Fast and Furious Hollywood Drift at Universal Studios Florida has a car on the track and has been conducting “pull-through” and “envelope” testing. The train started Saturday morning October 10, 2026 at the base of the spike and ended the day suspended high on the spike. You can see clearly the “envelope” testing apparatus which is meant to mimic the distance rider extremities could possibly reach to test for safety and clearance around the vehicle. The “pull-through” test is a way to winch a train through the course to ensure smooth travel across the tracks. With the train left where it was it appears either the team just quit right there for the day or thought it would be a fun place to leave it for guests to see.

On Friday, October 9th, 2026 Universal Orlando made a quiet change to its “park hours” page where it also displays current and scheduled ride closures. The reopening of Jurassic Park River Adventure was delay out a month until December 17, 2026. The ride has been down since January 5, 2026 and was originally slated to reopen November 20, 2026. The ride is a “people eater” with a massive capacity of 3,000 riders/hour, so when another major attraction at Universal’s Islands of Adventures goes down (like Hagrid’s or Velocicoaster), there’s not many places to put the overflow. No doubt the park certainly wants this ride back as soon as possible and the renovations must be taking slightly longer than originally anticipated.

Zamperla took home the Golden Ticket for Best Innovation of 2026 for its WingZ ride. The Golden Tickets are annual theme park awards presented by Amusement Today and widely considered the most prestigious awards in the the industry. WingZ is a 39-foot interactive swing-tower ride that Zamperla debuted at IAAPA 2025. WingZ offers passengers the ability to “Fly Like a Bird” by flapping their arms to make the gondola rise and fall as the central tower slowly rotates. In addition to the unique interactive feature, it’s designed to be fully accessible and has a specialized gondola that allows wheelchairs or scooters and is part of Zamperla’s ALL ACCESS and inclusive lineup of attractions. The ride was renamed of WingZ of Wonder and installed at Morgan’s Wonderland in San Antonio, Texas for the 2026 season. Morgan’s Wonderland is the world’s first ultra-accessible theme park, built to provide a fully inclusive environment where people of all ages and abilities can play together. WingZ is a perfect fit for the park.