The Catbus has been referenced by Anthrocon staff when mentioning its hotel shuttle service from remote hotels in Pittsburgh.[8] Commenters have suggested that in this instance, "CATbus" would be for "Circulating Anthropomorphic Transit bus". In the video game Persona 5, Morgana has an ability to turn himself into a bus. He explains it as a widespread cognition of the general public in Japan, that, for some reason, manifested this power in the metaverse.[9] An unofficial gravity racer version of the Catbus featured in the London 2019 edition of the Red Bull Soapbox Race.[10] The 'Team Totoro' vehicle negotiated jumps and other obstacles at speeds in excess of 30 mph to complete the Alexandra Palace course.