Included, and lots of fun!
My son and hubby don't like parades. We saw Terminator and then split up. We were going to meet in front of Schwab's Pharamcy after they went off to ride Transformers. Somehow, we never met up, and by the time we connected, my daughter had about 50 necklaces on her neck and then my son wanted some too, so we walked around to Mel's where we caught the end of the parade and my son had a blast catching necklaces.
So if you have kids, "make" them go. My son said it was the "Best" night of the trip.