Thousands of Texas Rangers fans are celebrating a World Series title and will continue celebrating Friday with a parade for the championship team in Arlington.
It’s a celebration that plenty of fans have been waiting for, for 50 years – since the team first moved to Arlington in 1972.Crowds gather for Texas Rangers World Series parade
From high school band practice, to building the floats, the city of Arlington is ready to put on a celebration fit for champions. "Then I heard there was no school and the bands are doing it, like what it’s like, it all just settled down together, I mean that’s exciting," he said. "When we play it out there , it’s just going to be all energetic and super exciting." The stage is set to celebrate the Texas Rangers as world champions. More than 250,000 fans are expected to line the streets near Globe Life Field for a parade Friday afternoon. Some of those fans arrived before the sun came up.
Burkett is nowhere near alone, as Arlington police are expecting a World Series championship crowd of 250,000 to 300,000 people. "In preparing for that, we’ve taken a look at what other cities have experienced after a World Series win," Ciesco said. "Our goal is to make sure we have a very robust presence there, and no matter where you are along the parade route, you will be able to see police. We will be very visible."There will be a ceremony honoring the team around 1:15 p.m. on the North Plaza.It will be a 1.
Designated handicap parking spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis in Texas Rangers parking lots on the north, east and southeast sides of the parade route.Todd Carruth takes a look at where you can park and some ways that you can get to the parade route if you are driving to Arlington for the Rangers victory parade.
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