Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit
Reopening in early 2011
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit at Universal Studios Florida ( Orlando, Florida, United States) is a steel roller coaster from the model X-Car Coaster Vertical manufacturer Maurer Söhne, which opened in August 2009. It is often a pendant of the B & M Hypercoasters - seen that (also with on-board sound system ) is available in Universal Studios Osaka " Hollwood Dream The Ride ".
Ride
The highest roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort starts after leaving the station with the 51 meter tall lift hill, which will carry the train vertically on the highest point of the path. After completion of the first drop of the train enters a non- inverted loop, which does describe the shape of a classical loops, however, the visitor can at no time overhead. This element can still be found only on the Maurer Söhne Launched Coaster Shock Rainbow Magic Land, where there exit at the apex - unlike Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit - goes in the same direction as the driveway. The following is a of the Blockbremsem which is necessary for the high capacity. After a further departure of the carriage moves in a helix, which is followed by an on inclined curve. After another block brake, the train continues towards station on the queue with the help of another steeply sloping curve of time, until the last part of the ride and the turning in the form of a horizontal loops, which inversions are hinted at, the roller coaster did not finally has. The web performs a classic " Out & Back " layout and is located in the corridor between Universal Studios and Islands of Adventures and uses the entire length of the park.
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit has seven trains, each with two cars. In each carriage six people ( three rows of two people) take place. The special features include a custom sound system with two speakers in the headrest and a LED lighting system on the X-Car cars. About a touch screen in the temple of the X -Seats can be briefly after getting different pieces of music select and play. These features are unique to a X -Coaster.
Music selection
While driving 30 songs from six categories can be played:
- Classic Rock and Heavy Metal
- Electronic Music
- Country music
- Rap and Hip- Hop
- Pop music and disco
Problems
The first problems appeared (after the planned opening in spring ) on test drives in June, when the lift - had to be partially dismantled - because of buggy drivers on the trains for the chain. Further problems were added in August, when the banner was torn at the lift of a storm. 2010 All Maurer Söhne X - Car Coaster with multi-unit trains were closed because defective clutches stood out. In addition, did not work for a long time after the opening of the conveyor belt in the station, which is another factor for the high capacity of the train because the trains do not stop at the station during regular operation.
Photos
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