Minion Café - USF

[Nico]

We were talking on the Minion Blast thread and realized we don’t have a specific thread for this. With some scrim coming down, figured it was time.

New Minion Land, with new Minion Café, announced for Universal Studios Florida

Universal Orlando has announced a new Minion Land is coming to Universal Studios Florida, which will include Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, a new Minion Café, and the just-announced Villain-Con Minion Blast. Per Universal, the new "Minion Land on Illumination Ave" will also feature other surprises

www.insideuniversal.net

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Really hoping this offers unique snacks/entrees and not the typical burger/chicken tenders.

Minion-themed desserts will pay for Villain-Con alone in 6 months.

 

[sonoma15]

Really hoping this offers unique snacks/entrees and not the typical burger/chicken tenders.

Minion-themed desserts will pay for Villain-Con alone in 6 months.

unless it's this burger

 

[Nico]

Here is the menu over at Hollywood:

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www.universalstudioshollywood.com

I wonder if everything will be transported over, or if there will be differences between coasts.

 

[Rhian]

The colors of TF building with that facade reminds me of cotton candy.

I'm not big on sweets but some of the main courses sound good. I hope the pulled pork makes it over, the banana BBQ sauce has me a little curious.

 

[RedRightDan]

The colors of TF building with that facade reminds me of cotton candy.

I'm not big on sweets but some of the main courses sound good. I hope the pulled pork makes it over, the banana BBQ sauce has me a little curious.

That BBQ sauce is the #1 reason I want to try the new Cafe. I know it will likely end up with no banana flavor at all, but one can hope.

 

[GAcoaster]

I'm assuming the façade where Donkey was is still going to be a meet & greet of some kind. It looks like there are speaker cutouts all around it.

 

[Nico]

I'm assuming the façade where Donkey was is still going to be a meet & greet of some kind. It looks like there are speaker cutouts all around it.

Alicia released an article yesterday with the same thought. Potential for additional Illumination meet and greets beyond just DM/Minion characters in that space.

Universal Studios Florida Update: Minion Blast and Minion Cafe Construction & Rumors

A whole Minion Land is being created near the front of the park, featuring a new attraction, cafe, sweet shop, character greeting spot, and more!

orlandoparkstop.com

 

[Stonecoldfreak1]

That BBQ sauce is the #1 reason I want to try the new Cafe. I know it will likely end up with no banana flavor at all, but one can hope.

For what it's worth, I tried that sauce a couple of times recently and tasted zero banana, hah! Still really tasty food though.

 

[Nico]

Some updated construction pics for this week:


Edit: I was comparing the visible roof lines in the construction snaps with existing ones in Minion Park. If you look at this screen grab from Attractions 360, this resembles the building with the Minions graffiti. It looks close, but it doesn’t seem like an exact match. It’s hard to tell with the graffiti covering it.

 

[Nico]

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universalparksnewstoday.com

 

[DodgsonHere]

 

[TheCodeMan95]

That menu actually sounds pretty solid - I'd be cool with them just porting it over.

 

[Nico]

Man I don’t get construction. I would have thought that would be the last thing on Bake My Day. The facade isn’t even pink yet. Looks good though!

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Man I don’t get construction. I would have thought that would be the last thing on Bake My Day. The facade isn’t even pink yet. Looks good though!

Universal works in mysterious ways lol

The HTTYD land in EU is already getting painted structures in the middle of the lagoon, and they still have heavy construction vehicles moving around the area.

I remember when the Transformers logo was pretty close to being painted prior to them officially announcing the ride.

 

[Nico]

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Man I don’t get construction. I would have thought that would be the last thing on Bake My Day. The facade isn’t even pink yet. Looks good though!

Makes total sense, get the large piece installed before final touches happen.

 

[Magic-Man]

 

[Nick]

This just looks so much better than the sound stage look that the two attractions in the "land" have. Not thathose are easy to hide since they're just big buildings, but they could've at least painted them different colors and finally gotten rid of the ugly beige.

 

[belloq87]

This just looks so much better than the sound stage look that the two attractions in the "land" have. Not thathose are easy to hide since they're just big buildings, but they could've at least painted them different colors and finally gotten rid of the ugly beige.

It is slightly odd that we're getting an uber-themed mini street facade for the Cafe.

I will never complain that something is too themed, so I'm fine with that element, but it does make the first two lightly-dressed showbuildings feel even more like just that: lightly-dressed showbuildings.