Construction continues on the entrance to Villain-Con Minion Blast and the adjacent Minion Café, which will transform most of Production Central into Illumination Avenue at Universal Studios Florida. Villain-Con Minion Blast The new attraction replaces Shrek 4-D, which closed in January 2022. Villain-Con Minion Blast is inspired by the first “Minions” film, in which the … Read more
Lettering has been added to the Villain-Con Minion Blast entrance at Universal Studios Florida, plus a gift shop sign was installed further down the building. The giant letters “AIN-” have been installed between “Illumination’s” and “Minion Blast” over the red “V” at the entrance. We should be seeing “VILL” and “CON” in the next few … Read more
More signage has been added to the entrance of Villain-Con Minion Blast, a new attraction replacing Shrek 4-D at Universal Studios Florida. Production Central at Universal Studios Florida will become Illumination Avenue with the opening of Villain-Con Minion Blast and Minion Café. A sign for Universal Express Pass and an “attraction entrance” sign have been … Read more
The old Shrek 4-D and Monsters Cafe buildings are being transformed into Villain-Con Minion Blast and Minion Cafe respectively, as part of what will be Illumination Avenue at Universal Studios Florida. This week, we noticed crews had repainted parts of the attraction building. We can see fresh paint on some edges of this side of … Read more
Get ready for more Minions! There are a lot of changes happening around the front of Universal Studios Florida as the area transitions from Production Central to Illumination Avenue. The new Villain-Con Minion Blast attraction and Minion Cafe will be opening this summer and construction seems to be ramping up. We spotted a few new … Read more
Banners have been added to the still unfinished entrance of Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast at Universal Studios Florida. There are two banners, hanging on either side of the entrance. They are orange, and read “Welcome to Villain-Con Universal Studios Florida Featuring Vicious 6.” The villains of the Vicious 6 are pictured. The banners seem to … Read more
In early December, Universal officially announced that Universal Studios Florida would be getting a Minion land with the additions of Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast and Minion Café. The attraction will take over the Shrek 4-D building, while the café takes over the Monsters Café spot. A week ago, we saw Villain-Con posters installed behind construction … Read more
Concrete has now been added to the entrance façade of the upcoming Minions Villain-Con attraction in Universal Studios Florida. Last time we shared a construction update, the entrance was covered in gray plaster after being protected by weather sheathing. Now the entrance has been completely shaped-up by concrete. Light fixtures have also been added and … Read more
With the official announcement of Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast, posters for the upcoming attraction have been added to the construction walls in Universal Studios Florida. One of the posters hangs in front of the entrance, which has been encased in concrete since our last construction update. The poster features the Villain-Con logo, two Minions, and … Read more
In addition to Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast, a whole Minion Land is coming to Universal Studios Florida. The land will take over Production Central, transforming it into Illumination Avenue with a new Minion Cafe (replacing the former Universal Studios’ Classic Monsters Cafe) and “other surprises inspired by popular characters from Illumination’s blockbuster franchises.” The full … Read more
