It’s the moment thousands of fans have been waiting for and were robbed of in 2020 thanks to COVID: a Dodgers World Series victory parade in Los Angeles.

Thousands of fans lined the route in downtown Los Angeles on Friday to enjoy and celebrate the Boys in Blue. who were proclaimed world champions on Wednesday after beating the Yankees in New York 7-6 in Game 5.

“I mean, we didn’t have one in 2020, so this is exciting,” said Caroline San Miguel of Long Beach as she waited for the parade to start. “Hopefully it won’t be once in a lifetime.”

It took 162 games and close victories over the Padres and Mets in the National League Division Series and National League Championship Series, respectively, for the Dodgers to close a five-run deficit in Game 5 to take the series. , setting the stage for Friday’s victory parade.

At the ticketed celebration at Dodger Stadium, Daniel Nathan Hice said he took an early morning flight from Bar Area to Burbank to see it all for himself.

“I mean, this is something that means a lot to so many people around the world and we’re just lucky to have this,” he said.

A woman holds a blue Dodgers banner for the victory parade in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

A crowd of people dressed in Dodger gear are ready for the Dodgers victory parade in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, November 1, 2024.

Two fans dressed in Dodger gear prepare for the parade on Friday, November 1, 2024.

Evelyn Balderas, of Mid City, arrived around 6 a.m. and had a front-row view of the parade route at the corner of 5th and Grand.

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This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day.