Rolling out the Rose Parade floats

Riding the City of Hope float for T2 test. Photo by Lisa Ely

I had a great time at the Saturday monring street tests for the some of the 2012 Rose Parade floats.  These partcular floats are being created by Phenix Decorating.  I got to ride the City of Hope float for its T2 test (meaning the cocoon was on and the mechanics working). I am following the City of Los Angeles/Natural History Museum collaboration as it is built, and posted a video of its impressive T1 street test in my Tournment of Roses column.

If you love the Rose Parade (and the Tournament of Roses in general), keep watching my column!

Relive the 122nd Rose Parade week-by-week

If you want to see all the wonderful floats that made their way down Colorado Blvd. on January 1, 2011, just click on this link:

Rose Parade floats 101: Photos, winners, articles for the 2011 parade

I am planning on writing an article on a different float every week and will add the link to that page.  Bookmark it!