I think this is a good ride, not the best in the park, but the 4K projectors are great. However then I went on the Simpsons, and it felt really old compared to Despicable Me.
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem (USF)
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This can be compared to Forbidden Journey's appearance after Spider-Man's refurb. I think if/once the projectors are updated, this won't be the case anymore. :thumbs:
- Aug 20, 2009
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I experienced this attraction on Saturday 7/7. The posted wait time was 80 minutes but we only waited 40 (I timed it). I thought the two pre show rooms were well done. I enjoyed the ride itself. I'm not a huge DM fan but think this is a great family attraction added to the park. I do miss the chicken dance though 
That's actually a "reflection" of the preshow room we're in. So it makes it look like they're in a control room behind glass.
You can see the mirrored Gru "G" fairly easily in this picture.
Oh wow! That is neat. I was all the way in the front, so it was kind of hard to tell it was a reflection effect. Very cool idea.
If anyone has Comcast, be sure to visit On-Demand, click on Top Picks, Despicable Me, and then on "The Making of Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem." It's a pretty fantastic 6-7min featurette of the making of the attraction. Lots of behind the scene shots from inside the ride during construction, and great behind the scenes video of the main actors doing their voice-overs.
- Jul 8, 2012
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It is nice to see Comcast not only support their parks financially but also through other outlets that they own. It is a fun little attraction. Maybe we'll get to see such content for bigger projects on one of the NBC Universal channels like Disney used to do with their broadcast affiliate and then the Disney Channel.
Someone please post this featurette for everyone else to see?
I literally just switched to Bright House from Comcast because of pricing. Bleh.
I literally just switched to Bright House from Comcast because of pricing. Bleh.
- Jul 9, 2012
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Hi, This is my first post.
I went to Universal this past week for three days and went on Despicable me 2 and a half times. It was the longest wait time and I did not have an express pass. The first time I went on it, i sat in the last transformation pod right by the door, and the 3D was not great quality. The second time was awesome, I was right in the middle and everything worked perfectly. I decided to ride Despicable me last because of the long wait. I waited about an hour and a half and about one minute into the ride it stopped. The ride froze, we were stuck for about ten minutes and they evacuated us after trying to restart it and going through some trivia questions. They lowered each vehicle one at a time and when I was walking away I saw a woman behind the screen telling someone on the phone that someone messed with something. We got an express pass slip for one ride and not even a dance party. I will upload a picture of the frozen screen later.
I went to Universal this past week for three days and went on Despicable me 2 and a half times. It was the longest wait time and I did not have an express pass. The first time I went on it, i sat in the last transformation pod right by the door, and the 3D was not great quality. The second time was awesome, I was right in the middle and everything worked perfectly. I decided to ride Despicable me last because of the long wait. I waited about an hour and a half and about one minute into the ride it stopped. The ride froze, we were stuck for about ten minutes and they evacuated us after trying to restart it and going through some trivia questions. They lowered each vehicle one at a time and when I was walking away I saw a woman behind the screen telling someone on the phone that someone messed with something. We got an express pass slip for one ride and not even a dance party. I will upload a picture of the frozen screen later.
