Walk-around versions of Rosita created for public appearances, including the Sesame Street Live stage shows and Sesame Place theme parks. Rosita made her debut as a walk-around in the Sesame Street Live show When I Grow Up in 1993, and debuted at Sesame Place the following year.
Outside of Sesame Place, Rosita also appears at SeaWorld parks, Busch Gardens, Beaches Resorts (since 2019), and Selva Mágica. Rosita also appeared at the now defunct La Feria de Chapultepec (in 2019), and formerly appeared at Seaworld San Diego.
Like her puppet counterpart, the Rosita walk-around originally had wings until 2004.
Rosita is maintained by VStar Entertainment and Animax Designs.