Blooloop first reported that Universal Studios Hollywood is limiting the hours of Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, the park’s first high-speed outdoor coaster. The timing matters because the ride only opened on 16 September 2026, so any cut to its operating window immediately affects how many guests can fit it into a day.
Universal’s own material describes the attraction as the first-ever high-speed outdoor roller coaster at Universal Studios Hollywood. It also says the ride opened to guests on 16 September, which puts this change just weeks into the coaster’s public run.
A new ride, already being managed carefully
That makes the headline change notable for practical rather than dramatic reasons. A marquee coaster with fewer operating hours means fewer chances to ride, longer planning windows for day-trippers, and more pressure on the hours when the attraction is actually available. Universal has already made the coaster an exception in some of its ticketing products, with Universal Express excluding Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift from one-time and unlimited access add-ons.
Special-event products show the same pattern. Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights pages say access to the coaster is not included with standard admission, while the R.I.P. Tour and other premium options offer only limited access windows. In other words, the ride is already being handled differently from the park’s standard attractions.
What remains unconfirmed
The key unknown is the revised timetable itself. The material we could verify confirms that the coaster’s hours are being limited, but not the exact public schedule for every day or how long the tighter pattern will last. For now, guests planning around the ride will need to check Universal’s live hours before they travel.
