By: Lynn Barker
All we see is a sea of yellow! Your Universal Studios Tour in Hollywood.
Miranda Cosgrove (Margo), Dana Gaier (Edith) and Elsie Fisher (Agnes)Courtesy of Universal Studios
Crowd watches Mario Lopez announce ride openingCourtesy of Universal Studios
āDespicable Me Minion Mayhemā in 3D, is a fun simulator ride that will turn YOU into one of Gruās yellow minions! We also checked out a carnival-like play area attraction called āSuper Silly Fun Landā based on the Despicable Meā film where we won a cute, plush minion ādollā by tossing a ball into just the right slot!
Front of the new ride with red ribbon to be cutCourtesy of Universal Studios
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After watching a group of talented dancers from a local high school and viewing the ribbon cutting ceremony, we were off on the Minion Mayhem ride.
Lively high school dancers during openingCourtesy of Universal Studios
Voiced by the original actors (including Gru), the ride offers original pre-show videos on screens as you wait. Gru and his daughters tell us how weāll be turned into minions and the qualifications we must meet in a fun multiple choice quiz. Are we worthy?
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Inside Gruās living room beside portraits and a map of the Gru Family Tree, the villain/dad tells us we will be minions soon. We are given our āminion gogglesā (3-D glasses) and āLab Assistantsā guide until into the lab where Gru warns us that sometimes the āminionizationā process doesnāt work so well. We see humans turned into very warped minions and one āmistakeā that looks like a minion elephant!
Silly Swirly rideCourtesy of Universal Studios
Top of Fun Land slide areaCourtesy of Universal Studios
We are scanned before being transformed and are shot with a āfart gunā that puts out fog and smells like bananas; the minionsā fave food. We are guided into ātransformation podsā where the lab assistants seat us with four or more other people. We are then off on a 3-D simulator ride through a wild bunch of machinery meant to turn us into little yellow guys.. of course something goes wrong as we glide through machinery, down roller coaster-like drops and emerge at a surprise one-year family anniversary party that Gru is throwing for his girls.
Minions ask Are we supposed to clean up now?Courtesy of Universal Studios
On the way out of the ride, there is a big party room with music and dancing. You can see yourself on a big screen as you boogie to āBoogie Feverā.Ā
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When you exit the dance party you come out in āSuper Silly Fun Landā where you can ride a few rides, including the cute āSilly Swirlyā, Ā get wet in a fun water play area, climb and slide munch a snack and also play several carnival style games in order to win cute Despicable Me-style animals, minions and Grus. I won a small plush minion by tossing a ball into the correct circle.
Super Silly Fun Land AnimalsCourtesy of Universal Studios
Overall, we had a blast in this colorful, whimsical new Universal attraction. We found our āinner minionā and, if you and your family come to the L.A. area, you will too! The world of Gru and his daughters is open for enjoyment.
Water splashing area in Super Silly Fun LandCourtesy of Universal Studios
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