There are even more concrete footers in place for the rumored roller coaster replacement of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Florida. The first concrete footers were installed last month, along with some additional foundation earlier this month.
Construction of New Universal Roller Coaster
As was also visible in the recent update from bioreconstruct, rebar sticks out of the ground in various spots. Wire frames mark more future footer locations. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit was completely demolished by late October, but Universal hasn’t confirmed details of its replacement.
Temporary wood boxes have been placed on most of the footers to keep them protected.
Much of the track will be located in the canyon behind Music Plaza, with a station and service buildings in progress, though not visible from where these pictures were taken at the Hard Rock Hotel Orlando.
Bioreconstruct Aerial Photos
Aerial photographer bioreconstruct also shared several shots of the coaster construction site on their X account:
Aerial photo of the roller coaster work site behind Music Plaza. In Universal Studios Florida.
If you attended Halloween Horror Nights 2025 you may have gone through this soundstage area. Turning the corner, where the excavation is seen. Was an access to the Grave of Flesh and Terrifier houses.
Aerial photo of roller coaster construction in Universal Studios Florida.
Aerial photo of construction at the roller coaster site in Universal Studios Florida.
- Service building to be at top center.
- Station to be at center.
Aerial photo of the development of a roller coaster service building in Universal Studios Florida.
Seems like structural steel staged at right. The crane was recently staged in the work site. Also the auger.
Aerial photo of footers and other site preparation in progress where a roller coaster station will be built in Universal Studios Florida.
Aerial overview of the roller coaster construction site in Universal Studios Florida.
Rip Ride Rockit construction walls inside the park received new themed posters referencing Blues Brothers and Back to the Future, as well as King Kong more recently. There are also Ghostbusters and Fast & Furious references.
More Universal Coaster Construction
Universal Studios Florida isn’t the only Universal Orlando theme park receiving a new roller coaster. New permits filed last week revealed that Intamin — the developer behind Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure and Jurassic World VelociCoaster — is working on a new flagship ride for the former Lost Continent area at Islands of Adventure. On the opposite coast,
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