Universal's Superstar Parade

Universal's Superstar Parade
Universal Studios Florida
StatusRemoved
Opening dateMay 8, 2012; 12 years ago (May 8, 2012)[1][2]
Closing dateJune 4, 2022; 2 years ago (June 4, 2022)
Replaced byUniversal Mega Movie Parade[3]
Ride statistics
Attraction typeParade
DesignerUniversal Orlando's Entertainment Division
ThemeDespicable 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]

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  2. ^ a b "Universal Orlando set to open two new guest experiences May 8". Central Florida News 13. April 3, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "New DreamWorks Land is just the beginning. Universal Orlando shares big summer plans". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cast of Universal Studios Florida's new Superstar Parade spent weeks rehearsing by starlight". May 7, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  5. ^ MacDonald, Brady (January 25, 2012). "Universal Orlando adding new nighttime water show this spring". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  6. ^ Bevil, Dewayne (November 21, 2016). "Universal: 'Secret Life of Pets' joins parade". OrlandoSentinel.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.