Rip Ride Rockit Fails To Takeoff

As the Orlando theme parks battle it out for visitors during one of the leanest summers in recent memory, Universal Orlando has so far been unable to fire its biggest latest new weapon. HollywoodRip Ride Rockit, the resort's new $45 million roller coaster, has been hit with numerous delays. It was supposed to open in spring, and yet it still does not have an opening date, with the Fourth of July weekend — the biggest holiday of the summer — now just one a week away.

The theme park originally announced that the coaster would open this spring. However, back in April, it announced it wouldn't open until sometime in the summer, though even then Universal officials said late spring or early summer might still be within their reach.

Universal's struggles with the Rip Ride Rockit contrast sharply with the situation at SeaWorld, which this spring opened a new roller coaster well ahead of schedule. SeaWorld's Manta, which was announced two weeks after Rockit and initially not supposed to open until this summer, has been up and running since before Memorial Day.

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