Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast is coming soon to Universal Studios Japan. Villain-Con Coming to Universal Studios Japan X user @MORy_moryusj shared this picture of the Villain-Con “V” on a marquee behind walls. Predictably, it’s located in Minion Park, the Minion-themed land of Universal Studios Japan. The brick façade used to house San Francisco Candies, a … Read more
Bello! Minion Land is officially open at Universal Studios Florida. This newly rethemed area of the park consists of several dining and shopping locations, a character meet and greet, and a brand new attraction, Villain-Con Minion Blast. The land had been going through technical rehearsals in phases over the summer, but now that Minion Land … Read more
Villain-Con Minion Blast will officially open with the rest of Minion Land on August 11. Until then, the ride has been operating sporadically for technical rehearsals and now Annual Passholder previews — which means we can finally take photos inside. Exterior Queue Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast is themed to the fictional Villain-Con featuring the Vicious 6. … Read more
Are you ready to blast your way to become the newest member of the Vicious 6? Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast will officially open on August 11, but the attraction is currently in technical rehearsals at Universal Studios Florida. As part of the Villain-Con Minion Blast experience, Universal has debuted a new connected gameplay feature through … Read more
After a few weeks of previews and technical rehearsals, Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast as well as Minion Land at Universal Studios Florida will officially open on August 11, 2023. Villain-Con Minion Blast Opening Most of Minion Land soft opened on June 17 with various themed dining locations and Illumination character meet-and-greets. Team Member previews for … Read more
Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast is now in technical rehearsals at Universal Studios Florida. Part of Minion Land, this is the newest experience to open at the Universal Orlando Resort. At this time, the attraction is essentially under a “testing” phase with the use of park guests. Anyone meeting the rider requirements can experience the new … Read more
New Villain-Con Minion Blast grand opening merchandise is now available in the Evil Stuff gift shop at the attraction’s exit in Universal Studios Florida. The new attraction opened for technical rehearsals earlier this month, so it hasn’t technically had its grand opening just yet — though the release of these items may indicate it’s happening … Read more
Villain-Con Minion Blast has opened for technical rehearsals at Universal Studios Florida. Universal Orlando’s newest attraction, set in Minion Land, is not fully operational yet, but guests are now able to experience Villain-Con intermittently ahead of the grand opening later this summer. At this time, guests are asked not to take photos or videos of … Read more
Construction walls have been removed from the entrance to Villain-Con Minion Blast at Universal Studios Florida. Villain-Con Minion Blast Entrance Construction walls were previously moved from around the side of the building, but were still up in front of the attraction’s entrance. Now there is a temporary fence and rolling planter around the entrance. Crew … Read more
After sharing some first impressions from Team Members about Villain-Con Minion Blast at Universal Studios Florida, we’re going to give you a full breakdown of the new attraction. This post will have SPOILERS for Villain-Con Minion Blast, so read on only if you’re feeling truly villainous and ready for all the details on what it … Read more
As we reported earlier, Universal Orlando Resort Team Members are testing Villain-Con Minion Blast at Universal Studios Florida today. Thanks to descriptions and first impressions from some Team Members, we now have spoiler-free details about the new attraction. Villain-Con Minion Blast Basics Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast is a moving walkway stand-through shooting attraction that uses … Read more
Universal Orlando Resort Team Members have been invited to ride test Villain-Con Minion Blast at Universal Studios Florida today, Wednesday, July 12. Executives and management Team Members were testing Villain-Con Minion Blast earlier today. The open exit of the attraction gave us our first look at the ride’s safety warnings. Regular Team Members wishing to … Read more
At Universal Studios Florida, the exit to Villain-Con Minion Blast is open with a visible warnings sign in the Evil Stuff gift shop as Team Member testing gets underway. Villain-Con Minion Blast Exit Open Guests will exit through this large doorway in one corner of the store. A Team Member was guarding the doorway during … Read more
Universal Orlando Resort’s newest attraction, Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast, is set to open sometime this summer. Most of Minion Land is in a soft opening phase, so it’s only a matter of time before the new attraction will begin welcoming guests as well. Minion Cafe, Illumination Theater, and more experiences are now open in Minion … Read more
A new U-Design Kiosk has popped up at the recently-opened Evil Stuff Gift Shop with new designs including Villain-Con art, Minions themes, and more in Universal Studios Florida. Both Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure have U-Design Kiosks around various gift shops. Usually, they are themed to whichever land they happen to be … Read more
New trees have been planted along Illumination Avenue in Minion Land at Universal Studios Florida. Minion Land Trees The trees line the road on both sides, in front of the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem and Villain-Con Minion Blast show buildings. Right now, the trees are pretty small, but someday they may grow enough to provide … Read more