Sing If You Wanna Go Faster!
When you’re rollercoasting along a track at breakneck speed, heart in your mouth and adrenalin coursing through your veins, is there a song that would make the perfect soundtrack to your fear? Until now, you never had the choice, but those thoughtful people at Universal Studios have decided to change all that. The new Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, at Universal Studios Florida, offers a choice of 30 songs across five genres with which to accompany your white knuckle experience. Individual riders will be able to choose a song to be played directly into their ears, with artists represented including Mötley Crüe, Daft Punk, Dwight Yoakam, Cypress Hill and Donna Summer. Some of the most fearful riders may find it quickest to pick the encouraging sentiments of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive,” but for the rest, choosing a tune should take some of the boredom out of waiting in the long queue for the ride. It’s not known whether the songs in the jukebox will be changed or added to at any time, nor whether the park owners are taking requests for the future; if they do, what song would you most like to see on their playlist?
Or conversely, what songs would you definitely not want to accompany your Rockit ride?
If you can't see the YouTube video above -- a simulation of the new ride -- you can find it here.
Here's the full selection of songs available:
RAP/HIP-HOP
"Don't Phunk With My Heart," Black Eyed Peas
"Insane in the Brain," Cypress Hill
"Pump It," Black Eyed Peas
"Rock Star," N.E.R.D.
"Sabotage," Beastie Boys
"Stronger," Kanye West
POP/DISCO
"Bad Girls," Donna Summer
"Glamorous," Fergie
"Hella Good," No Doubt
"I Will Survive," Gloria Gaynor
"That's the Way (I Like It)," KC and the Sunshine Band
"U Can't Touch This" MC Hammer
CLUB/ELECTRONICA
"Busy Child," The Crystal Method
"Harder Better Faster Stronger," Daft Punk
"Intergalactic," Beastie Boys
"Keep Hope Alive," The Crystal Method
"Le Disko," Shiny Toy Guns
"Pumps Up the Volume," MARRS
CLASSIC ROCK/METAL
"Born to Be Wild," Hinder
"Bring Me to Life," Evanescence
"Gimme All Your Lovin'," ZZ Top
"Kickstart My Heart," Motley Crue
"Paralyzer," Finger Eleven
"Rollin'," Limp Bizkit
COUNTRY
"All Night Long," Montgomery Gentry
"Guitars, Cadillas," Dwight Yoakam
"I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" Jason Michael Carroll
"Living in Fast Forward," Kenny Chesney
"Midnight Rider," The Allman Brothers
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia," The Charlie Daniels Band
--Hazel @ SoundUnwound
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