The CAYCCs are so excited for this year's parade theme, "Cartoons on Parade", that they called their animated friends to share the good news. Here's some of the responses they received……
"I hate Mondays, but I love a good Halloween parade."
- Garfield
"Ah! What a fine day for science - but an even better day for a parade!"
- Dexter from Dexter’s Laboratory
"Ehhhhh Whats up CAYCCs?"
- Bugs Bunny
"Let's do what we do best Scoob, eat and build floats."
- Shaggy (Scooby Doo)
"I thawt I taw a Tweety Bird costume!"
- Sylvester (Sylvester and Tweety)
"Please ask Meadville to be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits."
- Elmer Fudd
"That's all the Bluto outfits I can stands and I can't stands no more."
– Popeye
"Nothing takes the fun out of a parade quite like unrequited love."
- Charlie Brown
"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, and also just keep from raining or snowing."
- Dory (Finding Nemo)
….and one thing they all said was “We can’t wait to see all of Meadville come out for the parade on October 27th!"
The Annual CAYCC Halloween Parade has been called the largest nighttime parade in Pennsylvania, often featuring 150 or more units and attracting as many as 25,000 spectators who line the parade-route streets of downtown Meadville. Under this year's theme, parade participants are invited to show themes "Cartoons on Parade".