Y'know what? Let's give this park some praise.
Hollywood is such a wonderful land. It's simple, it's not revolutionary, but man, does it nail what it's trying to do.
I cannot think of a time when I haven't walked down Hollywood's main street and not seen multiple walk-around characters from all kinds of different IP and parent companies all just kinda hanging out! Beetlejuice, Doc Brown, the Scooby Doo gang, Betty Boop, King Julian, Marilyn Monroe, The Simpsons family with their road-trip van, I feel like I've seen Popeye and Olive Oil here not too long ago too.
A few of them have specific queues and backdrops, but some are allowed to go into the stores and interact. I saw Doc Brown having a conversation about time travel inside 5 and Dime, and Shaggy hanging out in the Ice Cream shop. It adds such a fun energy to the place that makes it really inviting and energizing, and like this is the place where film comes to life.
It's so plain that it honestly goes under the radar for me a lot of the time! But throw in Bourne and HMUS for some great show offerings, the new Tribute Stores which they've really perfected in this new space, updated Mels (though it's pricey!), some nice stores and snack shops, and the perfect spot to see Mega Movie Parade over by the HMUS entrance, and you get what has consistently been a definite highlight on all of my trips to USF.