Unlike most other secret areas, the player still must dodge obstacles while running in the secret area. Minions here can be found driving bikes (cannot be hit), on top of balloons, or simply in the player's path.

The secret area features the player entering three houses while using the Banana Vacuum to collect many Bananas. There are also times where the player will enter a house and must dodge obstacles on either downstairs or upstairs (depending on which route the player takes as soon as he enters the area) before jumping out the window. Occasionally at times, the path will split in two, forcing the player to go either left or right. Bookshelves in the house can sometimes be found being pushed by minions.

Sometimes after you punch the door in the house, suitcases can be encountered as sudden obstacles. Obstacles here include moving/stationary red cars that can be jumped over, moving blue cars with suitcases on top of them, which can only be avoided by switching into the correct lane (jumping on them causes the player to lose), large yellow jeeps which block two lanes or drive towards the player (can be jumped over), large yellow school buses that can only be avoided by switching lanes (unless one has a ladder which allows the Minion to run on top of it, purple cookie trucks, ice cream trucks, electric wires that block two lanes (can be jumped over), and fire hydrants that spout water across the entire road. Hence the name, the Residential Area takes place in the neighborhood where Gru's home is located.

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