Universal Studios Orlando Resort visited Chicago to announce
their grand opening of the new family ride based on their extremely popular
film, Despicable Me. The name of the ride is called Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
which recently opened on July 2nd. This brand new 3-D ride will take
guests on a hilarious and heartwarming adventure with their favorite characters
from the film such as: Gru, Margo, Edith, Agnes and an Army of Mischievous
Minions.
During their visit to Chicago, Universal Studios Orlando
Resort and right before they made their big announcement these mischievous
Minions…which by the way are my absolute favorite characters of the movie…came
by and started dancing away just like in the movie. It was awesome! Right after they came out the people from
Universal Studios showed us a video of what one would be able to experience if
we were to be at their new family attraction:
The ride begins when guests enter Gru, Margo, Edith and
Agnes’ home and learn they are being recruited to become minions. After picking
up 3-D “minion goggles” in the living room and being scanned for “human germs”
in the Minionization Prep Room, guests board Minion Transformation Pods to
begin their training. Things don’t go as planned and guests find themselves on
an unforgettable adventure through Gru’s lab that’s filled with laughter, chaos
and tons of minions.
The ride experience is capped off with an exciting dance
party where guests can show off their best moves with the minions. With a
sparkling disco ball hanging overhead, the interactive celebration features
large projection screens so that guests can see themselves partying with the
minions to the legendary disco tune “Boogie Fever.”
This is just one of the many reasons why I need to find my
way down to Orlando this year…who knows maybe I’ll make a quick stop in the
fall after a business trip to Florida (wink, wink!). Especially since the
Minions are now around! So who wants to join the Minion army and head down to
Florida to check them out?
Disclosure: Universal
Studios Resort Orlando invited me to a Media Event at the Witt Hotel on June 12th,
2012 and all the thoughts expressed in this post are solely mine and were not
compensated.