Overview

• Fire crews responded on the morning of October 10 to flames on the decommissioned Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Florida.
• Aerial footage from WESH2 showed firefighters working on a blaze located on the main drop section of the coaster structure.
• Authorities have not identified a cause, and no official statements had been issued at the time of publication.
• The attraction closed on August 18 and has been undergoing dismantling to clear the area for a future project that Universal has not announced.
• A lawsuit filed October 8 in Florida accuses Universal City Development Partners of failing to verify a rider’s lap restraint, with the plaintiff seeking more than $50,000 and a jury trial; a separate 2024 case also targeted the ride.