Mardi Gras World is open 7 days a week, from 9:00am to 5:30pm, with the first admission beginning at 9:00am and last admission at 4:30pm. Mardi Gras World is closed on Christmas and Christmas Eve, Thanksgiving, Easter and Mardi Gras Day. For directions, visit our Getting Here page > Ask about our free shuttle for you or your New Orleans travel party (the shuttle is not available for groups). Experience Mardi Gras Since 1947, our artists and craftsmen have designed and built the oldest and biggest parade floats and attractions for each Mardi Gras season, with over 500 floats built and decorated each year. 1380 Port of New Orleans Place New Orleans, LA 70130. Parking is available in Lot G (355 Henderson St.) for a fee of $23. Take the Streetcar. The streetcar is one of New Orleans’ oldest forms of transportation and is a great way to tour New Orleans when you’re done touring Mardi Gras World. New Orleans Mardi Gras World Behind-the-Scenes Tour. 273. Carnival. from . $29.95. per adult. New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour. 2,621. Carnival Since 1947, Kern Studios has built the breathtaking floats that are seen in Mardi Gras parades and in celebrations, both in New Orleans and around the world&ellips; all housed at Mardi Gras World. Experience what it takes to bring Mardi Gras to life! Walk through massive studios where floats are being built from the ground up. 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 ] 1380 Port of New Orleans Place New Orleans, LA 70130. Parking is available in Lot G (355 Henderson St.) for a fee of $23. Take the Streetcar. The streetcar is one of New Orleans’ oldest forms of transportation and is a great way to tour New Orleans when you’re done touring Mardi Gras World. For a real, behind-the-scenes look at New Orleans Mardi Gras, there’s only one definitive experience: the Mardi Gras World tour. Where Every Day Is Mardi Gras! Call now! 504-361-7821 He brought these ideas to New Orleans and developed the monumental scale and lavish ornamentation of today’s spectacular Mardi Gras floats. Blaine Kern was instrumental in the formative years of some of New Orleans’ biggest parades and “Super Krewes” and is still known as “Mr. Mardi Gras.” THE CREATION OF MARDI GRAS WORLD Help your team get to know each other better in a fun, inspiring environment with team building activities and New Orleans corporate events at Mardi Gras World. Where Every Day Is Mardi Gras! Call now! 504-361-7821 Come witness the process that makes Mardi Gras the greatest free show on Earth. Our hour-long tour gives visitors an insider’s view of how Mardi Gras is made and includes a video on the history of Mardi Gras. Take the opportunity to dress like a Mardi Gras float rider. Our hour-long Mardi Gras World tour will give you and your tour group an insider’s view of how Mardi Gras is made, including a video on the history of Mardi Gras and background on the real traditions of Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
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