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I was just wondering if there are any character meet and greets or places where they usually hang out at either park. Also, what characters are there (if any)? How about parades? Sorry for being so universal ignorant! Thanks!
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normally there aren't parades except for certain times of the year (the macy's holiday parade, mardi gras, etc).
characters out and about include barney, scooby doo & shaggy, curious george & the man in the yellow hat, woody & winnie woodpecker, shrek & donkey (and sometimes fiona), spongebob squarepants (and patrick star but evidently he's not out much anymore), dora the explorer, various rugrats, jimmy neutron, lucy & ricky ricardo, popeye, olive oyl & bluto, spiderman, captain america, wolverine, storm, various seuss characters.
and i'm sure there are more that fail to come to mind. in the past, the flintstones, doc brown, marilyn monroe and some others used to come out on a bus as well.
Marilyn Monroe still makes appearances. There's also Zorro, the cast of Madagascar, and Doc Brown. I could be wrong, but I think Popeys and his group got the axe.
I started going to USF/IOA in Dec. 2004. We've seen Woody Woodpecker somewhere, but I can't remember which park even - probably US. Doc from Back to the Future was wandering around US. Bill (LizardCop) said he saw the penguins from Madagascar near The Revenge of the Mummy, and I was really disappointed to miss them. There are 'Egyptian' guys on stilts walking around the Mummy and they can be a lot of fun to pose with. The Blues Brothers (who perform a street dance kind of thing) were across the street from RotM. Shaggy, Scooby Do and the Mystery Machine, and Curious George and The Man in the Yellow Hat were near the ET attraction. We've posed with Crash Bandikoot, Bullwinkle, and Shaggy & ScoobyDo at the gates to Universal Studios before you even get inside the park.
I saw Shrek and Fiona in the Christmas parade - never been lucky enough to catch them at their regular meet & greet spot near the Shrek 4D attraction.
At IOA I've seen: The Cat in the Hat, The Grinch, Thing 1 and Thing 2, some yellow Seuss characters that I can't think of what they were called (Sneetch??) were in Seussland. Betty Boop, Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Bluto were near the entrance to Toon Lagoon. Spiderman, Captain America, and a super hero female I didn't know were in Superhero Island.
Bring an autograph book with you, because the characters are everywhere and they will sign autographs, even in Disney autograph books.
The only daily parade is the Marvel Super Hero Island meet and greet. Marvel super heroes ride ATVs in and do a meet and greet. You can see Spider-Man, Captain America, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine, and Cyclops. They used to have the bad guys, but they were dropped a few years ago. Sad, since they were so much fun to interact with.
There are parades during Mardi Gras and the Macy's Day parade. Halloween Horror Nights used to have a small parade, but it was discounted last year.
You can do meet and greets after the Beetlejuice show. If you wait a few minutes after the show, the performers will come out and do a short meet and greet. Sinbad has one too after the show, I believe. Barney has a meet and greet after his show.
Alex the lion and the pengiuns have a meet and greet in the New York area in between Twister and the Revenge of the Mummy. There are other meet and greets around the park, as noted previously. Check your park map for times and places.
i believe spiderman is out all day inside the store as well. although back in 05, i managed to get this shot i'm awfully fond of (the TM helped himself)
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If Marilyn Monroe is out , does anyone know where I can find her. Does she perform or is she with other characters. I am so hoping to see her and get my picture with her.
Marilyn is usually found in the doorway of 6646 Hollywood Blvd. It's on the left hand side if your coming from the park entrance, a couple of doors before Mel's Drive-In.
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(Sneetch??) were in Seussland. Betty Boop, Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Bluto were near the entrance to Toon Lagoon. Spiderman, Captain America, and a super hero female I didn't know were in Superhero Island. 
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