Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit- Coaster Review

One of Universal Orlando's newest roller coasters, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, is an experience unlike any other that really stayed true to the Hollywood-styled theme of the park. With glimmering lights, a broad variety of soundtracks, and gravity defying turns, you will want to run back on line again and again. 


What makes this ride unlike any other is the choice of soundtrack one gets to choose upon seating. With the use of a small touch screen, you will be able to choose a song from all types whether its hip hop, electronic, or rock music, you get to choose the song you feel will make your experience the best. The songs last throughout the entire ride and are modified to fit the inversions and elements of the ride. 


Another aspect of the ride that makes it so unique is the fact that there is a camera that creates a "music video" of you're experience on the ride with the song you chose. This video is filmed throughout the duration of the entire ride where you can see your expressions and reactions to each part of the ride. This video is available for purchase like always at the end of the ride. 


Some say the best time to ride this coaster is at night time. They say this because not only is part of the track illuminated by a colorful LED display, but so are the cars. Even from all the way across the park, you will be able to see the lights soaring across the sky as it makes its way through the track. The lights correspond to each part of the track making the lighting display even more mesmerizing to watch.


The ride makes very interesting elements as well. The the roller coaster enters a series of swooping curves called the "treble clef". From above this section appears to have been inspired by the musical notation of the same name. The train climbs the treble clef and exits into another mid-course brake section. Now returning towards the station, the roller coaster enters a series of sharp turns. The first, nicknamed the "jump cut," is a unique element similar to a corkscrew, but without turning the riders upside-down. The second is the "crowd surfer," an overbanked turn that passes over portions of the queue line for the attraction.