Universal Creative president Mark Woodbury announced the new ride, revealing that Gru will be bringing his daughters to Universal Orlando, and transforming the audience into Minions as part of the adventure. The show will also take visitors into Gru's lab and the end of the show will feature an interactive Minion dance party. The show will be installed in the building that now houses Jimmy Neutron.
Woodbury showed a snippet of video during the webcast, which reminded me of The Simpsons Ride, as we saw Gru and his daughters on an amusement park roller coaster.
Universal also confirmed that the Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride at Islands of Adventure will be entirely reanimated with 4K high definition and an Infitec 3D projection system. Universal Creative's Thierry Coup, the creator of the Spider-Man and Harry Potter rides, also said that the new animation will include fresh detail, though he didn't reveal what that would be.
Despicable Me will be created using the same HD 3D technology as Spider-Man, Woodbury said.
Update: Corporate synergy fail? Here's a screen grab of Universal Orlando's YouTube page, just after the announcement:
That's right, NBCUniversal blocked Universal Orlando's video of the Despicable Me attraction announcement because... it used video from Despicable Me?
Update 2: Snafu fixed. Here's the video:
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As for Despicable Me I think it is a good choice. While HTTYDragon would be fun and exciting I feel as though they have a lot more they can do with Despicable Me. With the second movie coming out in 2013 and spin offs, aka mini movies, being released as extras with the Blu Rays I just feel as though this is more relate-able and exciting to kids and adults. I personally love this movie and so does my family. Although I feel as this will out date itself within several years I feel as though HTTYD would out date itself even quicker. I'm excited to see what they do with this ride, even though Im not so sure about the dance party, but we'll see.
Also after the annoucement, Univeral Orlando put on a flashmob featuring the minions right outside the front gates to Universal Studios.
Found a video here: http://qik.com/video/40242957
"What the heck is Despicable Me?"
Never heard of it.
Despicable Me isn't just going to be a case of 'new film' and a new theme into JN is it? "Dance party", if that is an exaggeration, is that similar to the birdie song at the end of JN where we are forced to "dance?"
I thought that this was getting a whole new ride system! I may have read too much in to Dance party though.
As far as those expecting a radical new ride system for Despicable Me, it really isn't possible considering the small size of the Jimmy Neutron building. It pretty much has to be a 4D-film or simulator.
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