Previous Chicago Itinerary 2015
Itinerary subject to change*
Day 1 Sunday, November 22nd
- 10am - 4:30pm arrive to Chicago and check into hotel
- 4:00pm Orientation
- 4:30pm Depart for Dinner
- 5:00pm - 7:00pm Welcome dinner at Chicago’s finest deep dish pizzerias
- 7:30pm-10:30pm Master Class and Rehearsal
Day 2 Monday, November 23rd
- 7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast on your own
- 8:00am Depart for Museum Campus
- 12:00pm - 4:00pm Lunch and Enjoy Millennium Park (home of the Giant Bean and ice rink)
- 4:00pm - 4:45pm Freshen up for Dinner
- 4:45pm Depart for Dinner
- 5:00pm - 7:00pm Group Dinner
- 7:30pm-10:30pm Rehearsal in Ballroom
Day 3 Tuesday, November 24th
- 7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast on your own
- 8:00am - 12:00pm Depart for Museums and Willis Tower
- 12:00pm - 4:00pm Lunch and shopping on your own near the Magnificent Mile
- 4:00pm - 5:30pm Dinner on your own
- 6:15pm Depart for Broadway Show
- 7:00pm Broadway Show
Day 4 Wednesday, November 25th
- 7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast on your own
- 8:15am Depart for Food bank
- 9:00am - 12:00pm Food bank
- 12:00pm - 2:00pm Lunch on your own
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm Dress Rehearsal in Ballroom
- 4:00pm - 8:00 Free Time
- 8:00pm Special Thanksgiving Dinner
Day 5 Thursday, November 26th
- 5:00am-6:00am Breakfast at Hotel
- 6:20am Depart hotel for Parade holding area
- 6:40am Check-in at Parade holding area
- 7:25am Full run through/rehearsal
- TBD Staged performance in TV zone (Nationally televised on WGN)
- TBD return to the hotel and pack
- 12:30pm-3:00pm Depart for Midway and O’Hare International Airport
Included in package:
- Meals: 4 dinners (one is a special dinner/banquet the final night, held at our hotel), 3 lunches and 1 breakfast – Parade Morning
- 4 night stay at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers and/or Chicago Westin River North (city, state and occupancy tax), Parade has the right to determine the hotel six (6) weeks prior to the trip.
- Costume for parade – participants only
- Broadway show
- Commemorative shirt
- Commemorative bag
- City Pass that allows you entry into the Shedd Aquarium, The Field Museum, Skydeck Chicago, Adler Planetarium and Museum of Science and Industry)
- 2-day subway pass
- Professionally choreographed TV performance for nationally televised WGN McDonald’s® Thanksgiving Parade – participants only
- $1,000.000 liability policy
- VIP seating in TV Grandstands for Parade, includes continental breakfast items – spectators only
- Expert Tour & Production staff on site 24 hours during your stay
- Welcome reception for spectators
- Instructional Digital download on YouTube of performance choreography one per school
- Transportation to and from Chicago O’Hare and the hotel if you have 25 or more in your travel party.
Not included in package is:
- Transportation to and from Chicago
- Cancellation insurance as no payment is refundable but it is transferable to someone new taking their place (not someone already traveling)