Villain-Con Minion Blast is currently being tested out by Universal Team Members. Hopefully, that means a technical rehearsal is right around the corner for guests with a grand opening in the near future. We might not be able to check out Illuminations’ Villain-Con Minion Blast today, but new details have been revealed! Universal wants to make sure guests know exactly what to expect before experiencing the first-of-its-kind blaster game attraction.
Universal says:
Upon entering the attraction, guests will immediately be transported to Villain-Con – the largest convention for villains around the globe – where the headlining event is a challenge to see who has what it takes to become the newest member of the notorious supervillain group, the Vicious 6, featured in the hit film, “Minions: Rise of Gru.” As guests make their way through the convention, they’ll venture through the trade show floor, stocked with the latest gadgets, vehicles, and fashion to pull off the most heinous schemes, before picking up an “E-Liminator X” blaster to compete against their friends, loved ones and fellow guests to prove how bad they really are.
Throughout the competition, guests will use their blaster – equipped with Freeze Rays, Banana Bombs, Explosive Nunchucks and more – to cause as much mayhem and destruction as possible to earn points. As they wind and glide through the experience aboard a moving pathway, they’ll encounter each member of the Vicious 6, voiced by the original cast from the film, in a setting inspired by their character, including:
- Belle Bottom (voiced by Taraji P. Henson), the cool, confident leader of the Vicious 6, in a groovy disco
- 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
- 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
- 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
- and 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 robots
Villain-Con Minion Blast will also allow guests to sync their blaster to The Official Universal Orlando Resort App with just a tap. That takes the game to an entirely new level because it tracks scores, opens up special missions within the attraction, and unlocks evil perks and extra-powerful blasts to gain more points and earn digital collectibles. Re-rideability will be a big part of the attraction because the more guests play and the higher they score, the more perks will be earned. Scores will be displayed in the gift shop as well if you want to brag about your score to other guests. This is the first attraction to feature a connected gameplay experience in the app.
Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast is for everyone, but hand-held infants are not permitted. Guests under 48″ (122 cm) require a supervising companion. Villain-Con Minion Blast joins Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, Minion Cafe, Bake My Day, Freeze Ray Pops, and Pop-A-Nana as part of the brand-new Minion Land in Universal Studios Florida.
