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Musk-owned ‘Boring Company’ tapped to tunnel from Universal Studios to Epic Universe
Shingle Creek board approved starting talks with The Boring Company to design a transit link connecting Universal Orlando parks, exploring financial and operational feasibility.
- The Shingle Creek Transit and Utility Community Development District Board voted yesterday, Feb. 11, 2026, to begin negotiations with The Boring Company for a link between Epic Universe and the original Universal Orlando parks.
- Amid competing proposals, officials said the district solicited responses from three firms and selected The Boring Company's plan as best addressing its future-ready, point-to-point request.
- The Boring Company's Vegas Loop has transported more than 3 million passengers through 8 stations using Tesla vehicles that sometimes reach speeds over 100 mph and faced at least 17 alleged workplace safety issues.
- The district said it will continue collaborating with local stakeholders while exploring feasibility, and officials said they are monitoring the proposal without commenting or participating in discussions.
- With no mode defined, engineers note Florida's shallow water table could complicate tunneling, and local developers say the system might extend to the convention center, airport, and local resorts; next, the contract goes to a full board vote scheduled for Feb. 18.
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Orlando SentinelElon Musk’s tunneling company tapped to link Universal parks
Elon Musk’s tunneling firm The Boring Company was tapped Wednesday to plow connections among Universal’s Orlando theme parks. The board of the Shingle Creek Transit and Utility Community Development District, a special purpose district encompassing Universal properties, voted to begin contract negotiations with Musk’s firm to design and build the infrastructure improvements, following a monthslong competition. The Boring Company was one of three…
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