NO LIMIT! Parade
The NO LIMIT! Parade is an event held at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka which soft-premiered on February 27, 2023 and officially premiered on March 1, 2023, after two delays from mid-2022 and late-2022.[1] It is a parade held once a day that features characters from many licenses that the park holds, including Pokémon, and focuses on the period of music from different decades. On April 23, 2024, it was announced that the parade would be changed to the NO LIMIT! Summer Splash Parade with the floats now scattering water around to cool off guests.
Mario Kart unit
The parade includes a Mario Kart-themed float that depicts several characters racing on Rainbow Road in the "Universal Cup". The parade marks the debut of Yoshi as a costumed character at the park.
The unit begins with three live performers riding hoverboards and wearing Green Shell, Red Shell and Spiny Shell-themed hats. They lead three smaller floats which feature costumed characters of Yoshi, Princess Peach and Luigi, all riding Standard Karts with Standard Tires in Anti-gravity mode. The Karts are riding on top of clouds, with the "Universal Cup" icon on the front, and covered in sculptures of various Mario Kart series items.
The main float is led by various live performers, mostly stiltwalkers, dressed up in costumes themed after the Koopalings and a Piranha Plant. The float's design is mainly based on the Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version of SNES Rainbow Road. It features a costumed character of Mario driving at the front, while sculptures of Bowser and Toad trail behind. All of them ride Standard Karts with Standard tires while Bowser rides a Standard ATV with the Monster tires, but they all drive normally this time. As with the smaller floats, this float is decorated with various items from the franchise, while the front has checkered flags with the word "FINISH!" in front. The back has a large finish line with two disco balls on the left and right to match the parade's "dance" theme. Some confetti cannons are hidden away behind Bullet Bill sculptures which, at the end of every performance, shoot out colorful Super Mario-themed confetti and streamers at the audience.
Gallery
The Mario Kart performers on hoverboards
The Yoshi float
The Princess Peach float
The Luigi float
The Koopaling performers
The main Mario Kart float
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | NO LIMIT! パレード NO LIMIT! Parēdo |
NO LIMIT! Parade |
See also
References
- ^ Lloyd, S. (February 27, 2023). PHOTOS, VIDEO: ‘NO LIMIT! Parade’ Featuring Pokémon, Mario Kart, and More Debuts at Universal Studios Japan. WDW News Today. Retrieved November 18, 2023. (Archived March 6, 2023, 22:02:10 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
