Universal Orlando's Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit coaster will close in 2025 for a new experience. The ride lets guests choose music during the journey.

Though Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit won’t close for over two months, the construction walls are likely up already so crews can move in construction equipment and start preparing for demolition.

“Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit will permanently close on August 18, 2025 to make way for a new experience,” Universal said in a recent update to their website. “More details will be available at ...

Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit opened in 2009 and allows guests to pick a song that they want to hear as they experience a climb toward the sky at a 90-degree angle with speeds topping out at 65 mph.

The final day to ride Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal will be Aug. 17. The thrill ride debuted in 2009.

"Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit will permanently close on August 18, 2025 to make way for a new experience," Universal says on its website. "More details will be available at a later date." ...

The area is now home to part of the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster, which is set to close in August to be replaced by an as-yet-unspecified new attraction.

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