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The End of Rip Ride Rockit and How Universal Become a “Coaster” Theme Park (Ep. 31)

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Epic Universal Podcast, Jim Hill and Eric Hersey discuss the upcoming closure of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit and what it means for Universal Studios Florida’s future. Highlights include: The End of Rip Ride Rockit: A look at the iconic coaster’s history, its groundbreaking music selection feature, and the rumored Fast and Furious-themed coaster set to take its place. Universal’s new name tags for team members featuring Epic Universe branding. The temporary removal of drones from Universal’s nighttime show, CineSational, following safety concerns. Updates on Universal’s Orlando Airport store Universal Studios Japan’s potential plan to expand into parking lots with new attractions in the next 5-7 years. This episode blends Universal’s latest updates with a nostalgic look at the coasters that defined the park’s history! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.4

Welcome back to the Epic Universal podcast. I am entertained writer Jim Hill and this is the podcast where we cover the latest universal news,

0:40.0

rumors, and history.

0:41.6

And as always, I'm joined by my co-host, Eric Hersey, and he and I are recording the show

0:48.4

the day after Christmas.

0:52.0

But they'll be hearing it the day after the day after Christmas, right?

0:56.7

That's how this works?

0:57.8

I think so.

0:58.5

It's coming out on Friday the 27th.

1:00.4

So maybe by then I'll break down all the boxes and get all the toys and everything

1:04.7

else created.

1:06.3

I don't know about you, Jim, but I mean, my job is primarily trying to clean the entire house up, figure out how I'm going to get all this wrapping paper to the garbage man. It's, it's, it's, it's the post holiday debris is always very, very impressive. So, but speaking of which I heard you got an early Christmas present this year. Hey, I did actually get an early Christmas present. Tell you the truth. So,

1:28.1

keep it real quick. Fantasy football has been a big thing of mine. I'm a football fan. Are you

1:32.5

football fan, Jim? Do you watch?

1:34.2

It's so interesting you say that because yesterday drove down to Massachusetts and did do the big

1:40.1

Hill family party. And traditionally you go out to the, uh, the television, the TV room

1:46.2

with the back of the house. And this is where all the guys are hold up watching the football

1:50.4

game. And I was fascinated that for the first time, in my knowledge, they were all sitting

1:56.9

back there watching football on Netflix. Oh, yeah, yeah. It was the first time. And

2:02.7

it, and I watched the, it was the Steelers the Cheaps is the first game. And I'm actually a

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