NO LIMIT! Parade
TheNO LIMIT! Parade was an event held atUniversal Studios Japan inOsaka which soft-premiered on February 27, 2023 and officially premiered on March 1, 2023, after two delays from mid-2022 and late-2022.[1] The parade ran once a day until April 6, 2024,[2] and featured characters from many licenses that the park holds, includingPokémon. It focused on the period of music from different decades.
A variation of the event, announced on April 23, 2024 and titledNO LIMIT! Summer Splash Parade, took place between July 3 and September 1, 2024 (with a soft-premiere on July 2, 2024),[3] in which the floats scattered water around to cool off guests.[4] The variation also featured theSuper Mario-themed water shooter toys for guests first used in theSuper Mario Power-Up Summer event, as well as the firstPrincess Daisy costumed character in the park.[4] This variant was rerun between July 1 and August 31, 2025.[5]
Mario Kart unit[edit]
The parade includes aMario Kart-themed float that depicts several characters racing onRainbow Road in the "Universal Cup". The parade marks the debut ofYoshi as a costumed character at the park.
The unit begins with three live performers riding hoverboards and wearingGreen Shell,Red Shell andSpiny Shell-themed hats. They lead three smaller floats which feature costumed characters of Yoshi,Princess Peach andLuigi, all ridingStandard Karts withStandard Tires inAnti-gravity mode. The Karts are riding on top of clouds, with the "Universal Cup" icon on the front, and covered in sculptures of variousMario Kart series items.
The main float is led by various live performers, mostly stiltwalkers, dressed up in costumes themed after theKoopalings and aPiranha Plant. The float's design is mainly based on theMario Kart 8 andMario Kart 8 Deluxe version ofSNES Rainbow Road. It features a costumed character ofMario driving at the front, while sculptures ofBowser andToad trail behind. All of them ride Standard Karts with Standard tires while Bowser rides aStandard ATV with theMonster 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 behindBullet Bill sculptures which, at the end of every performance, shoot out colorfulSuper Mario-themed confetti and streamers at the audience.
The music that plays from theMario Kart unit is comprised of many sound effects and musical segments taken from theMario Kart series, all put together to match the main theme of the NO LIMIT! Parade. These include the item roulette sound fromSuper Mario Kart and the race countdown audio fromMario Kart Wii, along with segments of the songs forSNES Rainbow Road andWii Rainbow Road added into the audio loop.
In the NO LIMIT! Summer Splash Parade version, the Peach float is replaced by a Daisy float featuring a costumed character of Daisy; the Peach costumed character is moved behind the mainMario Kart float. Additionally, the performers on hoverboards are no longer present and the ones leading the main float now wear pit crew suits instead of Koopaling costumes. A performer dressed asLakitu was added in the 2025 rerun.[5] Two performers can also be seen carryingF.L.U.D.D. replicas. Water shooters attached to the main float were also added to be used by performers to spray water at the audience.[3]
Gallery[edit]
Promotional images[edit]
Promotional image for the NO LIMIT! Summer Splash Parade version of the mainMario Kart float
Photographs[edit]
TheMario Kart performers on hoverboards
The Yoshi float
The Princess Peach float
The Princess Daisy float
The Luigi float
The Koopaling performers
The mainMario Kart float
Names in other languages[edit]
NO LIMIT! Parade[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | NO LIMIT! パレード[6] NO LIMIT! Parēdo | NO LIMIT! Parade |
NO LIMIT! Summer Splash Parade[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | NO LIMIT! サマー・スプラッシュ・パレード[7] NO LIMIT! Samā Supurasshu Parēdo | NO LIMIT! Summer Splash Parade |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^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.)
- ^Kurita, C.Universal Studios Japan Event Schedule 2024.Japan Web Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2024. (Archived July 2, 2024, 22:01:17 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^abJuly 2, 2024.ギャラドス＆デイジー姫初登場！ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン「NO LIMIT! サマー・スプラッシュ・パレード」.dtimes.jp (Japanese). Retrieved July 2, 2024. (Archived July 2, 2024, 03:42:55 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^abApril 23, 2024.NO LIMIT! Summer Splash Parade.usj.co.jp. Archived April 24, 2024, 15:37:13 UTC from theoriginal via archive.today[deprecated link]. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^abJune 30, 2025.「ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン」で夏の水かけパレード「NO LIMIT! サマー・スプラッシュ・パレード」がスタート。.nintendo.com (Japanese). Retrieved July 9, 2025. (Archived July 8, 2025, 20:47:24 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^NO LIMIT! パレード.usj.co.jp (Japanese). Archived August 14, 2023, 00:26:43 UTC from theoriginal via archive.today[deprecated link]. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^July 2, 2024.『NO LIMIT! サマー・スプラッシュ・パレード』初公開夏限定のパレードが、４年ぶりに完全復活で登場！.jnto.go.jp (Japanese). Retrieved September 12, 2024. (Archived July 16, 2024, 08:16:18 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
