WFTV first reported that Universal Orlando’s Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is nearing another construction milestone, with pull-through testing now reaching the final hill before the brake run. For Bedford readers, the link is indirect but useful: it shows how a major Universal coaster moves from visible construction into testing, which is the kind of build pace worth watching as the company continues to develop its wider resort plans.
Pull-through testing reaches the back end of the layout
Crews are slowly moving a test vehicle through the coaster’s overbanked section and the final stretches of track so they can check clearances. WFTV said the attraction began testing in September and reached its towering vertical spike earlier this month, but the latest progress does not mean the ride is ready to carry guests.
Work is also continuing around the station. According to WFTV, crews have finished building up cinder-block walls in the station area, installed drive tyres and are wrapping up facade and wiring work around the mid-course brake run. Those are the kinds of jobs that usually sit alongside track testing as a coaster edges towards completion.
What Universal has already confirmed
In January, NBCUniversal said Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift would be a high-speed outdoor roller coaster joining Universal Studios Florida in 2027. The company also said the ride would replace Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit and feature a 170-foot vertical spike that would send riders nearly 17 storeys above the outskirts of Universal CityWalk.
NBCUniversal said Fast & Furious – Supercharged will permanently close in 2027 to make way for the new coaster, and that more information would follow in the months ahead. For now, the next milestone to watch is whether testing continues beyond pull-through work and into the final stages before opening.
