Mardi Gras 2010 was an iPhone guide to the parades and practical details of Carnival around Greater New Orleans. The original iPhoneApplicationList entry linked the app to Greg Levy’s mardigrasapp.com website and Apple app ID 340301513. This restored overview describes that historical app and its 2010 season, rather than a current parade service.
A parade guide that traveled with you
The original description brought together each krewe’s website, parade date, starting time, location and route. Its Locate Me feature placed the user on a map to help them find the parade route. Favorites let people keep the krewe information they wanted to revisit.
That combination addressed a straightforward problem: knowing a parade’s name is only the beginning of planning a visit. A schedule helps decide when to leave, while a route helps decide where to stand. Saving a few selected krewes could also make the information easier to find again during a busy day.
More than a parade schedule
The app’s More section extended the guide to the rest of the outing. According to the archived feature description, it included weather information, Mardi Gras blogs, news, and links to a dedicated information site with parking and sightseeing tips. Listings for bars and restaurants supplied addresses, telephone numbers and Google Street Views, with Google Maps links for directions. Grocery stores near parade routes were listed too.
Putting those details alongside the parade list made the app a compact visitor reference, with maps and useful stops in the same place as the day’s schedule.
Reading this entry today
The archived listing advertised a 99-cent price. That is a historical detail, not a current offer. Current availability and compatibility have not been verified.
This article reconstructs the historical listing from its archived original. For a trip today, check the current year’s official krewe schedules and local announcements. Explore more iPhone software in our Apps archive.