Despicable Me 2 album for the film, released on June 18, 2013 through Back Lot Music. The original music was composed by Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams. The album was promoted by the highly successful single "Happy" performed by Williams. "Despicable Me 2" received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 74% approval rating with an average rating of 6.7/10 based on 177 reviews. The website's consensus reads, ""Despicable Me 2" offers plenty of eye-popping visual inventiveness and a number of big laughs." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating from mainstream critics, gave the film
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem later announcement revealed the surrounding area would be themed to Super Silly Fun Land. "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" at Universal Studios Hollywood had its soft opening on March 20, 2014, and officially opened on April 12, 2014. The area surrounding the ride is themed to Super Silly Fun Land, featuring a rotating Zamperla Aero Top Jet ride, a water play area and a dry play area. On June 20, 2016, Universal Studios Japan announced that they would open the "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" attraction, replacing the "" attraction in 2017. Universal Orlando Resort announced that the attraction is being designed