Universal Studios Hollywood · Operating · 2014
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
Motion simulator · Upper Lot
A motion-simulator dark ride that shrinks guests into Minions — Illumination slapstick on the Upper Lot.
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Key facts for Despicable Me Minion Mayhem.
Type
Dark ride
Status
Operating
Subtype
Motion simulator
Opened
2014
Land
Park
Specifications
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Ride profile
Dark ride · Motion simulator
- dark-ride
- illumination
- simulator
Experience
Motion simulator
Specs source: universalstudioshollywood.com
History
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Timeline
2014
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem opens
Background
Minion Mayhem opened at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2014, bringing Illumination's banana-yellow chaos to the Upper Lot with the same motion-simulator format as Florida's version.
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