior of Fast & Furious Supercharged following its permanent closure on Aug. 16.
Credit: explore orlando

NEED TO KNOW

• Universal removed signage from the Fast & Furious Supercharged ride building overnight after its closure on Aug. 16
• The ride, based on the blockbuster franchise, opened in 2018 and featured appearances from Vin Diesel and other stars
• A new Fast & Furious outdoor roller coaster, Hollywood Drift, is set to open at Universal Studios Orlando in 2027

Universal isn’t wasting any time removing remnants of Fast & Furious Supercharged from the park following the ride’s permanent closure over the weekend.

When guests arrived at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando on Monday, Aug. 17, they found the artwork featured on the attraction’s show building had been covered up — seemingly overnight. Jared Talbot with Explore Orlando Travel Agency shared a video of the updates on social media. 

“I was surprised by how quickly they removed the sign,” Talbot tells PEOPLE about the teams at Universal Orlando Resort. “As someone who covers the parks full time, it was shocking to see the sign gone overnight like that.” 

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Fast & Furious Supercharged at Universal Studios Florida took guests for one last spin on Sunday, Aug. 16. The ride, based on the Fast & Furious blockbuster franchise, first opened at the park in 2018. A January 2026 press release initially said the ride would permanently close in 2027, but the date was later moved up. 

On Fast & Furious Supercharged, guests navigated a queue modeled off of the family’s warehouse headquarters and garage that included iconic cars and props from the big screen. Riders would then find themselves immersed in an indoor, 3D, screen-based experience as they took on the streets of Los Angeles.

The opening of Fast & Furious Supercharged at Universal Studios Florida on May 2, 2018.
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The pre-show and ride featured recorded performances from franchise veterans like Vin Diesel as Dom, Ludacris as Tej and Jordana Brewster as Mia, as well as contributions from several live actors. The experience picked up adrenaline as riders found themselves pursued by both the FBI and series antagonist Owen Shaw, played by Luke Evans.

“You’re going to have memories of scenes that you’ve seen in this franchise that are going to take you back to those moments you love that made this saga what it is,” Diesel, 59, said of the ride upon its 2018 opening. “You’re going to feel what it’s like to be part of the family.

The queue of Fast & Furious Supercharged
Credit: Universal Parks

While fans have to say goodbye to the 8-year-old attraction, they only have to wait a short while before Fast & Furious returns to the park. 

Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is set to open in Orlando in 2027. The outdoor roller coaster, replacing the former Rip Ride Rockit, will put guests in the driver’s seat of some of the movies’ most iconic cars for high-speed thrills. Riders will travel up a 170-foot vertical “spike” as they “experience the exhilarating sensation of 360-degree drifting,” Universal says.

A version of the coaster is already in a soft testing phase at Universal Studios Hollywood. That iteration takes guests over the park’s signature entrance escalators between the upper and lower parking lots. 

“Since most fans disliked the attraction, it felt like they wanted to turn the page as soon as possible, especially with the new coaster coming out,” Talbot claims of Universal Orlando. “I’m very interested to see what happens next and what they replace Supercharged with.”

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As of today, Universal Orlando Resort has not publicly announced any future plans for the site of Fast & Furious Supercharged.