Hollywood Dream – The Ride, Roller coaster at Universal Studios Japan

Hollywood Dream – The Ride is a steel coaster at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka that reaches speeds of 89 kilometers per hour. The track climbs to a height of 44 meters before plunging down through several steep drops.

Universal Studios Japan announced the coaster in July 2006 with a $50 million investment, its second-largest at the time after the $120 million Spider-Man ride. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard over about eight months, it opened on 9 March 2007. In 2013 the Backdrop version, running trains backwards, began on 15 March; planned to end on 7 July, it was extended and made permanent from 1 October.

Riders pick one of five songs from a seat-mounted panel; the headrest speakers play it during the ride. At opening in 2007 the choices included Dreams Come True's "Osaka Lover" in a version with altered lyrics written for the attraction, alongside Eminem, the Beatles, Bon Jovi and Kobukuro. The line passes garden stones and lanterns styled as a Japanese garden.

Visitors must be at least 132 centimeters tall to board, and the ride lasts about three minutes. Each train holds 36 seats spread across multiple cars.

The forward trains are purple, not silver; the Backdrop trains are red and gold. Backdrop's first day drew a 450-minute wait, and a week later 560 minutes, then a record for a Japanese attraction. Only one backward train runs, so its queue is usually longer.