How tall do you have to be to ride Stardust Racers?

At least 48 inches (122 cm). It has the tallest height requirement at Epic Universe.

Does Stardust Racers go upside down?

Yes, once on each track. The two trains invert at the same time and cross over each other in what Universal calls the Celestial Spin.

How fast and tall is Stardust Racers?

Both tracks reach 62 mph and 133 feet, over about 5,000 feet of track each. A ride takes about a minute and a half.

Is the green or yellow side of Stardust Racers more intense?

Riders generally find the green side, Pulsar, a little more intense than the yellow side, Photon. For a nervous first-timer, start on yellow.

Stardust Racers – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

Stardust Racers

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Product2025

77%

WISE Score

Two coaster trains race side by side at 62 mph, then cross upside down over Celestial Park.

Stardust Racers

Product

2025

77%

WISE Score

Two coaster trains race side by side at 62 mph, then cross upside down over Celestial Park.

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Screenwise Verdict

Stardust Racers is one of the best new coasters anywhere, and it is the big thrill of Epic Universe: two trains launching side by side, lots of airtime, and an upside-down crisscross over the park. It won the industry's Best New Roller Coaster award for 2025.

It is a real step up from family coasters, and 48 inches is the line. For kids who loved rides like Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and want more, it is a great first big coaster with a parent beside them. Younger siblings can wait in the child swap area, which looks out at the first launch.

Age Fit

For kids who are at least 48 inches tall, which usually means 8 and up, and who have ridden family coasters without fear. Nothing in it is scary except speed, height and going upside down, so a confident 7-year-old who makes the height can ride.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

A space-race coaster with stars, lights and music, no villains and nothing scary beyond speed and height.

Imaginative

The racing comets and the crisscrossing Celestial Spin are a great idea, but the story is light; the thrill is the point.

Safe

A big coaster: 62 mph, 133 feet, a launch and an inversion, with a firm 48-inch minimum and lap bars. The height rule and child swap do their job.

Enriching

A minute and a half of airtime. The value is a kid finding out what they can handle, which is real but brief.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

You race someone. The two trains launch side by side and swap the lead, so a family split across both sides gets a real race.
Airtime more than force. Reviewers single out the floating hills over hard turns, which suits a first big coaster.
The Celestial Spin. Both trains go upside down at once and cross over each other, a move no other coaster had.
Two different rides. The green and yellow tracks have different layouts, and the green side runs a little more intense.

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What to Watch For

48 inches, no exceptions. It has the tallest height rule in the park. Measure at home in the shoes your kid will wear.
It is big and fast. 62 mph, 133 feet, a launch, and one inversion. Ride the yellow side first with a nervous kid.
Nothing in pockets. There is a metal detector before the line. Free lockers hold phones, hats and bags.
Disappointed younger siblings. A child swap room lets one parent stay with a short kid, then switch, and it has a view of the launch.

Conversation Starters

"Which side won your race, and how could you tell?"
"What did it feel like when the train went upside down? Did your stomach float?"
"If you designed a coaster for our family, what would the first drop look like?"

Deep Dive

Two coasters racing each other

Stardust Racers opened with Universal Epic Universe on May 22, 2025, and it towers over Celestial Park at the center of the park. Mack Rides built it as two separate tracks, so two trains launch side by side, split apart, and keep meeting up as they race. In the park's story, riders board comets that the people of Celestial Park have tamed for racing.

Each track launches to 62 mph and climbs to 133 feet over about 5,000 feet of track. The two sides are not identical: the yellow side, Photon, has a barrel roll, and the green side, Pulsar, has a zero-G roll and runs a little more intense. Both trains go upside down together in the Celestial Spin, crossing over each other. The whole ride takes about a minute and a half, and reviewers single out the airtime, those floating moments over the hills.

In its first season it won Amusement Today's Best New Roller Coaster award for 2025.

Is your kid ready?

The 48-inch minimum is the tallest in the park, and it is enforced. Kids who have enjoyed family coasters like Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and asked for more are the ones it suits. Going upside down is the main new thing for most of them.

Getting through the line

Loose items are not allowed: there is a metal detector at the entrance and free lockers nearby. Express Pass is accepted, and a single rider line helps older kids who don't mind riding apart. The child swap room lets one parent wait with a younger sibling and then trade places, and it looks out on the first launch.

The Universal Orlando app shows current waits. The Epic Universe guide covers the other four worlds.

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