Thousands flock to downtown Atlanta for 2024 Dragon Con parade

I'LL TAKE YOU I'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH I'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH SO I'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH SO YOU I'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH SO YOU CAN THROUGH SO YOU CAN THROUGH SO YOU CAN ALTER THROUGH SO YOU CAN ALTER PLANS. ALTER PLANS. ALTER PLANS. WE ALTER PLANS. WE HAVE ALTER PLANS. WE HAVE MORE ALTER PLANS. WE HAVE MORE COMING WE HAVE MORE COMING WE HAVE MORE COMING UP. UP. UP. >> UP. >> ALL UP. >> ALL FANS UP. >> ALL FANS ARE >> ALL FANS ARE >> ALL FANS ARE EXCITED >> ALL FANS ARE EXCITED WE'LL >> ALL FANS ARE EXCITED WE'LL GET EXCITED WE'LL GET EXCITED WE'LL GET THIS EXCITED WE'LL GET THIS PARADE EXCITED WE'LL GET THIS PARADE IN EXCITED WE'LL GET THIS PARADE IN THIS THIS PARADE IN THIS THIS PARADE IN THIS MORNING THIS PARADE IN THIS MORNING BEFORE THIS PARADE IN THIS MORNING BEFORE THE MORNING BEFORE THE MORNING BEFORE THE WEATHER MORNING BEFORE THE WEATHER ROLLS MORNING BEFORE THE WEATHER ROLLS IN WEATHER ROLLS IN WEATHER ROLLS IN LATER WEATHER ROLLS IN LATER TODAY. LATER TODAY. LATER TODAY. PEOPLE LATER TODAY. PEOPLE ARE LATER TODAY. PEOPLE ARE LINING PEOPLE ARE LINING PEOPLE ARE LINING THE PEOPLE ARE LINING THE PARADE PEOPLE ARE LINING THE PARADE ROUTE. THE PARADE ROUTE. THE PARADE ROUTE. ASIA THE PARADE ROUTE. ASIA WILSON THE PARADE ROUTE. ASIA WILSON IS THE PARADE ROUTE. ASIA WILSON IS SMACK ASIA WILSON IS SMACK ASIA WILSON IS SMACK IN ASIA WILSON IS SMACK IN THE ASIA WILSON IS SMACK IN THE MIDDLE ASIA WILSON IS SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF ASIA WILSON IS SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF IT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL. ALL. ALL. YOU ALL. YOU SEE ALL. YOU SEE AWESOME YOU SEE AWESOME YOU SEE AWESOME COSTUMES. COSTUMES. COSTUMES. >> COSTUMES. >> WE COSTUMES. >> WE ARE, COSTUMES. >> WE ARE, INDEED. >> WE ARE, INDEED. >> WE ARE, INDEED. 72,000 >> WE ARE, INDEED. 72,000 PEOPLE >> WE ARE, INDEED. 72,000 PEOPLE ARE 72,000 PEOPLE ARE 72,000 PEOPLE ARE ATTENDING 72,000 PEOPLE ARE ATTENDING THE 72,000 PEOPLE ARE ATTENDING THE EVENT. ATTENDING THE EVENT. ATTENDING THE EVENT. SO ATTENDING THE EVENT. SO MANY ATTENDING THE EVENT. SO MANY PEOPLE ATTENDING THE EVENT. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LINED SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LINED UP SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LINED UP FOR SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LINED UP FOR THE LINED UP FOR THE LINED UP FOR THE PARADE LINED UP FOR THE PARADE SET LINED UP FOR THE PARADE SET TO LINED UP FOR THE PARADE SET TO BEGIN PARADE SET TO BEGIN PARADE SET TO BEGIN AT PARADE SET TO BEGIN AT 10:00 PARADE SET TO BEGIN AT 10:00 A.M. PARADE SET TO BEGIN AT 10:00 A.M. LOOK AT 10:00 A.M. LOOK AT 10:00 A.M. LOOK AT AT 10:00 A.M. LOOK AT THE AT 10:00 A.M. LOOK AT THE CHARACTERS AT THE CHARACTERS AT THE CHARACTERS OUT AT THE CHARACTERS OUT HERE. OUT HERE. OUT HERE. WE OUT HERE. WE ARE OUT HERE. WE ARE TOLD OUT HERE. WE ARE TOLD 3,000 WE ARE TOLD 3,000 WE ARE TOLD 3,000 PEOPLE WE ARE TOLD 3,000 PEOPLE ARE WE ARE TOLD 3,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO MARCH PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO MARCH IN PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO MARCH IN THE TO MARCH IN THE TO MARCH IN THE PARADE. PARADE. PARADE. RIGHT PARADE. RIGHT HERE PARADE. RIGHT HERE WATCHING RIGHT HERE WATCHING RIGHT HERE WATCHING IS RIGHT HERE WATCHING IS THE RIGHT HERE WATCHING IS THE SCOTT RIGHT HERE WATCHING IS THE SCOTT FAMILY. IS THE SCOTT FAMILY. IS THE SCOTT FAMILY. YOU IS THE SCOTT FAMILY. YOU GUYS IS THE SCOTT FAMILY. YOU GUYS ARE IS THE SCOTT FAMILY. YOU GUYS ARE ALL YOU GUYS ARE ALL YOU GUYS ARE ALL DRESSED YOU GUYS ARE ALL DRESSED UP. DRESSED UP. DRESSED UP. TALK DRESSED UP. TALK ABOUT DRESSED UP. TALK ABOUT WHY DRESSED UP. TALK ABOUT WHY YOU TALK ABOUT WHY YOU TALK ABOUT WHY YOU DECIDED TALK ABOUT WHY YOU DECIDED TO TALK ABOUT WHY YOU DECIDED TO DRESS TALK ABOUT WHY YOU DECIDED TO DRESS UP DECIDED TO DRESS UP DECIDED TO DRESS UP TODAY. TODAY. TODAY. >> TODAY. >> WELL, TODAY. >> WELL, WE TODAY. >> WELL, WE WANTED >> WELL, WE WANTED >> WELL, WE WANTED TO >> WELL, WE WANTED TO EXPERIENCE >> WELL, WE WANTED TO EXPERIENCE THE TO EXPERIENCE THE TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF HAVING TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF HAVING A TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF HAVING A GOOD JOY OF HAVING A GOOD JOY OF HAVING A GOOD TIME JOY OF HAVING A GOOD TIME AT JOY OF HAVING A GOOD TIME AT THE JOY OF HAVING A GOOD TIME AT THE PARADE TIME AT THE PARADE TIME AT THE PARADE AND TIME AT THE PARADE AND INVOLVING AND INVOLVING AND INVOLVING OURSELVES AND INVOLVING OURSELVES AND AND INVOLVING OURSELVES AND GET OURSELVES AND GET OURSELVES AND GET THE OURSELVES AND GET THE KIDS OURSELVES AND GET THE KIDS INVOLVED. THE KIDS INVOLVED. THE KIDS INVOLVED. >> THE KIDS INVOLVED. >> HAVE THE KIDS INVOLVED. >> HAVE YOU THE KIDS INVOLVED. >> HAVE YOU BEEN >> HAVE YOU BEEN >> HAVE YOU BEEN HERE >> HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE? HERE BEFORE? HERE BEFORE? >> HERE BEFORE? >> YES, HERE BEFORE? >> YES, WE HERE BEFORE? >> YES, WE CAME HERE BEFORE? >> YES, WE CAME LAST >> YES, WE CAME LAST >> YES, WE CAME LAST YEAR. YEAR. YEAR. WE YEAR. WE COME YEAR. WE COME FROM WE COME FROM WE COME FROM ATLANTA. ATLANTA. ATLANTA. WE ATLANTA. WE ARE ATLANTA. WE ARE IN ATLANTA. WE ARE IN THE ATLANTA. WE ARE IN THE AREA. WE ARE IN THE AREA. WE ARE IN THE AREA. >> WE ARE IN THE AREA. >> WHY WE ARE IN THE AREA. >> WHY WAS WE ARE IN THE AREA. >> WHY WAS IT >> WHY WAS IT >> WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT >> WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT TO >> WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT TO MAKE >> WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT TO MAKE IT IMPORTANT TO MAKE IT IMPORTANT TO MAKE IT ONCE IMPORTANT TO MAKE IT ONCE AGAIN IMPORTANT TO MAKE IT ONCE AGAIN THIS ONCE AGAIN THIS ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR? YEAR? YEAR? >> YEAR? >> CORE YEAR? >> CORE MEMORIES YEAR? >> CORE MEMORIES FOR >> CORE MEMORIES FOR >> CORE MEMORIES FOR OUR >> CORE MEMORIES FOR OUR LITTLE >> CORE MEMORIES FOR OUR LITTLE ONE. OUR LITTLE ONE. OUR LITTLE ONE. IT OUR LITTLE ONE. IT WAS OUR LITTLE ONE. IT WAS IMPORTANT OUR LITTLE ONE. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET INVOLVED IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET INVOLVED AND IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET INVOLVED AND HIM GET INVOLVED AND HIM GET INVOLVED AND HIM TO GET INVOLVED AND HIM TO SEE, GET INVOLVED AND HIM TO SEE, WE GET INVOLVED AND HIM TO SEE, WE ENJOY TO SEE, WE ENJOY TO SEE, WE ENJOY DOING TO SEE, WE ENJOY DOING THINGS TO SEE, WE ENJOY DOING THINGS LIKE DOING THINGS LIKE DOING THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT. THAT. YEAH, THAT. YEAH, THAT'S THAT. YEAH, THAT'S IT. YEAH, THAT'S IT. YEAH, THAT'S IT. >> YEAH, THAT'S IT. >> WHO YEAH, THAT'S IT. >> WHO CAME YEAH, THAT'S IT. >> WHO CAME UP YEAH, THAT'S IT. >> WHO CAME UP WITH >> WHO CAME UP WITH >> WHO CAME UP WITH THE >> WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA >> WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO >> WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO DRESS >> WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO DRESS UP THE IDEA TO DRESS UP THE IDEA TO DRESS UP AS THE IDEA TO DRESS UP AS TH THE IDEA TO DRESS UP AS TH MEMION. AS TH MEMION. AS TH MEMION. >> AS TH MEMION. >> ALWAYS AS TH MEMION. >> ALWAYS HER. >> ALWAYS HER. >> ALWAYS HER. >> >> ALWAYS HER. >> THESE >> ALWAYS HER. >> THESE ARE >> ALWAYS HER. >> THESE ARE YOUR >> THESE ARE YOUR >> THESE ARE YOUR NIECES? NIECES? NIECES? >> NIECES? >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. >> >> YES. >> CAN >> YES. >> CAN I >> YES. >> CAN I ASK >> YES. >> CAN I ASK THEM >> CAN I ASK THEM >> CAN I ASK THEM WHAT >> CAN I ASK THEM WHAT RA >> CAN I ASK THEM WHAT RA THEY >> CAN I ASK THEM WHAT RA THEY EXCITED WHAT RA THEY EXCITED WHAT RA THEY EXCITED TO WHAT RA THEY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT RA THEY EXCITED TO SEE TODAY? TO SEE TODAY? TO SEE TODAY? >> TO SEE TODAY? >> I TO SEE TODAY? >> I AMEI TO SEE TODAY? >> I AMEI AM TO SEE TODAY? >> I AMEI AM EXCITED TO SEE TODAY? >> I AMEI AM EXCITED TO >> I AMEI AM EXCITED TO >> I AMEI AM EXCITED TO BE >> I AMEI AM EXCITED TO BE ON >> I AMEI AM EXCITED TO BE ON ON >> I AMEI AM EXCITED TO BE ON ON THE >> I AMEI AM EXCITED TO BE ON ON THE NEWS. BE ON ON THE NEWS. BE ON ON THE NEWS. >>Reporter: BE ON ON THE NEWS. >>Reporter: THERE >>Reporter: THERE >>Reporter: THERE YOU >>Reporter: THERE YOU GO. YOU GO. YOU GO. YOU YOU GO. YOU MADE YOU GO. YOU MADE YOUR YOU GO. YOU MADE YOUR DEBUT. YOU MADE YOUR DEBUT. YOU MADE YOUR DEBUT. WHAT YOU MADE YOUR DEBUT. WHAT ARE YOU MADE YOUR DEBUT. WHAT ARE YOU YOU MADE YOUR DEBUT. WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED TO WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED TO SEE? TO SEE? TO SEE? >> TO SEE? >> ALL TO SEE? >> ALL OF TO SEE? >> ALL OF THEM. >> ALL OF THEM. >> ALL OF THEM. >> >> ALL OF THEM. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. >> >> YES. >> THE >> YES. >> THE PARADE >> YES. >> THE PARADE IS >> THE PARADE IS >> THE PARADE IS EXPECTED >> THE PARADE IS EXPECTED TO >> THE PARADE IS EXPECTED TO START >> THE PARADE IS EXPECTED TO START AT EXPECTED TO START AT EXPECTED TO START AT 10:00 EXPECTED TO START AT 10:00 A.M. EXPECTED TO START AT 10:00 A.M. SO EXPECTED TO START AT 10:00 A.M. SO MANY 10:00 A.M. SO MANY 10:00 A.M. SO MANY CHARACTERS 10:00 A.M. SO MANY CHARACTERS ARE CHARACTERS ARE CHARACTERS ARE EXPECTED CHARACTERS ARE EXPECTED TO CHARACTERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CHARACTERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HERE. EXPECTED TO BE HERE. EXPECTED TO BE HERE. WE EXPECTED TO BE HERE. WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE HERE. WE ARE JUST EXPECTED TO BE HERE. WE ARE JUST HEARING WE ARE JUST HEARING WE ARE JUST HEARING NEARLY WE ARE JUST HEARING NEARLY 100 WE ARE JUST HEARING NEARLY 100 ACTORS NEARLY 100 ACTORS NEARLY 100 ACTORS AND NEARLY 100 ACTORS AND ACTRESSES NEARLY 100 ACTORS AND ACTRESSES ARE AND ACTRESSES ARE AND ACTRESSES ARE EXSIDE AND ACTRESSES ARE EXSIDE EFFECTED AND ACTRESSES ARE EXSIDE EFFECTED TO EXSIDE EFFECTED TO EXSIDE EFFECTED TO BE EXSIDE EFFECTED TO BE HERE EXSIDE EFFECTED TO BE HERE FROM BE HERE FROM BE HERE FROM THURSDAY BE HERE FROM THURSDAY UNTIL THURSDAY UNTIL THURSDAY UNTIL TUESDAY THURSDAY UNTIL TUESDAY AS THURSDAY UNTIL TUESDAY AS WELL. TUESDAY AS WELL. TUESDAY AS WELL. THE TUESDAY AS WELL. THE PARADE TUESDAY AS WELL. THE PARADE STARTS TUESDAY AS WELL. THE PARADE STARTS AT THE PARADE STARTS AT THE PARADE STARTS AT 10:00 THE PARADE STARTS AT 10:00 A.M. THE PARADE STARTS AT 10:00 A.M. LIVE THE PARADE STARTS AT 10:00 A.M. LIVE IN 10:00 A.M. LIVE IN 10:00 A.M. LIVE IN DOWNTOWN 10:00 A.M. LIVE IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. ASIA DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. ASIA WILSON. ASIA WILSON. ASIA WILSON. ATLANTA ASIA WILSON. ATLANTA NEWS ASIA WILSON. ATLANTA NEWS FIRST. ATLANTA NEWS FIRST. ATLANTA NEWS FIRST. >> ATLANTA NEWS FIRST. >> HOW ATLANTA NEWS FIRST. >> HOW FUN ATLANTA NEWS FIRST. >> HOW FUN IS ATLANTA NEWS FIRST. >> HOW FUN IS THAT. >> HOW FUN IS THAT. >> HOW FUN IS THAT. THEY >> HOW FUN IS THAT. THEY LOOK >> HOW FUN IS THAT. THEY LOOK FANTASTIC. THEY LOOK FANTASTIC. THEY LOOK FANTASTIC. THAT'S THEY LOOK FANTASTIC. THAT'S WHAT THEY LOOK FANTASTIC. THAT'S WHAT IS THEY LOOK FANTASTIC. THAT'S WHAT IS SO THAT'S WHAT IS SO THAT'S WHAT IS SO FUN. FUN. FUN. YOU FUN. YOU CAN FUN. YOU CAN DRESS FUN. YOU CAN DRESS UP FUN. YOU CAN DRESS UP AS YOU CAN DRESS UP AS YOU CAN DRESS UP AS ANYTHING. ANYTHING. ANYTHING. WE ANYTHING. WE SEE ANYTHING. WE SEE IT ANYTHING. WE SEE IT ALL ANYTHING. WE SEE IT ALL OUT WE SEE IT ALL OUT WE SEE IT ALL OUT THERE. THERE. THERE. THEY THERE. THEY MADE THERE. THEY MADE THE