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The
Parade Company announces celebrity line-up and new grandstand seat
options
Graphic
credit: The Parade Company
2010
Grandstand Map for America's Thanksgiving Parade
DETROIT
-- The
Parade Company is “Celebrating the Spirit” at the 84th
America’s Thanksgiving Parade®, one of the country’s
oldest, largest and most celebrated parades. Hundreds of thousands
of spectators will make their way to downtown Detroit on Thursday,
November 25, 2010 to enjoy the fun and magic of this year’s
Parade, which includes a growing list of celebrities scheduled to
attend, including:
Jana
Kramer – Actress, One Tree Hill and Rochester,
Michigan native
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Dwele
– Songwriter/musician and Detroit native
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Meryl
Davis & Charlie White – Silver Medal Ice Dance,
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
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Seth
Wescott – Gold Medal Men’s Snowboard Cross,
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
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Peter
Vanderkaay - Gold Medal Men’s 800m Freestyle Relay,
2008 Beijing Olympic Games
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Thomas
Finchum – Synchronized Diving, 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games
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Ricky
Berens – Gold Medal Men’s 800m Freestyle Relay,
2008 Beijing Olympic Games
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Gretchen
Rossi – Reality TV Personality, Real Housewives
of Orange County
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Biz
Markie – Entertainer, DJ, Hip Hop Recording Artist
and regular on hit kids’ show Yo Gaba Gaba!
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And
from the North Pole – Santa Claus
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“The Parade Company is committed to bringing people together
and creating smiles year after year. What better way than with this
year’s parade theme, ‘Celebrate the Spirit’,”
said Tony Michaels, President & CEO, The Parade Company. “Together
we will celebrate all of our achievements, including those of our
Olympic athletes, all of our generosity, all that we are thankful
for and the magic that is created during this most cherished civic
event – America’s Thanksgiving Parade®.”
There’s no better way to enjoy the Parade, and support The
Parade Company, a non-profit organization, than by purchasing a
2010 Grandstand ticket. With new options this year, grandstand seats
offer parade-goers a prime location in downtown Detroit, with the
ability to see, live and up close, more than 60 units of your favorite
floats, balloons, marching bands, specialty acts and celebrity guests.
Grandstand tickets are easy to order and parade-goers can choose
from five different options this year, including:
- (NEW!)
Character Breakfast and Grandstand Seat – held at The Tiger
Club inside Comerica Park, guests will get to see their favorite
characters like the Cat in the Hat, Sesame Street characters,
Michigan State Mascot Sparty and Clownie! Grandstand seats are
near Foxtown and are priced at $45 each.
- Grandstand
Seat with Breakfast - seating includes access to The Parade Company’s
pre-Parade breakfast. Locations include the Hard Rock Café
on Monroe Street and Cheli’s Chili Bar on E. Adams Avenue.
Grandstand seats are located in Grand Circus Park, Campus Martius
and the Merchant’s Row area and are priced at $45 each.
- TV Zone
Grandstand Seat – seating is located in the Merchants Row
area where the Parade is broadcast live to millions. These tickets
also include viewing of WDIV Local 4’s one hour pre-show.
These tickets are priced at $35 each.
- Reserved
Grandstand Seat – seating is located at Campus Martius,
these tickets are priced at $30 each
- General
Admission Grandstand Seat - seating is located at step-off (Mack
and Woodward Avenue), Foxtown and Grand Circus Park; these tickets
are priced at $25 each.
Group rates
are also available at discount prices. Grandstand tickets are non-refundable
and can be ordered at www.theparade.org
or by calling 313.923.7400 ext. 231.
America’s Thanksgiving Parade, one of the country’s
oldest, largest and most celebrated parades, will step-off at Woodward
Avenue and Mack on Thursday, November 25 at 9:20 a.m. and end at
Woodward Avenue and Congress in downtown Detroit. The two-hour Parade
will be featured on WDIV-TV Local 4 including a one-hour national
broadcast reaching nearly 65 million households nationwide. NewsTalk
760 WJR will also broadcast live from the Parade.
About The Parade Company
Founded
in 1984, The Parade Company is a not-for-profit organization governed
by the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation whose board of directors
is comprised of key civic and corporate leaders in the greater Detroit
region. The Parade Company is celebrating 84 years of Parade tradition
in Detroit. The mission is to fund, create and execute the best
family events in metro Detroit. The Parade Company staff, the board
of directors and thousands of parade volunteers work year-round
to bring a wide variety of magnificent events to the City of Detroit,
each year, including the Target Fireworks, Fifth Third Turkey Trot
and America's Thanksgiving Parade®.
For
more information on The Parade Company, visit www.theparade.org
or call (313) 923-7400.
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