Golfcart parades
 

Wow, lot of carts. We just had two golf cart rally’s in the Villages. It was fun to watch. Does anyone have any fairly accurate numbers on just now many there were in each parade? Do the sponsors have a count. Thanks

In 2005 The Villages did a benefit for charities parade of 3,321 golf carts. It was a Guinness World record.

Dunno. But those numbers are like fish. The more the story gets told, the more the fish weighs.

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I suspect the 12 or 15 that showed up for a particular parade might then come on here and the other big social media sites and say, "Wow! You'll never believe how amazing and big that parade for XXXX was!!!" That's all just over-inflation, hype, and trying to drum up others to come and add to the measly numbers.

many spokespeople from yesterdays' rally say attendance was aprox 4,000 carts. i'd believe it, they were backed up throughout Brownwood, & were coming not only from west torchlake drive, but also coming from the brownwood bridge. it was massive- i never saw it that big before. we all had such a great time & the weather held out for the most part. can't wait for the next one!!

i hope not. we've respected the rules so far, just commenting on the fun had by all:ho:

Let's just all get along

Were any adult beverages involved?

4,000 carts? I seriously doubt that. Sounds like a made up number that many of us are use to.

Cart numbers
 

I didn’t see any drinking, lots at Cody’s after and the 4000 was not realistic. I was really just curious because I know a good Villager loves a golf cart parade, lol. People driving cars don’t. Heard the first one didn’t have a big turnout but had a hundred or so (TV news #’s) but yesterday I heard over a thousand (worker). I can believe that, there were a lot. That’s why I thought the organizers have to have some kind of numbers.

the real question is, How many Gas carts vs Electric Carts?

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The # provided by the subject of the "parade", was 1000.

The one on July 27 was much larger than the Aug 3 parade.

It is not the size but how you use it can apply to many fields of endeavor.

These parades go slow and the carts are close together. I was in one once, behind a gas cart. Never again! Will quickly convince you to go electric.

According to whom?

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Many people say :a20::a20::a20::a20:

We had approximately 150 in the 1st parade

When leaving the parking lot at Creekside ours was number 852 and there were at least a couple of hundred still behind us, Also at brownwood we were told about another 400 came up from below 44 so my best guess is around 1,400. We did have one unhappy soul flip us the bird on the way to Brownwood. Not too classy but that's on him.....

I think the number was closer to 4000. Plus, everybody is saying that if someone hadn't blocked the MMP's leading to the parade there would have been another 1000-1500.

I participated in a July 13 parade that staged in Sumter Landing . No alcohol was evident. Only one protester along the parade route. REALLY fun time

Just a couple of thoughts:

- there have been multiple reports in the 1,000 range (750ish, 850ish, 1,000, 1,400)
- there was a report of a line of carts nearly a mile long
- at 15ft per cart (8' for the cart plus a gap between) a 4,000 cart parade would be over 11 miles long
- the distance from LSL to Brownwood is six miles - a 4,000 cart parade would fill the entire route with nearly 1,000 carts already parked at Brownwood and another 1,000 carts still waiting to leave from LSL
- the distance from LSL to Fenney is 13 miles - a 4,000 cart parade would fill nearly that entire route

Party pooper.

A mute point since gas carts rule!

I wasn't in this parade, but I was in one four years ago when the first cart arrived at Spanish Springs before the last ones had left the staging point at Lake Miona Rec Center. So, yes, 4000 carts is possible.

The one "unhappy soul" who flipped the parade off~

Maybe he has no soul... and therein lies the problem.

My favorite is the annual St. Patrick’s Day golf cart parade in Spanish Springs. Love the Irish green, corn beef and cabbage, and Guinness: )

We need to beat that record with the next rally before November!

My wife and I stood at the departure point. We stopped counting at 1000. A lady next to us recorded on her phone for 47 minutes. Felt like a gigantic tailgate.
I’d also say 8/2 gas v. electric. (Note: I have no gas/elec cart preference either way.)

Helpful kind post. Nice.

What was the route ?
Any drone footage ?
What was the heat index ?

You’re too funny!

What is the major flaw in my math?

I don't know how accurate the "mile long" statement is, but it is a reported observation. What I *didn't* read or hear is that the entire route from Brownwood to LSL was lined with carts while there were still more carts waiting to leave LSL.

There were a lot of carts. There were probably more carts than the earlier parade. There probably 1,000 carts. But 4,000 seems like a bad guess or an exaggeration.

why???

I'm gonna go with a wind turbine. The faster I go the faster the turbine spins. The faster it spins the more energy it creates. The more energy it makes, the faster I go. Wonder why no one else thought of it? 🤓

You sir, just broke the first law of thermodynamics. Shame on you.

I participated. Before we started to roll, we were told 1,000 carts. It would have been pretty easy to count, everyone came in the same way and were then lined up and staged. So at least that much.

I've got an electric, and so glad I do. The cart traffic moved pretty slow, so as you made your way south from Lake Sumter, there were a number of times the cart fumes, especially in the tunnels, were pretty strong.

If you care to know, my golf cart in Fenny was at 100% charge when I left. By the time I got back from Lake Sumter, I had at least 70% left. So plenty of range left.

Electric golf cart makes the most sense for our world here, IMO. Electric car? Not so much. Again, my opinion. Your mileage may vary no pun intended.

Fun and games
 

Its all fun and games until you get stuck behind a golf cart parade. We did in 2020 and creeping along at 2mph wasnt fun. My wife, however, thought it was hilarious because earlier that day I said I'd never join a parade.