Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by nachomama

I believe the parade route is 2 1/2 miles long. New York City on a slow day is crazy, especially in the area of the parade, as that's where Time Square is, NBC Studios, Broadway, St. Patrick's Cathedral, etc. etc. In order to get anywhere near the parade route, I would think you probably have to camp out the night before or at the buttcrack of dawn. You REALLY need to know where you are going when you are in New York; it's NOTHING like DC.

I'd go visit the area a few times and get a feel for what's where before I'd even venture to take small children there. It's a freaking madhouse. I think I heard somewhere that there were over 4 MILLION people lined along the parade route.

Well there ya go, Elle... you are a helluva scrapbooker... just fake the pictures and embellish the journaling.... no one will be the wiser.

[GWguy]

I don't go in for the parade, rather watch that from the comfort of the bed with a cup of coffee. However, it's a HOOT to go in the day before and watch them fill the balloons by the Museum of Natural History. There are lines going up and down the streets and you get to see the balloons from about 15 feet away. It's impressive. While you're there, it's a great time to bop around town.

Best time we ever had was walking toward Times Square. We picked up a drunk somewhere along the lines and he kept trying to hit on the women. The guys were watching from 20 feet back just hysterical... We'd loose him, and a few blocks later, there he was again!

[nachomama]

Sounds like the place to be is at the beginning of the parade route the day before, by the Museum of Natural History (where Night at the Museum was shot, I believe).

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[GWguy]

Originally Posted by nachomama

Sounds like the place to be is at the beginning of the parade route the day before, by the Museum of Natural History (where Night at the Museum was shot, I believe).

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[vbailey]

Originally Posted by Elle

You should know that I never make plans any less than 11 months in advance

Gosh, my family would never get to do anything if I lived by that rule.....we do everything last minute...right down to our family vacations...sometimes we don't know where we will be going or what we will be doing until about 2 or 3 days before....we just pack the camper and go.....so much fun, we love it, it is like a surprise!!!!

[Elle]

Originally Posted by vbailey

Gosh, my family would never get to do anything if I lived by that rule.....we do everything last minute...right down to our family vacations...sometimes we don't know where we will be going or what we will be doing until about 2 or 3 days before....we just pack the camper and go.....so much fun, we love it, it is like a surprise!!!!

I need to plan, it’s an illness I have. I need to research and be informed. I need to countdown to what ever the event is. I am not spontaneous at all.

[vbailey]

We take the wireless computer with us and we have a woodall book ( of campgrounds across the USA that are 4 & 5 star ) so far we have had all good experince....our life has so much structure that it is so cool to do what ever/when ever for a week or two.....we went to Kentucky last summer, just hooked up the camper, got in the truck and started driving..... with the wireless computer ( most all camp grounds have free wireless )we look up stuff to do in the area when we get to the camp ground....we saw and did some awesome things while in Kentucky..most camp grounds also have a ton of brochers/pamplets of things to see and do so we grab a bunch of those when we check in.....

[Tina2001aniT]

Originally Posted by Elle

I need to plan, it’s an illness I have. I need to research and be informed. I need to countdown to what ever the event is. I am not spontaneous at all.

We went to the parade when kiddo was 5, she is 10 now. It was a FANTASTIC time, and every year the kiddo asks to go back. It was a little crazy, but really I didn't think it was too bad. We did have a hotel within walking distance of the parade route, and I think we went out there like an hour anda half beforethe parade started and got perfect spots. We were somewhere in the middle of the parade route, the stars did ride the whole way, I am sure that to get where they actually sang/danced it would have been mass chaos, but just to be on the parade route was not too bad at all. We also had a younger toddler with us and we never felt like it was too much of a cluster or that she was too young to be there. Feel free to PM me if you need any more info.

[FizGig]

I love going to the parade. my grandmother lives in NY so I try to go when ever I can.