Eventhough I've lived in Wilmington for 4 years- this year was the first July 4th where I ventured downtown. There were THOUSANDS of people there! One thing I was afraid of was getting back to Monkey Junction at a decent hour! I'm happy to say it only took about 15 minutes to get to my car on the top parking deck by the hilton and we made it home in 20 minutes!!! Kudos to Wilmington PD for allowing the flow to go smoothly and keeping it family friendly! I saw offiers everywhere and really felt that the whole day was well organized. No rowdy obnoxious intoxicated folks!!! YAY! I scouted out an even better spot for next year!