Overview
- Universal Studios Hollywood is installing transparent, green‑tinted sound-shield panels on white frames along key curves, which also help intercept loose objects.
- Train testing continues in Hollywood with camouflaged vehicles, while outdoor queue lighting, shade sails, and a new canopy over adjacent stairs progress.
- Universal has set a summer 2026 opening window for the Hollywood coaster, with coverage noting a recent site visit by Vin Diesel.
- In Orlando, the former Rip Ride Rockit footprint shows new footers and a large show building rising for Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, targeted for 2027.
- Official materials highlight 360‑degree “drifting” vehicles and, in Orlando, a 170‑foot vertical spike, while outlets report Hollywood’s layout at roughly 4,100 feet and up to 72 mph and note Fast & Furious: Supercharged in Florida is slated to close.