Minion Café - USF

[TheCodeMan95]

So maybe I'm misunderstanding - but are they saying the patio is on the roof?

 

[Nico]

So maybe I'm misunderstanding - but are they saying the patio is on the roof?

The patio is to the left of the restaurant’s doors. You can see it in the concept art with the hanging lights under the new overhang. Basically where the old electric chair photo op was at Monsters.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

The patio is to the left of the restaurant’s doors. You can see it in the concept art with the hanging lights under the new overhang. Basically where the old electric chair photo op was at Monsters.

Yeah I noticed that a few minutes after posting that lol!

The wording was a bit confusing from the press release

 

[Alicia]

Monsters Cafe has outdoor seating behind Transformers extended queue, but no one but me ever noticed. It was nice and quiet there usually. This revamp should make it more prominently noticeable it seems.

 

[Nico]

Edit:
1. Looks great
2. What’s going on with the stand across the street if the popcorn is sold here? Just an update? Based on Bios photos, they’re extending the foundations. Wonder if it’s just so it’s also accessible on the side nearest Minions land.

 

[GAcoaster]

Please let this be real!!!

 

[Ahmanet]

Minions Town looks way better than expected ... and Sing character meet and greets will be very popular too

 

[TheCodeMan95]

So Pop-A-Nana is wear Bone Chillin' was?

Boy I hope there's Freestyle machines there

 

[Alicia]

So Pop-A-Nana is wear Bone Chillin' was?

Boy I hope there's Freestyle machines there

Yes.

I’m wondering if the stand across from there is getting freestyle machines, and thats why it has walls around it.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Yes.

I’m wondering if the stand across from there is getting freestyle machines, and thats why it has walls around it.

I guess as someone pointed out before, we got Freestyle machines with the new NY stands. So even if not.. I guess there's no net loss of Freestyle!

 

[DodgsonHere]

They’re here. Really curious to see what maps label the area as once MC and Villain-Con open.

 

[Casper Gutman]

They’re here. Really curious to see what maps label the area as once MC and Villain-Con open.

It’s a cute sign, but man, it’s prominence and emphasis on being a “land” (now the only physically labeled “land” in the park) REALLY highlights the egregious lack of effort surrounding the two warehouses (and everything about Blast). Of course, that’s a huge reason they needed the sign - it’s instantly clear from aesthetics (and placement) that Simpsons or New York or Potter is a “land,” but guests have to be told what those big tan boxes are.

None of this applies to the Cafe redo, which looks great.

 

[Mad Dog]

Actually, they've done way more with facades, the restaurants, and signs than I expected. It may not be great, but it's OK. and....not every land needs to be immersive like the Epic lands will be. Bottom line is that it's an upgrade from what was there previously, and at a probable fairly minimal budget as theme park lands go. Reminds me of the Springfield upgrade in 2013. And I'm one that always enjoyed both Shrek and the Monster's restaurant.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Actually, they've done way more with facades, the restaurants, and signs than I expected. It may not be great, but it's OK. and....not every land needs to be immersive like the Epic lands will be. Bottom line is that it's an upgrade from what was there previously, and at a probable fairly minimal budget as theme park lands go. Reminds me of the Springfield upgrade in 2013. And I'm one that always enjoyed both Shrek and the Monster's restaurant.

The Springfield upgrade was great and should have been the model. The Cafe makeover is absolutely comparable to that… but the warehouses aren’t. And frequently, when ticket prices are getting jacked way up in a year where everything is being “reset” for EU, I don’t really feel like giving a lot of credit to the makeover for being at a “fairly minimal budget.”

 

[Parkscope Joe]

The Springfield upgrade was great and should have been the model. The Cafe makeover is absolutely comparable to that… but the warehouses aren’t. And frequently, when ticket prices are getting jacked way up in a year where everything is being “reset” for EU, I don’t really feel like giving a lot of credit to the makeover for being at a “fairly minimal budget.”

It’s the same? It’s a redo of a fast food location.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Yeah I never went to Universal before 2016, but isn't Fast Food Blvd pretty much just a reskin of what was there before?

 

[Brian G.]

Yeah I never went to Universal before 2016, but isn't Fast Food Blvd pretty much just a reskin of what was there before?

everything there was a reskin, save for the Twirl n Hurl.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

The Minion Land project is 100% a better idea of what was previously there... but it's such an odd entrance statement lol

Hoping they place trees in between the Mayhem/Villain to at least make the area look a bit nicer

 

[JungleSkip]

Everything about this project looks like a win. The ride will be better than Shrek, more indoor meet and greets are good for the kids, and the food looks head and shoulders above the old Monsters Cafe menu. Not to mention taking a dreary looking venue and turning it into something bright and inviting.

Really looking forward to trying this stuff out

 

[Casper Gutman]

Everything about this project looks like a win. The ride will be better than Shrek, more indoor meet and greets are good for the kids, and the food looks head and shoulders above the old Monsters Cafe menu. Not to mention taking a dreary looking venue and turning it into something bright and inviting.

Really looking forward to trying this stuff out

Are the meet 'n greets indoors?