Binghamton’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will yield some changes this year — specifically, it will be shorter in length and will not feature any floats.

Floats will not be allowed in this year’s parade because of the newly constructed roundabout Downtown, according to News Channel 34. The full parade will also only run for an hour and a half as opposed to its previous two-hour run time.

Regardless of the changes, many Binghamton University students said they are looking forward to Parade Day 2013.

“Even though the parade will be cut short this year, I’m sure the students will still enjoy the energy of the crowd,” said Montana Ortel, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering. “Parade seems to be the only day on campus other than Spring Fling where the whole student body enjoys each other.”

Soud Twal, a junior majoring in economics who transferred to BU last year, said he is looking forward to his first Parade Day.

“I’m excited to experience my first parade and even without the floats, I’m positive that I will have an amazing time with my friends and family that are with me,” Twal said.

Steve Moss, a sophomore majoring in accounting, said he was sure the day would be a success regardless of the changes to this year’s parade.

“Parade Day isn’t really about the parade,” Moss said. “It’s about 24 hours of having fun with your friends and forgetting your problems.”