News Project 2026/409: Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift (Prototype Intamin Rotating Coaster)
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So glad they went with those OG cars.
Significantly more rotation in the second car relative to the others at the beginning of this video. It'll be interesting to see if variances like that remain in the final result.
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Is the last car even rotating? It looks like it's at a fixed angle.
Absolute CINEMA, these trains!! I'm in love.
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I think this video perfectly shows off the main rotation choreography: Cars 1 and 3 do a full 360* rotation through this curve and downward corkscrew, while Cars 2 and 4 do a full rotation going up the hill and through the inverted stall. I assume there will be some variance per train, but this looks like one of the true default settings. And it looks SO GOOD.
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I think this video perfectly shows off the main rotation choreography: Cars 1 and 3 do a full 360* rotation through this curve and downward corkscrew, while Cars 2 and 4 do a full rotation going up the hill and through the inverted stall. I assume there will be some variance per train, but this looks like one of the true default settings. And it looks SO GOOD.
I felt some theming on the black walls would make the ride better, like make it feel like you in the fast & furious movies
Those trains have to be stupidly heavy to need drive tires on both sides of the track…
The latest I've been hearing is that they're hoping to begin crew training in late April, then pass previews and unannounced technical rehearsals will likely start in mid May after Fan Fest Nights concludes. Official opening is expected to be sometime in June (I'm guessing 6/12 with no evidence or support for that particular date).
However, they have been having all kinds of issues with these trains, primarily with the rotation aspect either desyncing or completely faulting out, and as a working rotation system is required to operate this coaster that could wind up causing issues with the timeline. Most likely, though, I'd guess they'll stick to the timeline and run it at reduced capacity if possible as they don't want to miss their two biggest months of the year.
However, they have been having all kinds of issues with these trains, primarily with the rotation aspect either desyncing or completely faulting out, and as a working rotation system is required to operate this coaster that could wind up causing issues with the timeline. Most likely, though, I'd guess they'll stick to the timeline and run it at reduced capacity if possible as they don't want to miss their two biggest months of the year.
Just adding onto this, June 12 is probably at least a few days behind when they’re actually targeting. They NEED to have this thing operating for the World Cup, which kicks off for LA on the 12th, but fan fest starts the 10th and given the area’s tourism draw I have no doubt people will be in town for that significantly before that. The earlier in the summer they can get this thing open, the better. The World Cup probably played a large role into adding this when they did, and it would be devastating to miss out on that
Lol @ the first car being stuck. That's gonna be one of the many potential ride issues that will be highly desirable to experience on this thing for thoosies.
I'm also glad to see that different cars having different rotation profiles made it into what seems likely to be the final programming. Will add a ton of reliability!
I'm also glad to see that different cars having different rotation profiles made it into what seems likely to be the final programming. Will add a ton of reliability!
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Saw a lot of testing this weekend, and the Charger on that train seemed to consistently have problems. (As of right now, it's still easy to tell them apart. One train has the supercharger, one has a blank plate instead of the supercharger, that one has an open hole, and the other is still wrapped.)
Today was the first day of team member previews and it looks like things are going about as well as I expected. This is probably going to be an awesome ride, but it's also going to rank pretty high on the problematic coasters hierarchy. Word on the street is on or about June 8th is the target for public previews to begin, so hopefully we'll start to hear some reviews of the ride within the next couple weeks.