Universal Studios Hollywood
Streetmosphere
The streetmosphere trolley bus brings some cheer to a rainy day in April 2006
This is Universal's name for the costumed characters and performers that wander around the park adding atmosphere. In recent years, the quantity of characters has increased massively, resulting in loads more photo opportunity for excited children (and adults). This list covers almost all of the characters that have appeared around Universal over the years.
Current Characters
- Beetlejuice
- Betty Boop
- British Palace Guard
- Can-Can Girls
- Curious George
- Dino Chasers
- Doc Brown (Back to the Future)
- Donkey (Shrek)
- Dora the Explorer
- Count Dracula
- Fievel (An American Tail)
- Frankenstein's Monster
- French Gendarme
- Gru (Despicable Me)
- Living Statue
- Lucy Ricardo
- Marilyn Monroe
- Minions
- The Mummy
- Mummy Guards (stilts)
- New York Cops
- New York Windows
- Piano Man
- Street Dance Trash
- Scooby Doo and Shaggy
- Shrek and Princess Fiona
- The Simpsons
- Spongebob Squarepants
- Transformers - Optimum Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron (stilts)
- Woody Woodpecker
Marvel Comics characters parading around the park, September 2006
Drum band on the Lower Lot, July 2006 (photo by Darkbeer)
As many of the street performers are seasonal, all of the above
may not appear on the day you're in the park.
Past Characters
Cartoon Superstar advert, 1987 (with thanks to KerryToonz)
- Andy Panda
- Captain America
- Charlie Chaplain
- Chilly Willy (Penguin)
- Crash Bandicoot
- Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)
- Doo Wop Singers
- E.B. (Hop)
- W.C.Fields
- Green Goblin
- Harry Henderson
- The Invisible Man
- Keystone Kops
- Laurel & Hardy
- Madagascar Characters (Alex the Lion, Penguins)
- Groucho Marx
- Marvel Comics Characters
- Harpo & Chico Marx
- Patrick (from Spongebob Squarepants)
- Phantom of the Opera
- Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson
- Sherman Klump (The Nutty Professor)
- Spiderman
- Van Helsing
- Storm (X-Men)
- Wolverine (X-Men)
- The Wolf Man
- Zorro
Hanna-Barbera characters join the Universal streetmosphere - date unknown (with thanks to KerryToonz)
The Starway in 1997 (photo by bjoubert)
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