{"id":301674,"date":"2025-10-14T04:09:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T04:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/301674\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T04:09:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T04:09:28","slug":"test-dummies-spotted-on-fast-furious-hollywood-drift-at-universal-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/301674\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Dummies Spotted on Fast &#038; Furious: Hollywood Drift at Universal Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We spotted the Fast &amp; Furious: Hollywood Drift ride vehicles sitting outside on the track with test dummies strapped into them.<\/p>\n<p>Test Dummies on Fast &amp; Furious: Hollywood Drift<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9952.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"People in white-and-black uniforms ride a roller coaster near a brick building and palm trees, similar to Disney parks\u2019 theming.\" class=\"wp-image-1307458 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9952.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our reporter noticed this train loaded up with test dummies sitting on the track just outside the queue building. Each <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/06\/video-first-look-at-fast-furious-hollywood-drift-coming-to-universal-studios-hollywood-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coaster train<\/a> will consist of four cars resembling famous vehicles from the Fast &amp; Furious series, with <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/06\/first-look-at-dodge-charger-ride-vehicle-for-fast-furious-hollywood-drift-at-universal-studios-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dom\u2019s Dodge Charger<\/a> as the lead car.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307476\" alt=\"Guests ride zebra-striped roller coaster cars at Universal Studios, not far from Disney parks famous for their iconic castles, cloudy skies above.\" class=\"wp-image-1307476 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0009.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9961.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307455\" alt=\"A Stormtrooper-themed roller coaster train sits on an elevated track by a palm, evoking Disney\u2019s immersive Star Wars park design.\" class=\"wp-image-1307455 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9961.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the vehicles appear to have some sort of zebra print pattern, we theorize that this is a black-and-white camouflage wrap, as our <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/09\/fast-furious-hollywood-drift-vehicles-universal-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first glimpse of a car last month<\/a> inside the loading area was an orange color.<\/p>\n<p>Our reporter did not see the trains in motion, but the presence of the dummies indicates safety testing is currently taking place. The <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/04\/track-nearly-complete-on-fast-furious-hollywood-drift-at-universal-studios-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coaster track was completed<\/a> in the spring.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9903.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307461\" alt=\"Guests gather by a roped-off roller coaster at a Disney park, beneath a bright blue sky dotted with clouds. No castle in view.\" class=\"wp-image-1307461 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9903.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9904.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307469\" alt=\"Guests gather near a fenced construction zone in a Disney park, with leafy trees and a sunny, cloud-dotted sky overhead.\" class=\"wp-image-1307469 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9904.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While we didn\u2019t notice any updates to the queue building itself, crews are still working on theming around the coaster. The most recent work in this area is taking place just outside the building near the start of the coaster track. There are dozens of structural pylons here, presumably to support future themed elements.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9953.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307457\" alt=\"A construction worker stands by a brick building and scaffolding, with palm trees and stormy skies, not far from Disney park vibes.\" class=\"wp-image-1307457 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9953.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9949.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307459\" alt=\"A roller coaster track curves beneath a cloudy sky near a construction site, reminiscent of new attractions at Disney parks.\" class=\"wp-image-1307459 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9949.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The framework for the safety netting around portions the track is also taking shape, as seen in this section of track that arches over the escalator plaza leading down to the Lower Lot.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9947.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307460\" alt=\"Guests queue beneath a twisting roller coaster track at a Disney park, the partly cloudy sky adding to the lively atmosphere.\" class=\"wp-image-1307460 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9947.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9956.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307467\" alt=\"A steel roller coaster soars above treetops, city, and mountains\u2014evoking thrills like Disney\u2019s TRON Lightcycle, under cloudy skies.\" class=\"wp-image-1307467 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9956.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The track uses the natural environment of the park to provide a more dynamic experience as it rockets guests down and around the mountainside.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9959.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"Guests stroll beneath a winding roller coaster track at a Disney park on a gray day, though no iconic castle is visible nearby.\" class=\"wp-image-1307462 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9959.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In its most dramatic maneuver, the coaster track curves underneath and then over the glass-roofed escalators connecting the Upper and Lower Lots, coming quite close to guests. The 4,100-foot track was \u201cmeticulously constructed with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2023\/04\/universal-studios-hollywood-testing-roller-coaster-sounds-where-rumored-fast-furious-attraction-is-going\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sound reduction technology<\/a>\u00a0for a breathtaking experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9960.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307470\" alt=\"A roller coaster being built at a Disney park, crane and workers below a cloudy sky, not far from iconic Disney castle architecture.\" class=\"wp-image-1307470 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9960.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9963.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307471\" alt=\"A steel roller coaster under construction winds through a hillside, with cloudy skies and distant buildings\u2014not a Disney castle in sight.\" class=\"wp-image-1307471 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9963.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The coaster continues down the hill over service roads and along the Tram Tour route.<\/p>\n<p>Other Construction Updates<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3546.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"A mural of a drifting car and &quot;Fast &amp; Furious: Hollywood Drift&quot; at Universal Studios\u2014no Disney castle here like at the Disney parks.\" class=\"wp-image-1307483 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3546.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/09\/fast-furious-hollywood-drift-construction-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">airbrushed mural<\/a> on the side of the queue building was completed, and the entrance was fully revealed. <\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ush-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-09.30.25-6261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307487\" alt=\"A sign with &quot;101 Exchange Store NOW OPEN&quot; stands outside under a clear blue sky, near Universal Studios\u2014not a Disney park castle.\" class=\"wp-image-1307487 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ush-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-09.30.25-6261.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ush-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-09.30.25-6262.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1307488\" alt=\"Brick building with large windows near Universal Studios, benches and palm trees\u2014no Disney castle but energetic scene like Fast &amp; Furious.\" class=\"wp-image-1307488 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ush-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-09.30.25-6262.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1920\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The gift shop, dubbed the <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/09\/fast-furious-store-opens-at-universal-studios-hollywood-without-fast-furious-merchandise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">101 Exchange Store<\/a> on nearby signage, also officially opened last month, although it currently doesn\u2019t carry any Fast &amp; Furious merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>Fast &amp; Furious: Hollywood Drift<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ush-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-concept-art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Aerial view of Hollywood Drift coaster at Universal, Fast &amp; Furious tracks weaving around\u2014no Disney castle like those at Disneyland.\" class=\"wp-image-1307482 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ush-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift-concept-art.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1920\" data-eio-rheight=\"1080\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalstudioshollywood.com\/web\/en\/us\/things-to-do\/rides-and-attractions\/fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fast &amp; Furious: Hollywood Drift<\/a>\u00a0is scheduled to open next year. It will be the first ever high-speed outdoor roller coaster at Universal Studios Hollywood, as well as one of Universal\u2019s fastest coasters at 72MPH.<\/p>\n<p>For more Universal Studios news from around the world, follow Universal Parks News Today on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversalParksNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uninewstoday\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>. For Disney Parks news, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/category\/parks-resorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WDWNT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/author\/lauren\/\" rel=\"author noopener\" title=\"Lauren Stracner\" class=\"author url fn\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Stracner<\/a>                                                                                                                                                                                                <\/p>\n<p>        \t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We spotted the Fast &amp; Furious: Hollywood Drift ride vehicles sitting outside on the track with test dummies&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":301675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[153308,153307,171,153300,153302,153301,153305,153303,14107,153304,224,53,102537,153309,67,132,941,153306,17814,77921,68,153299],"class_list":{"0":"post-301674","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-construction-update","9":"tag-construction-updates","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-fast-furious-hollywood-drift","12":"tag-fast-and-furious-coaster","13":"tag-fast-and-furious-coaster-construction","14":"tag-fast-and-furious-hollywood-drift","15":"tag-fast-and-furious-roller-coaster","16":"tag-hollywood","17":"tag-hollywood-drift","18":"tag-los-angeles","19":"tag-movies","20":"tag-roller-coaster","21":"tag-rollercoaster","22":"tag-united-states","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-universal","25":"tag-universal-hollywood","26":"tag-universal-studios","27":"tag-universal-studios-hollywood","28":"tag-us","29":"tag-ush-fast-and-furious-coaster"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}