Details on Universal Orlando's new parade

Leah Zanolla | Posted: Jan 29, 2012 | Updated: Oct 19, 2014 - 9:25:27 AM

Details have been released about Universal Orlando's upcoming new parade. "Universal's Superstar Parade" will be Universal's first daily parade and will first be seen this spring. Like the floats at Walt Disney World, these floats will be self-propelled. Jim Timon, senior vice president of entertainment, says they "can rotate and spin on their own axis, which gives us an incredible degree of maneuverability." To go along with the park's new sound system, customized soundtracks will play with the floats as they move along the parade route. When not in use in the parade, the floats will be used as backdrops for character meets.

The new parade will include characters from "Despicable Me," "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Hop," and "Dora the Explorer." Many of the costumed characters will be new at the park, such as many of SpongeBob's friends and Gru and his daughters from the film "Despicable Me". There will also be dancers, stilt walkers and street performers in this interactive parade.