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Rose Bowl Parade Floats

January 1, 2010 by · Comments Off on Rose Bowl Parade Floats 

Rose Bowl Parade Floats:The Tournament of Roses Parade or Rose Bowl Parade 2010 begins at 8:00 AM PST. It’s a tradition, and sets off a day-long set of festivities in Pasadena, CA that culminates with the Rose Bowl, which this year hosts the Ohio State Buckeyes vs. the Oregon Ducks.

The Rose Bowl is the oldest bowl game, beginning in 1902 and played regularly since 1916. This year’s teams both have 10-2 records.

The Rose Bowl Parade 2010, on the other hand, is the latest installment of a tradition that is known as “America’s New Year Celebration.” It was first held on January 1st, 1890. This year’s telecast will be on ABC.

One of the big draws of the Rose Bowl Parade 2010 are the floats. These are the colorfully and festively decorate motorized celebrations of the thew year, that people come from the world over to watch. It remains a rule of the Rose Parade that all surfaces of a float framework must be covered in natural material (such as flowers, plants, seaweeds, seeds, bark, vegetables, or nuts, for example). No artificial plant material or even coloring are allowed.

Of course, additional excited for the parade viewers is brought by the marching bands of the Rose Bowl Parade 2010. Some of these are picked by tradition, such as the Pasadena City College’s Lancer Marching Band, and some by audition.

Equestrians are always a big part of the parade, and it is the same this year in the Rose Bowl Parade 2010. For the 2010 parade, there will be 23 units. This is up from 2009, when eighteen equestrian units.

Naturally, the position of Grand Marshal is coveted. This year, the Grand Marshal of the Rose Bowl Parade 2010 is none other than Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, he of the “Miracle on the Hudson.” In 2009, Last year, actress and Dancing with the Stars contestant Cloris Leachman was the 2009 Grand Marshal. She was only the 10th female grand marshal in the history of the parade.

Every year the Rose Parade has a theme. The theme for the Rose Bowl Parade 2010 is “A Cut Above the Rest.”

Although the Rose Bowl Parade 2010 will, as usual, give out a number of awards, this is only the second year for the The Tournament of Roses Viewers’ Choice Award. Rose Parade fans are given the opportunity vote on one of the 41 magnificent floats as the fan favorite.

In 2009, the Viewers’ Choice Award Winner was Cal Poly University’s”Seaside Amusement.” It received 3,219 votes out of a total of 10,618 votes submitted. To submit your vote for the Viewers’ Choice Award, visit the KTLA website from 10:00 a.m. (PST) to 5:00 p.m. (PST) on January 1.

Here is the full list of Rose Bowl Parade 2010 Floats:

2010 Tournament of Roses Floats

City of Alhambra
American Honda
City of Anaheim
Anheuser-Bush Inc.
Bayer Advanced
Boy Scouts of America
City of Burbank
Cal Poly Universities
City of Cerritos
China Airlines
Consulate General of Mexico in LA
Donate Life
City of Downey
Duarte/City of Hope
Farmers
City of Glendale
Jack in the Box Inc.
Kaiser Permanente
Kiwanis
City of La Canada Flintridge
Lions Clubs
City of Los Angeles
Lutheran Hour
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc.
New Mexico Tourism Department
Odd Fellows
Phoenix Satellite Television (U.S.) Inc.
Rainbird
RFD-TV
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California
Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee
Roundtable of Southern California/Shanghai World Expo.
Safety Harbor Kids
Sierra Madre Rose Float Association
City of South Pasadena
SUBWAY® Restaurants
City of Torrance
Trader Joe’s
City of West Covina

Here is the full list of Rose Parade 2010 Bands:

Banda Musical Latina Pedro Molina (Guatemala)
Conroe Tiger Band
Danvers High School Falcon Marching Band
El Dorado Golden Hawks
Glendora Tartan Band and Pageantry
Kansai Honors Green Band
Los Angeles Unified School District All District High School Honor Band
Marian Catholic High School Band
Millard West High School Wildcat Marching Band
Ohio State School for the Blind Marching Band
Ohio University Marching Band
Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band
Pickerington Central Marching Tiger Band
Rose Bowl Game participating university band, Big Ten
Rose Bowl Game participating university band, Pac-10
South Kitsap High School
Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band
Soddy Daisy High School Marching Band
United States Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band
Walton High School
Webb City High School

Here is the full list of Rose Parade 2010 Equestrian Teams:

2010 Tournament of Roses Equestrians
All American Cowgirl Chicks
Amigos de Anza Equestrian Drill Team
Arizona Mini Mystique Driving Drill Team
Benny Martinez Family
Calizona Appaloosa Horse Club
Cowgirls Historical Foundation
Giddy Up Gals
LA County Sheriff – Mounted Enforcement
Long Beach Mounted Police
Medieval Times
New Buffalo Soldiers, The
Painted Ladies Rodeo Performers
Region 1 Versatile Arabians
Scripps Miramar Saddlebreds
Shire Riders, The
So Cal Peruvian Paso Horse Club
U.S. Army Ft. Hood – 1st Calvary
USMC – Color Guard
USMC – Mountain Warfare Training
Valley Hunt Club
Victorian Roses Ladies Riding Society
Wells Fargo
Western Haflinger Association

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