The “Dinosaurs on Parade” float was
designed in partnership with Art Van
and built by The Parade Company.
Measuring over 125-feet long, the
float features built to scale
dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures
that tower up to 25 to 30 feet high
each. (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us
Detroit)
The
“Dinosaurs
on
Parade”
float
was
designed
in
partnership
with Art
Van and
built by
The
Parade
Company.
Measuring
over
125-feet
long,
the
float
features
built to
scale
dinosaurs
and
prehistoric
creatures
that
tower up
to 25 to
30 feet
high
each.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit)
Art Van
unveils
'Dinosaurs
on
Parade'
during
annual
Parade
Company
Preview
Party
DETROIT
- Art
Van
unveiled
its new
float,
“Dinosaurs
on
Parade”
this
evening
during
The
Parade
Company’s
annual
Parade
Preview
Party.
The
125-foot
long
prehistoric
masterpiece
will
debut at
the 91st
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van. It
is one
of the
largest
floats
ever
designed
and
built by
the
artists
at The
Parade
Company.
Images
of Art
Van’s
new
float,
“Dinosaurs
on
Parade”
are
available
here.
Tony
Michaels,
President
& CEO of
The
Parade
Company,
was
joined
by Diane
Charles,
Vice
President
of
Corporate
Communications,
Art Van
and more
than
1,200
parade
supporters
for the
grand
unveil.
Art Van
has a
storied
history
with the
Parade
and
became
the
presenting
sponsor
in 2013.
“We are
proud to
be the
presenting
sponsor
of this
nearly
century-long
tradition
in
Detroit,
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van,”
said Kim
Yost,
President
and CEO
of Art
Van. "We
look
forward
to
sharing
our new
float
with the
paradegoers
along
Woodward
Avenue
and the
millions
of
families
watching
across
the
country.”
“We are
incredibly
grateful
to Art
Van for
their
continued
commitment
to the
Parade
throughout
the
years,”
said
Michaels.
“Art Van
is a
wonderful
partner
and
their
new
remarkable
float
will be
a show
stopper
on
Thanksgiving
morning.”
The
“Dinosaurs
on
Parade”
float
was
designed
in
partnership
with Art
Van and
built by
The
Parade
Company.
Measuring
over
125-feet
long,
the
float
features
built to
scale
dinosaurs
and
prehistoric
creatures
that
tower up
to 25 to
30 feet
high
each.
Dinosaurs
include
a
Stegosaurus,
a
Pterodactyl
and a
Brachiosaurus,
among
others.
Also
roaming
the
massive
float
are
saber
tooth
tigers
and a
woolly
mammoth
with her
baby.
The
Parade
Company
along
with
numerous
Art Van
volunteers
spent
1,000
hours to
bring
this
magical
float to
life.
Recognized
as one
of the
best
Thanksgiving
parades
in the
country
by U.S.
News &
World
Report
Travel,
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van will
be held
on
Thursday,
November
23. For
more
information,
visit
theparade.org.
The
parade
will be
featured
on
WDIV-TV
Local 4,
including
a
one-hour
national
broadcast
reaching
more
than 190
major
cities
across
the
country.
News/Talk
760
WJR’s
Paul W.
Smith
and CBS
Radio
will
also
broadcast
live
from the
parade
route.
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