Posts Tagged ‘Parade’

Magic Kingdom Parade | theme

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The Magic Kingdom Parade is a large theatrical presentation at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World which dates back to the beginning of the theme park.

It is comprised of many floats, each of which has its own theme music which is synchronised with a rhythm track that plays underneath the theme music for all floats simultaneously. As the floats move through the park, the appropriate theme music plays through loudspeakers on each float as well as through land-based loudspeakers along the route. A complex electronic tracking system manages the sound so that the correct theme music plays alongside each float as it travels by and pans from one group of loudspeakers to the next synchronously.

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Food Parade | Hit Parade II and

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Food Parade Incorporated is a Long Island based supermarket chain with two stores in Plainview, New York, and one store under renovation in Uniondale, New York. Food Parade is a member of the ShopRite retailers’ cooperative and therefore trades as ShopRite. Food Parade is owned by the Greenfield family, and calls itself Greenfield’s ShopRite in local advertising and in store branding.

The chain started in the early 1970s with one store located in Hicksville, New York and one store in Plainview. In 1990 the Hicksville store was also moved to Plainview. During the mid 1990s both stores saw expansion and renovation. Food Parade was formerly a member of the Foodtown cooperative until 1997, when they switched over to ShopRite. In 2002 they purchased the ShopRite of Uniondale with intentions to close it for several months and reopen it in time for Thanksgiving under the Greenfield banner. As of 2006 the Uniondale store has failed to reopen. Greenfied’s ShopRite sponsors community events such as the local Y’s annual “Kosherfest.”


See also

  • ShopRite (United States)
  • Wakefern Food Corporation

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Parade of horribles | Parade

Friday, February 8th, 2008

A parade of horribles is both a literal parade and a rhetorical device.


As a literal parade

“Parade of horribles” originally referred to a literal parade of people wearing comic and grotesque costumes, rather like the Philadelphia Mummers Parade. It was a traditional feature of Fourth-of-July parades in parts of the U. S. in the nineteenth century. A 1926 newspaper article about July Fourth celebrations in the White Mountains of New Hampshire notes

Old-time celebrations are to be held tomorrow at Littleton, Lancaster, Colebrook, and Conway, with all the usual features of street parades of horribles and grotesques, brass bands, decorated automobiles and vehicles, exhibitions by fire departments, basket picnics in convenient groves…”Mountain Season Early. Camp and Stream Bring Many Visitors to New Hampshire Despite Coolness.” The New York Times, July 4, 1926, p. X8


As a rhetorical device

A parade of horribles is also a rhetorical device whereby the speaker argues against taking a certain course of action by listing a number of extremely undesirable events which will ostensibly result from the action. Its power lies in the emotional impact of the unpleasant predictions; however, a parade of horribles is a logical fallacy to the extent that:

  • The “horribles” are not likely to occur as a result of the action, an appeal to probability,
  • The argument relies solely on the emotional impact of the “horribles”, an appeal to emotion, or
  • The “horribles” are not actually bad.

A parade of horribles is a type of hyperbole because it exaggerates the negative results of the action. It is similar to a slippery slope argument, but not identical. Whereas a slippery slope argument argues that, “If we do this, then the next thing we do will be this,” a parade of horribles argues that, “If we do this, then ultimately all these horrible things will happen.”


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  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City Many, many New Yorkers brave the cold, the wind, and the thousands of other New Yorkers to attend the parade and the amazing inflation process the night var mb45=ManyBox.register(’45′,3,’80F4vLPs3mkJ’,”,’8f32′,14,’Map of 151 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001′)
  • Appleton Christmas Parade Facts The Appleton Downtown Christmas Parade is the largest nighttime parade in the Midwest. Last year's parade drew approximately 50000 spectators to Downtown
  • Welcome to Freak Parade.org - Indie Punk at it's Finest Freak Parade is based out of Prague, Czech Republic. Blending raw power-chords with vocal harmonies creates an energetic, high-powered live show.
  • Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade This year, in memory of an gorta Mor "The great Hunger" in 1847 in Ireland, The Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade has joined with the Greater Pittsburgh
  • Footlight Parade (1933) Footlight Parade on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more
  • bear parade bear parade logo. bear parade raaaar. compassionate moose by mazie louise montgomery / notes · hikikomori by ellen kennedy and tao lin / notes
  • The Gimp Parade The Gimp Parade. Not only do physically disabled people have experiences which are not available to the able-bodied, they are in a better position to
  • Mummers.com. The Philadelphia Mummers Parade Web Site. Links to all the divisions in the Parade. History, schedules of off season events, and tenative schedule for next year.var mb35=ManyBox.register(’35′,3,’5uJegTMI2xsJ’,”,’4f0d’,10,’Map of 1100 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19147′)
  • Santa Barbara Solstice Parade The Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Celebration represents the largest, single-day arts event in Santa Barbara County, drawing crowds of over 100000
  • Sub Pop Records FEATURED. Wolf Parade / Apologies to the Queen Mary - 70655. 1848.

Parade of horribles | themed parade

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

A parade of horribles is both a literal parade and a rhetorical device.


As a literal parade

“Parade of horribles” originally referred to a literal parade of people wearing comic and grotesque costumes, rather like the Philadelphia Mummers Parade. It was a traditional feature of Fourth-of-July parades in parts of the U. S. in the nineteenth century. A 1926 newspaper article about July Fourth celebrations in the White Mountains of New Hampshire notes

Old-time celebrations are to be held tomorrow at Littleton, Lancaster, Colebrook, and Conway, with all the usual features of street parades of horribles and grotesques, brass bands, decorated automobiles and vehicles, exhibitions by fire departments, basket picnics in convenient groves…<ref>”Mountain Season Early. Camp and Stream Bring Many Visitors to New Hampshire Despite Coolness.” The New York Times, July 4, 1926, p. X8</ref>


As a rhetorical device

A parade of horribles is also a rhetorical device whereby the speaker argues against taking a certain course of action by listing a number of extremely undesirable events which will ostensibly result from the action. Its power lies in the emotional impact of the unpleasant predictions; however, a parade of horribles is a logical fallacy to the extent that:

  • The “horribles” are not likely to occur as a result of the action, an appeal to probability,
  • The argument relies solely on the emotional impact of the “horribles”, an appeal to emotion, or
  • The “horribles” are not actually bad.

A parade of horribles is a type of hyperbole because it exaggerates the negative results of the action. It is similar to a slippery slope argument, but not identical. Whereas a slippery slope argument argues that, “If we do this, then the next thing we do will be this,” a parade of horribles argues that, “If we do this, then ultimately all these horrible things will happen.”


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Toronto Santa Claus Parade | album Hit Parade II

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

One of the best known Santa Claus parades is the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, held annually near the middle of November in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. More than a half million people come out each year to see the parade. It is the world’s longest running children’s parade.

The Toronto Santa Claus Parade was started on December 2nd, 1905 by the Eaton’s department store, with just a single float. It now has over 25 floats, 24 bands, and 1,700 participants. The parade is almost 6 kilometers long and can be seen anywhere along this route. It is one of the biggest productions in North America, and is broadcast to many countries around the world such as New Zealand, Ireland and Norway. This is done primarily by CanWest Global-owned networks.

The parade is broadcast around the world via the CanWest Global network. It includes television stations owned by the parent company including: TV3 New Zealand, Network TEN Australia, TV3 Ireland and TV Norge Norway.


See also

  • Santa Claus Parade
  • Santa Claus


External links

  • Ontario Archives View clips from the 1953 ‘Eaton’s Santa Claus Parade’, in Toronto Ontario.
  • The Santa Claus Parade Turns 100 View 100 years of Santa Claus Parade History
  • Toronto Santa Claus Parade Official Website
  • Ontario Plaques - The Santa Claus Parade
  • CityTV History of the Toronto parade.
  • Global TV - Watch the 2006 Toronto Santa Claus Parade online.