Universal Orlando now has three separate projects moving in parallel: demolition has reached Mythos in The Lost Continent, pull-through testing on Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift has concluded, and the coaster’s entrance facade is taking shape. Orlando ParkStop first reported the update, which also shows construction picking up again on a new ride at Epic Universe.
For readers following Universal’s wider build-out, the significance is not any single job site but the pace across all of them. Demolition, testing and new ride construction are all advancing at once, which is exactly the sort of momentum theme park watchers look for as larger projects move from groundwork into visible progress.
The Lost Continent teardown reaches Mythos
In The Lost Continent, active demolition has moved on to Mythos. Rockwork behind the restaurant is being carefully dismantled, with large hollow forms gradually cut away over the past two weeks. The restaurant itself remains open while crews work around it, and the visible change along the waterfront walkway shows how much of the land is still being stripped back for its next phase.
Hollywood Drift testing is wrapping up
Next door at Universal Studios Florida, Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift has now reached the tail end of pull-through testing. A lead car completed a slow circuit of the full track and returned to the station, with a reach envelope frame fitted to the test vehicle. The coaster’s switch track has also been running tests, and the ride’s entry facade is quickly taking shape, extending the New York skyline inside the park.
The work is visible in more than one place around the site. Theming is continuing near the start of the attraction, including a semi-trailer being enclosed to read as part of the ride’s scenery. That matters because it shows Hollywood Drift is moving beyond basic track work and into the kind of finishing detail that usually comes later in a project’s build.
Dark Universe ride work picks up at Epic Universe
At Epic Universe, construction on a new ride in Dark Universe is also moving forward. The latest work includes concrete being poured into drilled holes to prepare for a possible foundation, along with additional pile-driven spots across the work zone. Work walls have now arrived around the site, which is the clearest sign yet that the project has shifted further into active construction rather than early preparation.
Taken together, these updates show Universal Orlando keeping several major projects moving at the same time: a land removal in Islands of Adventure, a coaster nearing the end of its testing phase, and fresh ride work at Epic Universe. The next milestone to watch is whether the Hollywood Drift testing gives way to later commissioning work, and how quickly the Dark Universe project grows beyond its current foundation-stage activity.
