ASSEMBLE THE MINIONS!
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT'S NEW BLOCKBUSTER RIDE,
DESPICABLE ME MINION MAYHEM, TO OFFICIALLY OPEN ON
JULY 2
All-New 3-D Ride Will Take Guests on a Hilarious
and Heartwarming Adventure with their Favorite Characters from the Worldwide
Hit Film – Gru, Margo, Edith, Agnes andan Army of Mischievous Minions
Orlando, Fla. (June 13, 2012) – Minion
recruits: mark your calendars! Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, one of the
most anticipated theme park attractions of 2012, will officially open at
Universal Orlando Resort on July 2.
This brand-new ride
combines the outrageous humor and memorable characters of Universal Pictures
and Illumination Entertainment's blockbuster film Despicable Me, with an
all-new storyline, incredible new animation and the latest 3-D technology to
create a wildly hysterical theme park experience.
Families will watch in
amazement as they are transformed into minions, laugh together as they train to
join Gru's minion army and boogie down during the world's-first minion-inspired
dance party. Despicable Me Minion Mayhem is hilarious and heartwarming
fun for the entire family.
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."
Although Despicable Me
Minion Mayhem officially opens on July 2, the attraction is now in technical
rehearsal, meaning park guests may have the opportunity to experience the ride
as a work in progress while Universal puts the finishing touches on the
experience. Leading up to the grand opening, the attraction will run
select days and times.
Despicable Me Minion
Mayhem is located in Universal Studios Florida. For more information
about Universal Orlando Resort, visit www.universalorlando.com.