Universal's Superstar Parade | |
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Universal Studios Florida | |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | May 8, 2012[1][2] |
Closing date | June 4, 2022 |
Replaced by | Universal Mega Movie Parade[3] |
Ride statistics | |
Attraction type | Parade |
Designer | Universal Orlando's Entertainment Division |
Theme | Despicable Me Hop The Secret Life of Pets SpongeBob SquarePants Dora the Explorer Go, Diego, Go! |
Universal's Superstar Parade was a parade at Universal Studios Florida. It was first announced at a live webcast on January 25, 2012. The parade included characters, floats, and themed-vehicles based on Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's Despicable Me and Hop films, as well as Paramount and Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, and Go, Diego, Go! television series. Each section of the parade had a unique mix of performers, from aerialists to drummers to acrobatics. The parade was notable for having “show stops” in the New York and Hollywood sections of the park where an elaborate choreographed dance routine would take place. Leading up to the parade, each individual unit would make appearances throughout the day for smaller shows and meet-n-greets.[4] The parade debuted on May 8, 2012, as part of Universal Orlando's "Year To Be Here".[1][2][5]
In November 2016, Universal announced that the Hop unit would be replaced by Illumination Entertainment's The Secret Life of Pets-themed floats. This unit introduced break dancers performing stunts, bicyclists, and puppets of the film’s main characters.[6]