- Universal Studios Hollywood's new Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift roller coaster is generating noise complaints from residents in the nearby Toluca Lake neighborhood.
- The high-speed outdoor coaster, which spins cars up to 72 mph, is currently in technical rehearsals, with residents describing rider screams as sounding like “bloody murder” or a “horror film.”
- Residents report constant and intrusive noise, even with windows closed, despite Universal's attempts to mitigate sound.
- Universal Studios has installed sound shields and pea gravel along the track and is actively monitoring sound levels during the attraction's evaluation period.
- The theme park has also opened a hotline and installed microphones in the neighborhood to address and track residents' concerns about the noise.
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