In a suprise announcement, Universal Studios have said that a new coaster snappily titled the Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit Rollercoaster will be opening at Universal Studios Orlando in 2009. Planned as a big, bright and brash rollercoaster featuring technology that will supposedly appeal to the “Youtube Culture”.

Universal Studios aim to make the coaster the stand out attraction at the park, and it will certainly draw your eye as it is going to stand at 167 feet making it the tallest coaster in Florida. Loaded with tonnes of loops and corkscrews, Rockit will be the first major outdoor thrill ride for the Universal Studios park and is slated for opening in Spring 2009.

The coaster is going to be squeezed between the Jimmy Neutron attraction and the Sharp Aquos Theater (where the Blue Man Group currently perform, but the track of the Rockit will hang over the Citywalk sidewalks, meaning the actual cars leave the park. It’s good to know we are not losing attractions with this new addition.

“We like to look at this as taking the thrill ride to a whole new level, both physically and figuratively,” said Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Parks & Resorts’ creative division, “It’s iconographic in its position. It’s going to do some things no ride has done before. And it combines entry into the digital age with the ability to customize and personalize the ride for each rider.”

Universal have really stepped up to the mark recently, with the likes of The Simpsons Ride tie in, as well as the opening of Disaster! earlier this month.