Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has been selected for a major transportation project in Orlando that could dramatically change how visitors move between Universal’s theme parks.
According to blooloop, Universal’s Shingle Creek Transit and Utility Community Development District adopted a resolution on Wednesday, February 11, declaring its intent to designate The Boring Company to design, build, operate, and maintain a high-speed underground transit system. The proposed tunnel network would connect Universal Orlando Resort with the newly opened $7 billion Epic Universe park, located roughly three miles away.
Right now, buses are the only direct transportation option between the two destinations — and traffic congestion around International Drive has long been a headache. The planned “point-to-point innovative transportation” system would run under a 25-year agreement and is intended to ease persistent gridlock in the area.
Though the project is still in its early stages, The Boring Company signaled optimism, saying: “Though it is early, this is a great first step. Looking forward to working with the Shingle Creek Transit and Utility CDD in Orlando.”
To qualify, bidders needed at least $75 million in bonding capacity, seven years of operational experience, and proof of delivering a similar-sized project costing at least $25 million within the past 15 years. Universal also required an “aggressive but realistic time frame” for what it describes as a future-ready system.
If approved and completed, the Orlando loop would build on the company’s growing portfolio. Its only fully operational system today remains the Vegas Loop, which has transported more than two million passengers in Tesla vehicles through tunnels beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center since 2021. That network is actively expanding across Las Vegas with dozens of new stations planned.
The Orlando selection also follows The Boring Company’s first international deal — a massive underground Loop project in Dubai that, earlier this month, announced it would begin construction soon. Last summer, the company unveiled plans for a “Music City Loop” in Nashville, Tennessee, and it recently opened a Global Operations Control Center in Bastrop, Texas, to coordinate expanding projects across the U.S. and abroad.
With Epic Universe now open and drawing significant foot traffic, a high-speed Tesla-powered tunnel could become a headline attraction in its own right — assuming it moves from resolution to reality.
