For next year, after our Turkey Day with the in-laws, I think it'll be time for my first Mardi Gras in New Orleans. In my digging through pages, I found this one: http://www.mahalo.com/bourbon-street-balcony-rental

You can really rent just the balcony, without the hotel? Does anyone have experience with this? Will have to get a bunch of people together, then hope the whole thing doesn't collapse like in that wedding party video..lol