Universal Orlando Resort currently has a special offer available for guests to receive a discounted Minion plush. Minions Plush Offer With a qualifying purchase of $30 or more, guests can get the Villain-Con Stuart or Kevin plush for only $15. These plush are usually $30 on their own. They were released with the opening of … 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
A brand new 2-park guide map has debuted at the Universal Orlando Resort featuring Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast on the cover. The bright artwork on the front of the map isn’t the only change. Let’s take a look inside and see what’s been updated. Besides seasonal map covers, the standard 2-park maps for Islands of … 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
Universal Orlando Resort Passholders can now RSVP for previews of Villain-Con Minion Blast, which will take place from August 4 through August 7, 2023. Passholders can RSVP for a specific date and time on the Universal Orlando Resort website. The new Minion Land attraction has been operating intermittently for technical rehearsals for the past few weeks. … 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
Are you excited for Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast? Universal Orlando’s newest attraction is described as a handheld blaster challenge on a moving walkway in which guest compete to become the newest member of the Vicious 6. It is scheduled to officially open later this summer, but Universal Orlando Annual Passholders will get a chance to … Read more
Want to take a piece of Villain-Con Minion Blast home after you leave Universal Studios Florida? The Evil Stuff Gift Shop at the exit has you covered, with this new toy recreation of the E-Liminator X blaster guests use on this new interactive attraction. Take a look below. E-Liminator X – $35 The blaster itself … 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