It’s almost time for the last dance for Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit . The final chance to board Universal Studios theme park’s 16-year-old roller coaster will be Sunday.

Work on a successor attraction is evident in the space bounded by the Rockit, Universal CityWalk , Hard Rock Cafe and the building that was once home to Blue Man Group . There’s a construction wall, a pile of dirt and somewhat heavy machinery. Universal Orlando has not announced a new attraction yet.

Although rides have a limited life span, there haven’t been too many just plain ol’ removed from Orlando’s parks in the past five decades. There have been maintenance and upgrades along with retheming, such as Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse Coaster becoming Trollercoaster . And there have been complete track replaceme

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