#villains unleashed

Villains Unleashed!

Brittany, Cassidy, Stefani, and I all went to Villains Unleashed together and we all disneybounded! Brittany and I both channeled Mr. Smee from Peter Pan, while Cassidy was Peter Pan’s shadow, and Stefani was Mother Gothel. 

We got to Hollywood Studios about an hour before the event actually started. We had to take a ridiculous detour to get there that we weren’t told about, but we did get there eventually. We took a few pictures then jumped on Rockin Rollercoaster since the wait time was so short. Then we walked over to the stage, renamed Hade’s Hangout for the night, and waited for the show to start.

It was insanely crowded and I’ve heard that they over sold tickets. In the opening show they introduced Hades, who with the help of Meg and his minions, Pain and Panic, had taken over Hollywood Studios for the night. Then they introduced all 50 villains including the Big Bad Wolf, Frollo, Shan Yu, Maleficent, and 14 Star Wars villains. After the opening show was over, we rushed to meet Maleficent, but her line was already three hours long by the time we got there, so we opted not to wait for her. 

Cassidy and I went to take pictures with Gantu, from Lilo and Stitch, and we had to wait an hour. It was crazy, and it didn’t help that people kept cutting in line. Meanwhile, Stefani and Brittany went to go buy t shirts for all of us. There was only one store that had merch specifically for the event and the line looked absolutely nuts. After we met Gantu, Cassidy went to get all of us Maleficent cupcakes while I waited in line to meet the Evil Queen from Snow White.

I was so excited to meet the Evil Queen, my heart was racing! But it turned out to be pretty disappointing. I had seen videos of people meeting her and they had such fun interactions, but she didn’t say much to me. Maybe because it was so crowded and she needed to meet as many people as possible, or maybe she just wasn’t feel talkative.

When I was finished I tried to meet back up with Stef, Cass, and Britt, but I couldn’t stay still! So much was going on and I felt like I was missing out on it if I stayed in one place, so I wandered while they tried to find me. I ended up running into Stromboli from Pinocchio and Gaston from Beauty and The Beast! Gaston was amazing. I mentioned to him that I was single and since we were both so gorgeous, we would make a lovely couple. We’re basically in love.

Stefani ended up finding me while I was meeting Gaston, so we got our little group back together. We walked around a bit and went to “Oogie Boogie’s Freaky Funhouse Show” which was…freaky. I mean, really freaky. We left a few minutes before it was over because none of us were really enjoying it, and went on Tower of Terror. There was practically no wait time, so we walked right on! 

Then we watched the fireworks from Sunset Blvd. It wasn’t the best view, but there was no way we wanted to fight the crowd.

Was it worth $72? Maybe not. But would I go again? Probably. It’s only the second time Disney has done something like this, and it seems like they underestimate how popular villains are. From what I’ve heard, this one was ten times better than the last time, which means the next time will be ten times better than this time. Hopefully Disney will realize how loved villains are and make some sort of permanent event or show or area for them!