![]() ![]() ![]() This ride has great re-rideability just trying to top your score each time, but that wasn’t good enough for Universal so Villain-Con Minion Blast will also be the first Universal Orlando attraction to feature a connected gameplay experience via The Official Universal Orlando Resort App. To that, one thing I will say is I have never been on anything like this before! Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast brings interactivity to a different level, Universal Studios theme parks used to have a catch phrase “where guests Ride the Movies” and I would say for this attraction guests are living the m ovie. Sadly, we are at a “theme park enjoyment level” where every ride has to be “like” something people have been on already. Each guest picks up their E-Liminator X blaster, then are assigned a dot on the moving walk-way to stand on as they go from scene to scene encountering the Vicious 6 just pretty much blasting anything and everything on the massive screens around them. I was having a hard time trying to explain it to a friend that has had zero information about the attraction, when he asked if it’s a “interactive shooting dark ride – minus the actual ride?” I spun it more of a shooter video game that you move through. Svengeance (voiced by Dolph Lundgren), the roller-skating champion with spiked skates, in a floating roller derby filled with blimps, jumbo-trons, and speed-skating robotsĪnd now that you have some backstory, you are ready to just grab a blaster equipped with Freeze Rays, Banana Bombs, Explosive Nunchucks and more – with the goal of causing as much mayhem and destruction as possible to earn points. Jean Clawed (voiced by Jean-Claude Van Damme) – outfitted with a giant mechanical lobster claw – in an evil, underwater lair filled with hidden loot and robotic sea creatures Nun-Chuck (voiced by Lucy Lawless), a fierce warrior with prized nun-chucks who will travel aboard her flying organ as she challenges guests to create musical mayhem Stronghold (voiced by Danny Trejo) – named after his giant iron hands – in a museum filled with tons of fragile and priceless art just waiting to be destroyed Henson), the cool, confident leader of the Vicious 6, in a groovy disco Now for those of you like me that hasn’t seen Minions: Rise of Gru, the Villain-Con is a combination of Comic-Con and trade show for bad guys, most notably the Vicious 6:īelle Bottom (voiced by Taraji P. Use your E-Liminator X blaster, and test your skill in this fun, interactive attraction.” ![]() We have covered the rest of the land over the past few months but this attraction has been what we have all been waiting for and I think the wait was worth it.įor those of you not familiar with the storyline for the attraction, here’s the official logline: “Join Illumination's Minions, Belle Bottom, Jean Clawed and the rest of the Vicious 6 at Villain-Con as you blast your way to supervillain stardom. As the centerpiece of the new Minion Land at Universal Studios Florida park, this attraction has been a long time coming. ![]()
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