Just in case you don't know what a ticker tape parade is just watch this video:
Okay, now that everyone knows what a ticker tape parade is, where would you hold one if the Suns were to win a premiership over the next few years? There isn't really an obvious place unlike other major cities in Australia. Such an event appears to require a wide road, easy to get to and close proximity to a stage. I would say the easiest places to get to on the Gold Coast are the central suburbs that run along the coast line which means Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, Main Beach and Southport.
So what about an open area with a stage? Well this cuts the list down to Broadbeach and Southport in my opinion. Broadbeach offers Pratten Park along Old Burleigh Road while Southport offers Broadwater Parklands along the Gold Coast Highway. The first alarm bell should go off when you hear Gold Coast Highway. It would be hard to justify shutting down one of the busiest parts of the second most important road in the city just for a premiership celebration.
So I'm going to say Pratten Park in Broadbeach is the ideal destination for a ticker tape parade. Now the question is which streets will be shut down for the parade. I think the blocked off roads should start at Queensland Avenue (right next to a tram stop) and turn right on to Old Burleigh Road before finishing at the stage set up at Pratten Park. That's a stretch of 700 metres which seems about right to me. Pratten Park is also located next to Kurrawa Surf Club which is where the Suns often do recovery.
It would be quite the scene to see red and yellow confetti cover the streets of Broadbeach while thousands line the street to congratulate the players on their premiership and the Suns song is blaring all day long. The expression 'paint the town red' would take on a new meaning. Anyway, where would you hold a ticker tape parade on the Gold Coast?
Okay, now that everyone knows what a ticker tape parade is, where would you hold one if the Suns were to win a premiership over the next few years? There isn't really an obvious place unlike other major cities in Australia. Such an event appears to require a wide road, easy to get to and close proximity to a stage. I would say the easiest places to get to on the Gold Coast are the central suburbs that run along the coast line which means Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, Main Beach and Southport.
So what about an open area with a stage? Well this cuts the list down to Broadbeach and Southport in my opinion. Broadbeach offers Pratten Park along Old Burleigh Road while Southport offers Broadwater Parklands along the Gold Coast Highway. The first alarm bell should go off when you hear Gold Coast Highway. It would be hard to justify shutting down one of the busiest parts of the second most important road in the city just for a premiership celebration.
So I'm going to say Pratten Park in Broadbeach is the ideal destination for a ticker tape parade. Now the question is which streets will be shut down for the parade. I think the blocked off roads should start at Queensland Avenue (right next to a tram stop) and turn right on to Old Burleigh Road before finishing at the stage set up at Pratten Park. That's a stretch of 700 metres which seems about right to me. Pratten Park is also located next to Kurrawa Surf Club which is where the Suns often do recovery.
It would be quite the scene to see red and yellow confetti cover the streets of Broadbeach while thousands line the street to congratulate the players on their premiership and the Suns song is blaring all day long. The expression 'paint the town red' would take on a new meaning. Anyway, where would you hold a ticker tape parade on the Gold Coast?