Universal Orlando shares Minion Land details, including cafe menu
Universal Orlando has revealed more details about its under-construction Minion Land, including bits about Minion Cafe, its menu and other new experiences.
The area and VillainCon Minion Blast attraction are scheduled to debut at Universal Studios Florida theme park sometime this summer.
Among the future munchies announced Wednesday will be banana-flavored popcorn from a walk-up location called “Pop-a-nana,” which will also sell popcorn buckets ,including one dubbed the Minion Selfie, Universal said.
The yellow, goggled creatures from the “Despicable Me” movie series are expected to dominate the landscape. A minion figure with binoculars and standing atop an enormous cupcake recently was added atop the building that formerly housed Monsters Cafe.
Visitors to Minion Cafe may see kitchen equipment used, Universal’s story goes, to create the dishes and the themed breakroom for Minion workers. The dining room features artwork created by Minions, and there will be a patio available for dining. The cafe also will have an express window offering a limited menu.
Menu items revealed by Universal include Otto’s noodle bowl, a steak and “cheese ray” sandwich, Agnes’ honeymoon soup and Carl’s crispy cauliflower, a vegan option. There will also be a dessert named Bob’s teddy bear chocolate cream puff.
Bake My Day is the name of the bakery, and the retail location is topped by the big new cupcake in Minion Land. At Freeze Ray Pops, visitors can purchase colored popsicles and beverages.
The resort did not give further details Wednesday about VillainCon Minion Blast, the moving-sidewalk gaming attraction being prepared for the building that previously was home to Shrek 4-D.
But it did describe a handful of photo opportunities, including Illumination Theater, an outdoor space to meet characters including assorted Minions, Gru, Agnes, Margo and Edith from the “Despicable Me” series plus Rosita, Gunter and Johnny from the film “Sing.”
The dining experiences and Minion Blast will join the existing Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, a simulator attraction that opened in 2012.