Villain-Con Minion Blast (General Discussion)

[Imperius]

How extensive are the sets?

Uhhh there are some physical pieces, but nothing amazing. A lot of the sets also have screens built for the game.

The queue before getting on is amazing though.

 

[Brian G.]

How extensive are the sets?

It's fine haha. In line with what you'd expect, IMO.

 

[Jones14]

I… did not enjoy it. The rooms feel wildly unfocused and it is never made clear what you are supposed to be shooting at, so you just sort of aim at everything and hope for the best. I hope it improves with rerides, but it did not make a good first impression.

Editing to add: I think the amount of guests in a room at any given time is a big negative on the experience. Too many targeting reticules are triggering too few effects, and as a result you rarely see the “before”, which dampens the effect of the “after”.

 

[belloq87]

The queue before getting on is amazing though.

I don't think Universal's built a queue in the last 13 years that wasn't impressive (Bourne, maybe, but it fits the attraction).

So at least we have that!

It's fine haha. In line with what you'd expect, IMO.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

How extensive are the sets?

This is what I've been wondering- how much is actually physical.

 

[JungleSkip]

All I care about is if it’s fun and better than shrek.

The people I know who have ridden it say yes to both.

That’s a win! Can’t wait to play in September

 

[TheGentTrent]

Wow, those suckers don't look cheap.

...How long until we see one show up on eBay?

 

[belloq87]

All I care about is if it’s fun and better than shrek.

It's almost like different people care about different things, or something.

 

[Brian G.]

It's almost like different people care about different things, or something.

I'm being proactive here and putting a kibosh before this gets away from us... Don't start.

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

It's almost like different people care about different things, or something.

Like I said, I think it's just fine for some things to be just "fun." But obviously, there need to be plenty of things that are more than that.

Edit: Sorry Brian we posted at the same time lol.

 

[RonaldsModernLife]

Theres a POV already on YouTube from a vlogger. Not sure if that was allowed but...

I think the blaster looks really cool! I do hope they space out the dots a bit more. Seemed a little crowded.

 

[Brian G.]

Theres a POV already on YouTube from a vlogger. Not sure if that was allowed but...

I think the blaster looks really cool! I do hope they space out the dots a bit more. Seemed a little crowded.

Of course...

and I lost the bet on who the rule breaker would be...HAHA

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

To me, looks like what I hoped it’d kinda be if it weren’t a full dark ride, Buzz Lightyears Space Rangers spin vibes. It seems fine but I think a lot more could’ve be done here. I’ll judge more obviously when I play next year

 

[kingcooger]

Of course...

and I lost the bet on who the rule breaker would be...HAHA

It looks fun, but MAN do people look packed in like sardines. I get they want capacity, but that seems like an accident waiting to happen

 

[Evan]

Kinda shocked by who broke the rule first.


But… this is definitely something I think I’d need to experience in person, as I don’t think it comes off on video very well, and I don’t want to judge it too harshly.

I learned my lesson. I thought web slingers seemed lame, when I finally rode it, I had an absolute blast.

 

[Jwhee]

and I lost the bet on who the rule breaker would be...HAHA

I apologize if the Sharks let you down

 

[Freak]

I did watch that POV and if it’s the same one we’re talking about, I’m kinda shocked none of the TMs said anything. It was pretty obvious he was filming. Well, it’s out there now. I understand that watching it in my phone is not the same thing as actually being there, but here’s my takeaway from what I saw:

It looks fine. I don’t think anyone expected this to be amazing but it’s about what I expected. I still don’t think I’m down for the idea of a standup ride. Again, I haven’t experienced it so maybe when I go in October I’ll have a chance to ride if the line is short, but I think if they really got creative with the space, they could’ve made this a sit-down ride and be Universal’s take on Buzz. Looks like an okay C-ticket. But hey, it’s an upgrade to Shrek so there’s that. Actually, this looks better than Web Slingers.

Also ironic considering the only two major additions this year in Orlando have both been stand-up rides.

 

[TheGentTrent]

Also ironic considering the only two major additions this year in Orlando have both been stand-up rides.

Um, forget about Tron?

 

[Freak]

Um, forget about Tron?

They’ve spent so many years taking their sweet time open it, can you fault me for forgetting it exists?

 

[JungleSkip]

After watching the POV, I’m pretty impressed. They managers to stick something akin to TSMM into a single Shrek theater.

Well done