Let's talk about Starfall Racers, the twin Mack Rides coasters coming to Universal Orlando's new Epic Universe theme park next year.
An Orlando television station yesterday posted video from its helicopter showing one of the Starfall Racers trains testing on the coaster's track. If you haven't see it yet across your social media feeds, here it is:
NEW: Chopper 2 spotted ride testing today for Starfall Racers at @UniversalORL’s #EpicUniverse! Whew! Here’s more about the duel-coaster: https://t.co/m84GtctT6m @WESH pic.twitter.com/P9ODHcKFan
— Christina Watkins (@CWatkinsWESH) March 19, 2024
Personally, this might be the Epic Universe attraction that I am looking forward to riding most, at this point. It's definitely my most anticipated coaster in the new park. Mack and Universal appear to have designed a coaster that delivers an intriguing mix of twists, speed, Gs, and airtime - plus the fun of a racing element. Here's hoping for a return of the near-misses that we lost when Universal stopped running the old Dueling Dragons together.
Universal Epic Universe opens in 2025 on the new south campus of the Universal Orlando Resort.
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This looks excellent. Can't wait to see footage of racing in action.
Looks more than interesting!
Based on my experience with Macks, I'm not expecting this to be one of the best coasters ever, but it should be a very fun, very repeatable attraction that has just the right intensity range to appeal to all audiences. I don't need Velocicoaster 2.0...if it's on par with or better than Universal's other headlining coasters I'll be completely satisfied.
I'm starting to feel that this coaster type (sit-down, multi-launch, twisting layout) is becoming ubiquitous. Starfall Racers appears to have more airtime elements and the obvious near-miss/dueling/racing elements, which will make this different enough from most other coasters of this type. I think Hyperia (Thorpe Park) opening later this year, which has a more compact layout, but appears to have a number of similar elements, will give us a good preview of what can be expected from EU's signature coaster.
Hopefully, I'll get to ride Voltron later this summer at Europa Park, which has a different train design and a turntable w/reverse launch, but has a similarly long and varied layout like Starfall Racers.
i've seen this ride from the parking lot and it is massive! as fattyackin said, it's looks elegant. i would also use the word graceful and like everyone can't wait to see it in dueling action. i'm so excited for this park!
Wa wa wow!!
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This looks to have a generous helping of thrills both before and after the mid-ride launch sequence. The layout looks very elegant and smooth. Given UO’s track record with coasters (excluding the obvious black sheep that is Rip Ride Rockit) I expect this to be nothing less than superlative. Count me excited.