The Spike of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift towering above Mel's Drive-In.
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Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift seen from Music Plaza. A palm tree that is recovering from the February harsh freeze mimics the twisting of 170-ft tall Spike. Cars in The Spike will twist 180° around to the opposite side of the support tower.
A look at a recently added track section of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift. Deep inside the layout, towards the Blue Man Group building.
An area of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift where bolting of track to support is pending.
Protective foam added over propulsion fins of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift. This indicates that track will soon be added overhead. This track is for the launch from the station to the CityWalk area. Track that will be added above will return cars to the station.
Plate at the top of The Spike of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift. Cars will be on the left side of rails.
View of 170-ft tall Spike of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift from the CityWalk waterfront. Cars will twist around 180° as they rise to the top, then descend into the rest of the ride.
View of 170-ft tall Spike of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift from the entrance plaza of Universal Studios Florida. Zoom in to see that cars will twist around 180° as they rise to the top, then descend into the rest of the ride.
In foreground is the shadow of The Spike. Cast across the lagoon of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift.
It is likely that 170-ft tall Spike will be completed tonight at Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift. Two sections to be raised for track that twists vertically. Stacked end-to-end.
Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift soaring in background of Hard Rock Cafe. (Sign has a lighting problem.)
Some of the current track for Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift.
Current construction of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift. Tall overbanked curve likely completed soon.
Side view of construction of the tall overbanked curve in Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift.
Propulsion fins in the construction of the first launch in Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift. Behind Music Plaza.