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Mardi Gras World (also known as Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World, MGW) is a tourist attraction located in New Orleans. Guests tour the 300,000 square foot working warehouse where floats are made for Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. [ 1 ]
A family-run company, Kern Studios dates back to 1932, when Roy Kern an artist who became a sign painter built his first Mardi Gras Float with the help of his young son, Blaine. In 1947, Blaine founded Blaine Kern Artists and began a float-building career and created the most prolific float building company in the world [1] building floats for ...
It Has Its Own ‘World’ Kern Studios, a float-creation company, has been a part of Mardi Gras history since 1932 when, Kern history notes, “the first mule-drawn float was built on the back of ...
Kepner's husband William Dill put them in touch with his friend and Algiers, New Orleans native, Blaine Kern Sr. of Mardi Gras World, [12] who encouraged them to form the krewe and designed and organized the construction of the krewe's Queen Barge float which was built in Spain and debuted in the 1974 parade, and has appeared in every Krewe ...
These Mardi Gras trivia questions and answers will impress your pals and enlighten you on some of the fun and history behind Fat Tuesday. Related: Let Them Eat (King) Cake! Everything To Know ...
The parade was created by the Mardi Gras World owner and founder Blaine Kern Sr. Krewe members must be at least 18 years of age. The inaugural parade was held on Halloween night 2008 in conjunction with grand opening celebrations at the newly opened Eastbank location of Mardi Gras World located at the former River City Casino riverboat terminal ...
There’s much more to this annual tradition of Mardi Gras than partying. Check out our sampling of Mardi Gras history, trivia, and so much more. Fascinating Facts About New Orleans’ Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras became the celebration we know today because of a secret society. Since its first impromptu celebrations in the early 1700's, Mardi Gras was regularly cancelled or banned for its ...