When will Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit Open?

[Coach81]

We're headed back to US/IOA next Mardi Gras vacation in '10.. been a few years since we've visited, we can't wait to ride this one, both of my boys are huge coaster fans!!!

 

[tazzielou]

I am going to US/IOA July 6 - 11. We are staying on site. Will that front of the line pass work on this new ride for us? Also with this front of the line thing how does it work? We get a ticket and come back? We stand in a different line? Not to clear on this part. Thanks in advance for any information I can get.

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[ky07]

I am going to US/IOA July 6 - 11. We are staying on site. Will that front of the line pass work on this new ride for us? Also with this front of the line thing how does it work? We get a ticket and come back? We stand in a different line? Not to clear on this part. Thanks in advance for any information I can get.

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The unlimited express pass (what we like to call FOTL ) is your room key and you just go thru the express pass line and show the tm your room key and if the offical opening is july the 3rd then highly doubt they will have express line access for a little while

 

[Metro West]

if the offical opening is july the 3rd then highly doubt they will have express line access for a little while

That's a fair assumption.

 

[rpbert1]

So i have a Preferred AP, arriiving 30th June, will we be able to do the soft openings

 

[GemmaPixie]

Might be a stupid question...but what is a 'soft opening'? Is it only where AP holders can ride? x

 

[Bluer101]

Might be a stupid question...but what is a 'soft opening'? Is it only where AP holders can ride? x

Soft opening are where the have random times before the grand opening where they will open the ride for a few hours at a time.

 

[cannonballer]

Not sure about US but most parks will tell you when you get there if you beg for the info hard enough. You may have to be sly with questions like "when is it not going to be running today?" that way the ride ops or workers there dont feel like their breaking rules by giving out info their not suppose to. BUT AGAIN I dont know how the people who work at US do things.

 

[Pooh Fan]

DD is so lucky!!! HEr Best friend invited her to go with her family, so she will be there July 5-9. Hopefully they will get to use their FOTL. If not, I will definitely tell them to ride it as soon as they arrive at the park in the morning. I can only imagine the lines! At least I know they will have the FOTL when I go in December. I can't wait to ride it.

 

[NashvilleTrio]

At least one train is on the track as of last night. TPR has a picture of a train in the station on the transfer track.

http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42526&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=1220

 

[stlrod]

I could really use some advice here. This will be our first trip to Universal w/o staying onsite. I had considered switching my 7/2-7/4 stay at the JW to the RPR but to get a decent rate, I would need to buy an AP for what would probably only be the one-day trip we had planned (which will be 7/3.) Now that it looks as if HRR might open on 7/3, I'm not sure it would be helpful to have FOTL access that day and imagine things will be crazy at both parks. The rest of the week we are staying at Disney. How likely is it they will have an Express Pass line set up mid-week (or even on the 3rd) based on prior ride openings? Would it be better for us to just go to Universal mid-week and buy the express passes? If we want to go to both parks, which park should we buy the express passes for? (I'm thinking get the express passes for IofA and just plan on arriving early for Universal.) Any advice would be helpful.

 

[mjones73]

Keeping my fingers cross, gonna be in the area June 14th-26th, lets hope it opens a little early.

 

[Metro West]

I could really use some advice here. This will be our first trip to Universal w/o staying onsite. I had considered switching my 7/2-7/4 stay at the JW to the RPR but to get a decent rate, I would need to buy an AP for what would probably only be the one-day trip we had planned (which will be 7/3.) Now that it looks as if HRR might open on 7/3, I'm not sure it would be helpful to have FOTL access that day and imagine things will be crazy at both parks. The rest of the week we are staying at Disney. How likely is it they will have an Express Pass line set up mid-week (or even on the 3rd) based on prior ride openings? Would it be better for us to just go to Universal mid-week and buy the express passes? If we want to go to both parks, which park should we buy the express passes for? (I'm thinking get the express passes for IofA and just plan on arriving early for Universal.) Any advice would be helpful.

Based on what happened with The Simpsons, I doubt the Express line will be set up until a couple of weeks after opening...it's just a guess though.

 

[Bluer101]

Based on what happened with The Simpsons, I doubt the Express line will be set up until a couple of weeks after opening...it's just a guess though.

2 weeks!!!


You would think that after a delayed opening and one of the busiest time of the year they would sell out on express passes. I hope they atleast have it open for hotel guests or something special for AP holders.

 

[Metro West]

2 weeks!!!


You would think that after a delayed opening and one of the busiest time of the year they would sell out on express passes. I hope they atleast have it open for hotel guests or something special for AP holders.

Theoretically the passholder preview will have already been done by the grand opening date. I'm sure they want to let as many people ride it as possible. The onsite guests would probably ride it over and over therefore not allowing others the same chance. Ordinarily it wouldn't be much of a concern but there will be LOTS of people wanting to ride the HR3...and remember...this is just a guess. I don't know what is going to happen.

 

[ky07]

Theoretically the passholder preview will have already been done by the grand opening date I'm sure they want to let as many people ride it as possible. The onsite guests would probably ride it over and over therefore not allowing others the same chance. Ordinarily it wouldn't be much of a concern but there will be LOTS of people wanting to ride the HR3...and remember...this is just a guess. I don't know what is going to happen.

Sounds like a good guess to me and its a shame I will have to wait til next year to ride it

 

[inkkognito]

I wonder if they'll do something like SeaWorld is doing with Manta. I was poking around their QuickQueue info, and Manta is currently included but only for one ride vs. unlimited like the other attractions.

 

[Metro West]

I wonder if they'll do something like SeaWorld is doing with Manta. I was poking around their QuickQueue info, and Manta is currently included but only for one ride vs. unlimited like the other attractions.

I don't know but passholders can ride Manta from 8-9am everyday starting May 26th through June 30th...that's an hour earlier than the park opens. I'll have to do it one weekend.

 

[inkkognito]

I've managed to delay DH from getting a SW AP till the media event. If we do that and it turns out to be as great as it sounds from the early reports, then I promised him we'll get passes so we'll be there taking advantage of those mornings for sure.

 

[NashvilleTrio]

The color scheme on the trains look awesome. You can also see what I assume is the back-side of the video screen projecting from the lapbar restraint.

http://www.orlandounited.com/forums/showpost.php?p=60986&postcount=838

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