Remember when I got weirdly sentimental about Fast & Furious: Supercharged closing forever?
Well, Universal apparently did not share that sentimentality, because the signage was gone practically overnight.
Guests arriving at Universal Studios Florida on Monday, August 17th (literally one day after Supercharged took its final ride on Sunday) found the artwork on the attraction’s show building already covered up. Even Universal themselves took to social media to poke fun at their own haste.
For a little context on the ride itself, since we said our goodbyes just yesterday: Fast & Furious Supercharged opened back in 2018, sending guests through a queue modeled after the family’s warehouse headquarters and garage, filled with cars and props pulled straight from the films, before dropping them into a screen-based chase sequence through the streets of Los Angeles. The pre-show and ride featured recorded performances from franchise names like Vin Diesel, Ludacris, and Jordana Brewster, with the action escalating as riders found themselves chased by both the FBI and the film series’ antagonist, Owen Shaw. At its 2018 opening, Diesel described the experience as one that would bring riders’ favorite franchise memories rushing back and make them feel like part of the family.
As for why Universal might be moving this fast: theories suggest that because fans weren’t exactly Supercharged’s biggest defenders over the years, Universal likely wanted to turn the page quickly — especially with Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift already generating buzz as its replacement. That new outdoor coaster is set to open in 2027, sending guests up a 170-foot vertical spike before delivering a full 360-degree drifting sensation. A version of it is reportedly already in soft testing at Universal Studios Hollywood, running guests over the park’s entrance escalators between the upper and lower parking lots.
As of now, Universal hasn’t publicly announced any specific plans for what happens to the now-empty Supercharged building in the meantime. Given how quickly the signage disappeared, though, I wouldn’t expect that space to sit untouched for long.
Were you surprised by how fast Universal moved on this one? Let me know if you managed to snap a “before” photo of that queue before it was gone for good.
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