The Bay Area turned purple for the Golden State Valkyries.

An estimated 400,000 fans lined the streets of San Francisco on Wednesday for the WNBA champions' first title parade.

The team started with a rally in Oakland, where the Valkyries are based. Players then crossed the bay by ferry. The parade route ran nearly 2 miles from the Ferry Building on The Embarcadero to Oracle Park.

Gabby leads the party

Finals MVP Gabby Williams rode with the trophy tucked in one arm and a bottle of champagne in the other. She led the crowd in a call-and-response of Too $hort's "Blow the Whistle."

Center Kiah Stokes grabbed a microphone to perform. Bay Area classics from E-40 and Mac Dre kept the crowd moving. Williams and Stokes sprayed champagne over the fans before Williams poured some straight into Stokes' mouth.

"I couldn't wait to just hug these freaking goobers," Williams said.

The hot dog returns

Kaitlyn Chen famously showed up to Game 7 of the Finals dressed as a hot dog on Halloween. On Wednesday she ran down the street holding a hot dog over her head. Several fans along the route were dressed as hot dogs too. Chen stopped for photos with as many as she could.

She later dropped the hot dog while leaning over the bus rails to film with an old-school camcorder.

Chen and Veronica Burton sprinted along the route to high-five fans. At one point they hopped a barrier to reach the other side of the street.

"This means everything," Burton said. "This is a dream come true."

Already thinking about more

Coach Natalie Nakase jumped into a mosh pit of fans. She also wore a shirt poking fun at her expletive-filled interview after Game 7.

"It's an honor to play in front of Ballhalla. It's why we won it," Nakase said at the rally.

Golden State beat the Atlanta Dream in seven games to become the fastest expansion team in American sports to win a championship. Owner Joe Lacob had promised a title within five years. The team got it done in two.

"The best is yet to come, of course," Lacob said. "And we are going to do it again."