Villain-Con Minion Blast: A Diabolically Fun Adventure for the Whole Family

​Universal Orlando has a new attraction that is sure to delight fans of Illumination’s Despicable Me and Minions. Villain-Con Minion Blast (opening August 11, 2023) is a fully connected gaming experience that allows guests to blast their way to supervillain stardom. Join us as we break down everything you need to know about the attraction.

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​The attraction is set at Villain-Con, the world’s largest convention for villains from around the globe. The Vicious 6, a notorious group of supervillains from the hit film Minions: The Rise of Gru, have set up a special challenge at Villain-Con to find their newest member.

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Guests will pick up their interactive E-Liminator X blasters and glide along a moving walkway. Around every turn, they will encounter one of the members of the Vicious 6, such as Belle Bottom, Jean Clawed, Svengeance, and more. Guests will blast away and put their skills to the ultimate test to earn more points. They can use their blaster, equipped with a variety of unique rays like Freeze Ray, Banana Bombs, and Explosive Nunchucks, to cause damage and destruction while gathering fun collectibles along the way.

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​The best part is that Villain-Con Minion Blast is the first Universal Orlando attraction to feature a connected gameplay experience via The Official Universal Orlando Resort App. By syncing their blaster to the app with just a tap, guests can track their score, customize preferences, opt into special missions, unlock evil perks and extra powerful blasts to help them gain more points and earn digital collectibles.

Villain-Con Minion Blast is a diabolically fun experience for kids, teens, and adults alike. It’s the perfect way to experience your favorite characters like never before.

Ride Details

​Villain-Con Minion Blast combines innovative screen technology, state-of-the-art gaming interactivity, and elaborate physical sets to create a one-of-a-kind, game-based adventure. The fully immersive experience is not in 3-D.

This is a handheld blaster challenge along a moving walkway that includes loud noises and low-lighting conditions.

Location

Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast is located right across from Despicable Me Minion Mayhem (in the location formerly used for Shrek 4-D).

Characters

In addition to the Minions, guests will encounter the following members of the Vicious 6:

• 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.​
• 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 is the perfect way to experience your favorite characters like never before. It’s a diabolically fun experience for kids, teens, and adults alike. So what are you waiting for? Blast your way to supervillain stardom today!

Xavier.h

I'm Xavier - a food enthusiast, full-time blogger,  theme park lover (especially Universal), and Halloween Horror Nights stan. Because of my love for food, I want to share these amazing adventures with other food lovers like yourselves, who are just like me!