From wikipedia:
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It is estimated that it takes 60 volunteers working 10 hours a day for 10 days to decorate one float.[2]
Float builders
* 20 daisies, 30 roses or 36 marigolds will cover one square foot of a float area
* Over 500,000 roses (in vials) used in the parade
Thanks, Dan; I now know more about the Rose Bowl Parade and the floats than I ever needed to know! For instance, I always wondered what happened to the floats after the parade. Seems they're parked for visitor viewing for a day or two.
" Post-parade: A Showcase of Floats
Presented by the Eastman Kodak Company with supporting sponsor Bayer Advanced, the Showcase is a paid admission area where the floats are displayed after the parade, for close-up viewing. The parade floats are parked along Sierra Madre and Washington Boulevards in Pasadena for three hours after the parade. On the day after the parade, there are two hours reserved for seniors and the disabled, and a day's worth for the general public."
