Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Hockey fans are gearing up for the Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions on Sunday.
The route begins at Riomar Street and continues south on A1A to Southeast 5th Street.
Sky 10 captured footage of the more than mile-long route during final preparations Thursday afternoon.
“We're so excited!” said Above the Waves employee Patrick Forber.
The celebratory caravan passes by a beach-themed clothing store, where the Florida Panthers' new championship merchandise is already on display for a large crowd.
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“We're getting ready. We've got merchandise in stock. It just came in today. We're also waiting on hats so we'll have them ready here for the parade,” Forber said.
Lucky parade-goers can get the best view of the action from the rooftop bar at Bo's Beach Club, located directly across from the rally site, though this is a private event.
“The adrenaline is pumping. We're getting ready, slowly but surely we're getting ready,” said Lindsay Ravenel, general manager of Bow's Beach Club.
Downstairs, Board's Beach Club is also welcoming the public, and business owners say the bar and restaurant has fine-tuned its parade plans, brought on extra staff and plans to open at 8 a.m. Sunday.
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“We're just going to let it happen and play the best we can. We're prepared and we're well-represented. We're just going to let it happen,” Ravenell added.
“It's going to be hard. It's going to be a lot of work, but it's going to be a fun time,” said Andrea Ramirez, a bartender at Board's Beach Club.
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