City of Alhambra (#87)
Float Theme: Floating on the River A bejeweled, reclining goddess floating on the river Nile presents a lighthearted look at one of history's most magical rulers, Cleopatra. But this Queen of the Nile is stylized as a gigantic hippo, lounging on a colorful floral barge and enjoying the pleasures of a bowl of fruit, cooling feather fans and the aroma of a single rose.
The hippo is created with silverleaf, gray moss and carnation petals. Her gossamer pants feature pink roses and strawflowers. The fans are created with pink flower petals and pampas grass. Alhambra, located south of Pasadena, is celebrating its 78th consecutive Rose Parade appearance. The float is decorated by more than 500 volunteers, primarily from the Alhambra Unified School District.
American Honda (#31)
Float Theme: The Power of Dreams
Let freedom ring! American Honda offers a collection of the strongest patriotic symbols of the U.S.A.—the Statue of Liberty, the American flag and soaring bald eagles. Lady Liberty rises to 50 feet above the parade route, her glowing torch bringing the message of the American dream to parade viewers around the world; the Stars & Stripes wave magnificently, unfurling to the float's inspiring 100-foot length, as a pair of proud eagles lift the country's banner. A blue sea washes over the statue base as a bed of red roses supports an inspiring galaxy of white roses.
The Statue of Liberty stands proudly in a cloak of eucalyptus leaves. The flowing American flag is created with red carnations, white carnations and blue irises. The base of the float is covered with roses, carnations, gerbera daisies and irises. American Honda has been in the Rose Parade 30 times, capturing major parade awards 10 out of the last 11 years. American Honda provides the Tournament of Roses with motor scooters, automobiles and vans.
Automobile Club of Southern California (#16)
Float Theme: Vacation Paradise
A pair of giant macaws soar to more than 30 feet above the Rose Parade route as a colorful part of a "Vacation Paradise" presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Real water gushes from the top of the float and cascades through a system of bamboo chutes to become a whitewater river, propelling delighted vacationers seaward in a native outrigger. Lighting their path and illuminating the lush tropical setting are two flaming tiki torches.
The macaws are created with green and red antherium, statice and white carnations. The bamboo chutes are created with actual split bamboo. The base of the float features thousands of orchids, including cattleya, cymbidium, dendrobium, phaleonopsis and heliconia. The Auto Club float is decorated entirely by AAA members and employees.
Bayer Advanced ™ (#2)
Float Theme: Jack and the Rose Stalk
Fe fi fo fum—a happy giant has stopped to smell the roses that comprise the Bayer Advanced float "Jack and the Rose Stalk." This magical rose vine climbs more than 50 feet into the air, providing the tallest rose in Rose Parade history. The vine can reduce from its height to 17 feet to glide beneath a freeway bridge near the end of the parade route.
The gigantic vine is made up of real and sculpted roses and features the greatest variety of roses to be presented on a parade float. Bayer Advanced is the exclusive rose care product of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association. Bayer has won an award in each of its previous five years of Rose Parade participation.
