Originally Posted By pleiades357 I've never before been there on a day it was really windy (until last week), I know they do not do the fireworks... but do the parades happen? Under what weather (or any other) conditions do they cancel Fireworks Parades World of color
Originally Posted By pleiades357 that word was supposed to be "go" is there no way to edit once posted?
Originally Posted By fkurucz I know that the fireworks are cancelled when there is wind. At times it doesn't even seem all that windy when they cancel them.
Originally Posted By dlandcrazy2 About two hours before the fireworks, the fire department at the park sends up a balloon and depending on the winds aloft, it is decided whether there will be fireworks or not.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Some times if the winds are moderate, they will make an announcement ahead of time that they are unsure if they will do the show, and will wait to see the conditions at showtime to make a final decision. Other times, it is windy enough to cancel the show hours in advance. I belive World of Color was designed so that it could be scaled down in windy conditions. So instead of a jet shooting 80' in the air (theoretically) it could be toned down to 60' or 40' (again, theoretically) to alow the show to function in the conditions of the moment. As for parades, I don't think I've ever seen one get canceled due to high winds. The rollerskating snowflakes in the Christmas parade will not have their snowflake 'backpacks' on if it is too windy (just their white outfits without them), but that is the only change I know of. If it is raining, I think the parade will be completely cancelled, but they do have a rainy day calvacade as a substitute.
Originally Posted By LuLu There was a very light sprinkle of rain just before the parade yesterday. The snowflakes didn't come out at all, and most of the characters didn't come off the floats. The bakers didn't shoot flour and confetti as I've seen in years past. And the ground was barely damp! It then sprinkled on and off thru the late afternoon, and the crowds didn't leave either!
