We were at Universal in December and, right after riding Jimmy Neutron, Sponge Bob was in the store you get dumped into after the ride. He was available for pics and my grandson was just thrilled. We took some pics and also bought the "professional" pic they offer for a small fortune. A great, unexpected experience - I don't know if this Spongebob appearance was typical (we rode JN only that one time), but we got some great memories for my grandson