living in tampa's historic high park neighborhood, michelle heinz knows what she is in for as thousands upon thousands of parade goers prepare to descend on bay shore boulevard. >> it works as a cautionary tale for children. we have seen interesting things as all hours. the celebration's reputation as a place for binge drinking, especially when it comes to minors. >> we know our kids are directly involved in the festivities. >> reporter: they are reminding people of the consequences. this year's parade will also be the first one following major terror attacks in paris and san bernardino. but tampa's police chief say theres are no credible threat to the tampa bay area. >> there are no significant threat that's would prevent this event from taking place. >> reporter: as the pirates prepare to invade tampa bay, heinz's love for the city outweighs all of the other concerns in her mind. >> i think it adds color. people come here because they love tampa. they want to have a good time. >> reporter: now, also at today's announcement, i thought this was pretty interesting. their drones at home w

. >> reporter: living in tampa's historic high park neighborhood, michelle heinz knows what she is in for as thousands upon thousands of on bay shore boulevard. >> definitely works as a cautionary tale for children. >> reporter: with those gasparilla crowds come challenges and a major concern for law enforcement is the celebration's reputation as a place for binge drinking, especially when it comes to minors. >> it is a great deal few weeks for tampa but we know our kids are involved in the festivities. >> reporter: that prompted the county's school superintendent to leave a special phone message for each student in tampa along with the mayor reminding them of the consequences. >> the festivities kick off this saturday with the children's gasparilla parade. >> reporter: in tampa, i'm mary mcguire, newschannel8. >>> on saturday, january 30, the pirates invade. we will carry the parade of pirates live. ly be covering. and, with gasparilla events busy compiling everything you will want to know as the pirates invade tampa so look for our special gasparilla section on wfla.com. >>> well, a