Behind The Scenes Of How New Orleans' Mardi Gras Parade Floats Are Made

Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a big event and the 2020 Mardi Gras parade floats will soon fill the streets. They're made by Kern Studios for 50 weeks so they can be used for two weeks to celebrate Fat Tuesday. The company has been in the business for over 80 years and their team of artists work nearly year-round to get the floats in time. We take a tour through Mardi Gras World, their 300,000-square-foot warehouse where its artists and architects build the floats from the ground up. MORE HOW IT'S MADE: How $150,000 Hyperrealistic Murals Come To Life    • How $150,000 Hyperrealistic Murals Come To...   Illusion Sculptures Only Appear If You Stand In The Right Spot | Master Craft    • Illusion Sculptures Only Appear If You Sta...   How Lava Lamps Are Made | The Making Of    • How Lava Lamps Are Made | The Making Of | ...   ------------------------------------------------------ #MardiGrasParade #NewOrleans #mardigras #paradefloats Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://www.insider.com Insider on Facebook:   / insider   Insider on Instagram:   / insider   Insider on Twitter:   / thisisinsider   Insider on Snapchat:   / 4020934530   Insider on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/v/thisisinsider Insider on TikTok:   / insider   Insider on Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/INSIDER Behind The Scenes Of How New Orleans' Mardi Gras Parade Floats Are Made