The Kansas City Royals rallied and won game five of the World Series last night and became champions after a 30-year drought. Fans have been in an uproar for the past 24 hours, decking the entire city in blue.
The downtown #KC skyline showcased the celebration blue for #Royals #WorldSeries Photo by Joe Ledford pic.twitter.com/yLyOcJdeQZ
— The Kansas City Star (@KCStar) November 2, 2015
The Royals celebrated as a team in typical fashion: together, with the help of a blue Gatorade bath and champagne showers.
The Kings in Queens. #Crowned pic.twitter.com/cAhMZYxlYW
— Royals (@Royals) November 2, 2015
It's been 30 years, you need a new wardrobe: https://t.co/uWiNWC21EA #SquadGoals pic.twitter.com/KsfR9QW2Fo
— Royals (@Royals) November 2, 2015
What’s cooler than being cool? ICE COLD! #Crowned pic.twitter.com/RnfaDqJB2e
— Royals (@Royals) November 2, 2015
A year in the making. #Crowned pic.twitter.com/Ok0HTp4GE7
— Royals (@Royals) November 2, 2015
The Kings in Queens. #Crowned pic.twitter.com/cAhMZYxlYW
— Royals (@Royals) November 2, 2015
And fans all over the city celebrated well into the night, but kept it classy.
Westport crowd from NewsChopper 9 @Royals #TakeTheCrown @kmbc pic.twitter.com/gnA9skvylx
— Kris Ketz (@KrisKetzKMBC) November 2, 2015
IT'S REALLY HAPPENED @Royals #TakeTheCrown @kmbc pic.twitter.com/yhNBA5qlnC
— Kris Ketz (@KrisKetzKMBC) November 2, 2015
Kansas City celebrates championship with no fights, rioting, or arrests https://t.co/emrjLmTGCW pic.twitter.com/fASGbIZaXJ
— Royals Review (@royalsreview) November 2, 2015
Even celebrity fans got in on the action.
And now for a special message from @SofiaVergara to the Kansas City @Royals. #TakeTheCrown pic.twitter.com/dEVQ0gFw7G
— Eric Stonestreet (@ericstonestreet) October 29, 2015
And now for a special message from @jessetyler to the Kansas City @Royals. #TakeTheCrown pic.twitter.com/2sBqVRRC4i
— Eric Stonestreet (@ericstonestreet) October 31, 2015
Paul Rudd is one proud superfan of the #KansasCityRoyals—after their #WorldSeries win! https://t.co/hGMniIwIhZ pic.twitter.com/u7W5tYq8WB
— People magazine (@people) November 2, 2015
Now Kansas City is eagerly looking forward to the parade, which will be Tuesday at noon. Even school districts have closed to allow their students to attend.
The crowd from the 1985 #Royals #WorldSeries parade in downtown KC. Will tomorrow's beat it? pic.twitter.com/Wi1PM1nnln
— The Kansas City Star (@KCStar) November 2, 2015
Grand from Truman to 13th & Truman from Oak to Grand will close at 9 AM at the latest. Vehicles parked on route must be gone by 6 AM (2/2)
— Kansas City Police (@kcpolice) November 2, 2015
UPDATE: Independence, Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission, and Olathe School Districts all closed Tuesday: https://t.co/dYYkayead7
— KMBC (@kmbc) November 2, 2015
All of Kansas City seems to be feeling the same way; proud, royal and ready to party like it’s 1985 – or 1738.
#HEYHEYHEYHEY THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS JUST WON THE WORLD SERIES! #1738 https://t.co/p4yHfaRMVL
— Notorious G.A.T.™ (@sprotsGAT) November 2, 2015