Twitter reaction: Royals fans swarm downtown KC for World Series parade

Royals catcher Salvador Perez rides in a truck during the World Series parade in Kansas City on Tuesday. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

David Singh November 3, 2015, 5:51 PM

With a parade 30 years in the making, you can bet Kansas City was ready to party.

Thousands of fans swarmed the city’s downtown core on Tuesday to fete the Royals’ World Series win over the New York Mets.

Here are some photos and tweets from the club’s first victory cavalcade since 1985.

Jonny Gomes was born to give this speech https://t.co/UqjVYESytI

— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) November 3, 2015

Reason 2,355 to get a drone:

For moments like these… #RoyalsParade
(via @KCTV5)pic.twitter.com/qVRt6BRRs0

— Stadium (@Stadium) November 3, 2015

https://twitter.com/CCMcWard/status/661665740945133569

Starting pitcher Yordano Ventura. (Shane Keyser /The Kansas City Star/AP)

Heath Cooper on Twitter

Wow. Shot from my brother @tdough21 in #KC of the #RoyalsParade. Most schools in the metro cancelled class for this. pic.twitter.com/VPtL1TKmCe

— Justin Dougherty (@DoughertyJC) November 3, 2015

No biggie. Just hundreds of thousands of people hanging out downtown. #Winners #RoyalsParade #TypicalTuesday #1738 pic.twitter.com/FREgNWYand

— Hunter's Pointe (@HuntersPointe86) November 3, 2015

Catcher Salvador Perez and GM Dayton Moore. (Orlin Wagner/AP)

if you were at the parade you understand this sign. #RoyalsCelebration #RoyalsParade #TookTheCrown pic.twitter.com/q0OK5HonMi

— nathan bennett ✸ (@ImNathanBennett) November 3, 2015

https://twitter.com/RachaelEshnaur/status/661662950520848384

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Outfielder Lorenzo Cain. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

https://twitter.com/clayrebark/status/661669838310387713

HustleVision™ on Twitter

(Orlin Wagner/AP)

My Cutie @TheRealHos35 ! His Smile is beautiful !! #RoyalsParade #RoyalsCelebration pic.twitter.com/OvVzMZPS7I

— Karla (@Its_KarlaaRoyce) November 3, 2015

Great parade and an experience I'll never forget!!! #RoyalCelebration #RoyalsParade pic.twitter.com/VCiafJO61X

— Julia Mann (@storminmom) November 3, 2015

Marino Pepén on Twitter

Manager Ned Yost. (Charlie Riedel/AP)