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On 3 July 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Rex parade to Rex (krewe). The result of the discussion was moved.

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It should be noted that Rex is not typically classified as a "Super Krewe," because while the organization is one of the best known and most publicized faces of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the organization and parade are markedly different than those of true Super Krewes such as Bacchus and Endymion.

While Rex continues to build its floats atop vintage cotton wagon chassis and wheels, and with more traditional decoration, the floats of the Super Krewe are draped with fiber-optic lighting, and can be many times the size of a typical float; these techniques can often create a "show within a show." In addition, with the size of their floats, the organizations have made their memberships significantly more accessible in order to fill the beasts, and for this reason Bacchus' membership rolls are much larger than those of Rex. It can be safely said that the styles subscribed to by these respective organizations are both valid and representative of the Mardi Gras spirit, but again, it should be noted that Rex's approach to the creation of its parade is much more traditional, and does not resemble the methods utilized by a "Super Krewe."

Requested move 3 July 2024

Latest comment: 3 months ago3 comments3 people in discussion

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 21:19, 10 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Rex parade → Rex (krewe) – The article is about the Rex Organization, not just the parade. The Rex Organization is the formal name of the krewe, but it's commonly referred to simply as Rex (or incorrectly as the Krewe of Rex). Rex Krewe and Krewe of Rex exist as redirects to this page, but Rex (krewe) would better match pages with titles that require disambiguation and would better reflect the content of the page. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 20:08, 3 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

OK, seems reasonable enough to me. -- Infrogmation (talk) 02:31, 4 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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