Ride testing has started on Universal Orlando’s new Fast & Furious coaster, Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, and AllEars.Net first reported the development. Universal’s own Orlando site still lists the attraction as a “New Coaster Coming to Universal Orlando Resort” in 2027, which places this in the later stages of the project rather than at the very start of construction.
For Bedford readers, the connection is indirect rather than local: this is another sign that Universal is still moving a major coaster through testing at one of its existing parks, while the Orlando listing keeps the ride on the company’s public 2027 timetable. There is no confirmed Bedford-specific link in this update, but it does show the wider Universal pipeline is still active.
Testing reaches a key milestone
Inside Universal says the park has begun vehicle testing on Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, including pull-through and clearance checks on the track. That stage is used to verify that the ride vehicle can move through the course safely, that clearances are correct and that the track and surrounding elements are properly aligned before powered testing begins.
What Universal is showing publicly
Universal Orlando’s website now promotes the coaster on its “What’s Happening” page, where the attraction is presented as a coming addition to the resort. The wording is still simple and forward-looking, but it is enough to confirm that the ride remains part of Universal’s active plans for the park rather than a shelved concept.
That matters because ride testing is usually one of the clearest signs that a coaster is moving from construction into commissioning. It does not give a firm opening date on its own, but it does show the project is far enough along for Universal to start checking how the train behaves on the track.
What happens next
The next milestone will be whether Universal moves from clearance work into powered testing and then, eventually, any public-facing previews or opening announcement. For now, the only confirmed takeaway is that the coaster has entered testing and remains on Universal Orlando’s books for 2027.
