Gotta love that they made no attempt at making a decently themed queue.
Villain-Con Minion Blast (General Discussion)
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- Jun 27, 2017
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the extended queue is mostly some paint, a poster or 2 and video screens... the usual boring extended queue
I imagine this is going to be an attraction where greeter really sucks to be at.
As long as it has shade and fans it's a step above the competition.
This is a line that should theoretically keep moving-- no need for anything too elaborate if people keep passing through quickly.
I have my doubts about this being the people eater it should be (I hope I'm wrong).
- Feb 15, 2012
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It’s going to have the same capacity of both Shrek theaters.
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So once dust settles after opening I’m expecting a regular 35 min- ish wait time hopefully?
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Oh I get that! What’ll help is there are no vehicles to board or restraints to check. I hope Uni has designed a large enough area so guests can sync their blasters.
We generally vacationed at Universal during May and early/mid November. Basically moderate crowd level times. Rare was the day that both Shrek theaters were open.
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When this was first rumored I rolled my eyes, but I'm getting more and more intrigued by what this will actually be like. Seems like it definitely has the potential to be significantly better than I would have expected another Minion-based attraction to be, lol
@Alicia once said (I think on the forum) that Villain Con will use not only the space of one of the Shrek theaters, but also some of the backstage area as well. So this will track. While I am curious about he logistics like how they will keep guests in check if there will be no bars on the walkway for example, I am sure Universal has that all figured out.
Theory time. What if you can only sync a blaster if you buy a specialty blaster from the Villain-Con gift shop. It’s paired to the app exactly same way a Power-Up Band. And would be the only way to track your scores and be in the leaderboard. Your device would be paired once and then automatically updates score after each ride same as SNW attractions, but also means no extra time is needed to spend pairing a device to an app while about to board a moving pathway.
Also explains why graphic in app shows a replica of Vector’s blaster. Perhaps you can buy one based on every villain from all movies, which explains why their silhouettes are on the poster but not the actual ride (which only features the Vicious 6)?
But that’s just a theory.
In this day and age, I have trouble thinking they'd sell something that looks remotely like a gun for guests to walk around the park and back to their car with.
The fart gun is in every gift shop.
I hate that idea. If the ride is fun the store will sell enough merch to get a huge return on investment and everyone can experience the ride in the same way including leader board. I call it a Di$ney thing and Universal better doesn't movie to that garbage pile.
