Universal’s Superstar Parade

[darkridelover]

I'm thinking HTTYD will be going into the parade. Remember the picture of the Dreamworks characters? Toothless was there and everybody was surprised because a costume was made for a property with no concrete plans.

Well, it looks like something has opened up...

Very Interesting. According to Universals Audition Page they are looking for Male and Female Dancers and Puppeteers! Seems rehearsals will be from Mid December through January.
Audition Schedule - Universal Orlando


Puppeteers
Seeking experienced puppeteers up to 5’10” in height and not exceeding 200 lbs. in weight.
Please submit your resume to Auditions@UniversalOrlando.com by
5pm on Sunday, September 25th.

All candidates must have at least 2 days per week availability with one being a weekend day.
Candidates must also have open availability for the holiday season (mid – December through the first week of January).

 

[Mike S]

I'm thinking HTTYD will be going into the parade. Remember the picture of the Dreamworks characters? Toothless was there and everybody was surprised because a costume was made for a property with no concrete plans.

Well, it looks like something has opened up...

What pictures?

 

[GadgetGuru]

Best article I can find: DreamWorks Animation officially joins the Universal Studios family

 

[kimlovesfl]

No one knows what the Hop floats are about, but the little ones LOVE Dora and Diego.

 

[TubaGeek]

Very Interesting. According to Universals Audition Page they are looking for Male and Female Dancers and Puppeteers! Seems rehearsals will be from Mid December through January.
Audition Schedule - Universal Orlando


Puppeteers
Seeking experienced puppeteers up to 5’10” in height and not exceeding 200 lbs. in weight.
Please submit your resume to Auditions@UniversalOrlando.com by
5pm on Sunday, September 25th.

All candidates must have at least 2 days per week availability with one being a weekend day.
Candidates must also have open availability for the holiday season (mid – December through the first week of January).

Those puppeteers, I believe, are raptors.
A new rumor is Hello Kitty. Which is very disappointing to me.

 

[matt78]

Those puppeteers, I believe, are raptors.
A new rumor is Hello Kitty. Which is very disappointing to me.

Hello Kitty would be smart since it is very popular.

 

[chewbacca1995]

Why not replace Hop AND add more floats?

SpongeBob
Dora
Despicable Me
Secret Life of Pets (to replace Hop)
Sing
Hello Kitty
Shrek
Trolls
Simpsons (there's already a vehicle to put the characters in, wouldn't cost much)
Super Mario (as the finale)

It'd be a solid lineup. They could even include Old Hollywood (Lucy, Marilyn, Charlie Chaplin walking along the parade route), BTTF (Doc Brown in the DeLorean) and Scooby-Doo (Scooby and Shaggy in the Mystery Machine) as smaller sections within the parade.

 

[shiekra38]

Why not replace Hop AND add more floats?

SpongeBob
Dora
Despicable Me
Secret Life of Pets (to replace Hop)
Sing
Hello Kitty
Shrek
Trolls
Simpsons (there's already a vehicle to put the characters in, wouldn't cost much)
Super Mario (as the finale)

It'd be a solid lineup. They could even include Old Hollywood (Lucy, Marilyn, Charlie Chaplin walking along the parade route), BTTF (Doc Brown in the DeLorean) and Scooby-Doo (Scooby and Shaggy in the Mystery Machine) as smaller sections within the parade.

Ideally they'd have an 18 minute parade with Monsters, Jaws, King Kong, BTTF, Despicable Me, JP, and the ones you listed...buuuut...we have what we have

 

[WAJAS]

Why not replace Hop AND add more floats?

SpongeBob
Dora
Despicable Me
Secret Life of Pets (to replace Hop)
Sing
Hello Kitty
Shrek
Trolls
Simpsons (there's already a vehicle to put the characters in, wouldn't cost much)
Super Mario (as the finale)

It'd be a solid lineup. They could even include Old Hollywood (Lucy, Marilyn, Charlie Chaplin walking along the parade route), BTTF (Doc Brown in the DeLorean) and Scooby-Doo (Scooby and Shaggy in the Mystery Machine) as smaller sections within the parade.

I think Super Mario and Sing should be saved for a nighttime parade, but I'll agree with you because a nighttime parade is unlikely to come to fruition.

Also, that Simpsons RV should never be in a real parade. It already looks bad during the Macy's Parade.

 

[GadgetGuru]

I don't know if they could add any more floats to that parade. USF wasn't designed with a parade route in mind. There's just not enough room to close off even more walkways for a larger parade

 

[WAJAS]

I don't know if they could add any more floats to that parade. USF wasn't designed with a parade route in mind. There's just not enough room to close off even more walkways for a larger parade

I sadly have to agree. The big, innovative, and likable parade that we are hoping for may just have to wait for a third park purposefully designed for its inclusion.

I optimistically say that when all three parks are open:
- IOA will have the big fireworks and projection show
- Park 3 will have big fireworks and parades
- USF will have a parade but on the small scale that we see today with the typical small scale fireworks

 

[tielo]

I'm almost positive the daily evening parade for Mardi Gras is a test to see if a big nighttime parade will keep people in the park (without a major act at the end). I predict it will and we will see a big nighttime parade.

 

[Jwhee]

I don't know if they could add any more floats to that parade. USF wasn't designed with a parade route in mind. There's just not enough room to close off even more walkways for a larger parade

Have you ever watched the Mardi Gras parade or Macy's parade? They're huge.

 

[WAJAS]

Have you ever watched the Mardi Gras parade or Macy's parade? They're huge.

And they cause a complete clusterstuff.

 

[IzzyB]

And they cause a complete clusterstuff.

That they do. Don't get stuck by Transformers you just get sent in a circle and can't go anywhere lol

 

[shiekra38]

I sadly have to agree. The big, innovative, and likable parade that we are hoping for may just have to wait for a third park purposefully designed for its inclusion.

I optimistically say that when all three parks are open:
- IOA will have the big fireworks and projection show
- Park 3 will have big fireworks and parades
- USF will have a parade but on the small scale that we see today with the typical small scale fireworks

Nobody kill me, but I'd rather see Universal do a yuuuge night parade than fireworks..I mean, the parade could end in pyro...I just feel Universal is very limited in fireworks and can never get to that "oh wow" level...rather they are stuck at "oh that's pretty cool"..

 

[amityboattours]

I'm almost positive the daily evening parade for Mardi Gras is a test to see if a big nighttime parade will keep people in the park (without a major act at the end). I predict it will and we will see a big nighttime parade.

All they need is a year round alternative to THE BEADZ.

"If you throw them... they will come"

 

[Mike S]

All they need is a year round alternative to THE BEADZ.

"If you throw them... they will come out"

 

[Viator]

From OI, the Hop float will be retiring after today with an replacement incoming in the next month.

 

[Mike S]

From OI, the Hop float will be retiring after today with an replacement incoming in the next month.

Hoping for Nintendo.