Rose Queen Drew Washington and members of the Royal Court ride in the Macy's "Presenting The Royal Court" float.

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Marchers escort the lead float, the Wells Fargo Theme Float entitled "Just Imagine ... ," down Colorado Boulevard in the 123rd Rose Parade.

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Members of the Avon Marching Black and Gold from Avon, Ind., perform a flag routine in the 123rd Rose Parade on Monday in Pasadena.

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Marchers bearing oversize letters spelling out Rose Parade lead the procession as the parade begins.

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The Kyoto Tachibana High School Green Band of Japan delivers a peppy performance in the 123rd Rose Parade.

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The University of Wisconsin band steps sharply down Colorado Boulevard.

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Rose Queen Drew Washington, 17, of Pasadena waves to the crowd as she and her Royal Court float down the parade route.

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Members of the Roy Rogers 100th Anniversary Palomino Riders are decked out patriotically.

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The Kaiser Permanente "Every Body Walk" float rolls down Colorado Boulevard.

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Smoke bellows from a dragon's nose on China Airlines' "Spirit of Prosperity and Harmony" float.

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Detail of the multicolored floral arrangment on the city of Alhambra's "Bearing Down the Track!" float.

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Occupy the Rose Parade protesters bearing a giant facsimile of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, as well as an alternate "We the corporations" version, prepare to march after the official parade.

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Occupy protestors carry the "Occupy Octopus" float, made of plastic bags attached to a frame, along the parade route.

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A figure on the Sierra Madre Rose Float Assn. entry "Colorful Imagination" towers over the crowd.

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Los Angeles County sheriff's vehicles follow Occupy the Rose Parade protesters down the parade route, trailing the official parade.

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The California Clock Co. "Timeless Fun for Everyone" float includes a skateboarding track.

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The city of South Pasadena's "When Life Gives You Lemons ... " float.

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The parade delighted well-bundled fans of all ages.

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A child seems unimpressed by a band marching past his curbside vantage point.

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Parade watchers cheer as floats go by.

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Avalena Romero, center, clapping, with cousin Ashley Magana, left, son John Paul Herrera Romero, middle front, and cousin Eric Ventura, middle right, watch as the parade rolls past.

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Marchers carry intricate geometric shapes as part of their parade routine.

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Reneta Deaquino with the Lions Club International "A Word at Peace" entry waves to the crowd as she marches down the parade route.

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The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band marches down Colorado Boulevard.

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J.R. Martinez waves to the crowd as car carrying the Rose Parade grand marshal makes its way down Orange Grove Avenue.

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The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band performs for the crowd along Colorado Boulevard.

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The city of South Pasadena's float, "When Life Gives You Lemons ...," rolls down Orange Grove Avenue.

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The Kinect For Xbox 360 float, "You Are The Controller," makes its way along the parade route.

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University of Wisconsin fans enjoy the weather and the spectacle along Colorado Boulevard.

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The University of Oregon mascot has fun with the crowd.

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Rose Queen Drew Washington and her court wave to the crowd.

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Orange Grove Avenue is filled with floats, equestrian untis and marching bands as the parade rolls forward.

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Members of the LAUSD All-District High School Honor Band strut their stuff along Colorado Boulevard.

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The crowd takes in "Shining Knights Still Exist," the float by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.

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"The Dream Machine," an entry by the Burbank Tournament of Roses Assn., rolls down Colorado Boulevard.

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The 123rd Rose Parade begins in Pasadena.

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A flyover by an Air Force B-2 stealth bomber helped kick off the parade.

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The United State Marine Corps West Coast Composite band takes its turn in front of the parade audience.

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The Wells Fargo Theme Float, representing the 2012 parade theme "Just Imagine ... ," gets things rolling in the 123rd Rose Parade.

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Marines salute as the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard makes its way down Orange Grove Avenue before swinging onto the main parade route.

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Kenny G performs on the "Sweet Dreams" float from American Honda.

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The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard prepares to turn onto Colorado Boulevard to join the main parade route.

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The Cal Poly Universities "To the Rescue" float was built by the school's campuses in Pomona and San Luis Obispo.

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Another section of the "To the Rescue" float.

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The American Honda "Sweet Dreams" float was second in the float lineup.

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An explosion of confetti announces the kickoff float and band combo as the 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade begins in Pasadena.

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Spirited visitors from the University of Oregon prepare to march.

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A cheer goes up as a University of Oregon contingent prepares to march.

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The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band prepares to step off in the 123rd Rose Parade.

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Donny Labrenz of the University of Wisconsin band is ready for the start of the 123rd Rose Parade.

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The American Honda "Sweet Dreams" float awaits the start of the 123rd Rose Parade.

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An Occupy protester sends a message prior to the 123rd Rose Parade in Pasadena.

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A boy gets some shut-eye along Colorado Boulevard before the Rose Parade's start in Pasadena.

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Wisconsin Badger faithfuls Rebecca Breitlow, 19, and Devin Dilling, 19, both freshmen students at the University of Wisconsin, are ready for the start of the 123rd Rose Parade.

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Joggers carry the Stars and Stripes as they jog along Colorado Boulevard before the start of the 123rd Rose Parade in Pasadena.

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Irwindale — Lexi Beermann encourages her bulldog, Wally, who will appear in Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods "Surf's Up" float. Dogs will surf on 65-foot long waves in 6,600 gallons of water on a float weighing about 131,950 pounds.

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Irwindale — Georgia Brown, 11, of Girl Scout Troop 1657 in Anaheim, helps prepare flowers that will be put on floats at Fiesta Parade Floats.

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Irwindale — Katie Nigolian, 12, of Girl Scout Troop 1531 carries flowers at Fiesta Parade Floats, where more than 300,000 flowers will be used.

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Azusa — A rose at the Artistic Entertainment Services in Azusa, where floats are under construction for this years' 123rd Rose Parade. Hundreds of thousands of flowers off all types will be trimmed, snipped, pruned and stripped before they have their moment in the sun on a float cruising down Colorado Blvd.

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Pasadena — Volunteers Jackie Kershner, left, and Melinda Grace Ware put the finishing touches on the City of Glendale float at the Rose Palace.

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Pasadena — A volunteer trims a dried flower for the Farmer's Insurance float at the Rose Palace.

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Pasadena — Volunteer Dory Bennett works on "Dinosaurs in L.A.'s Backyard," the city of Los Angeles' float at the Rose Palace.

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Pasadena — Volunteers Lenore Newcomer, left, and daughter Megan Gilbert decorate the Shriners' float, "Soaring for Kids," at the Rose Palace.

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Azusa — Volunteers Jared Barlow, 18, left, and Hunduma Kanno, 17, above, work on the China Airlines float at Artistic Entertainment Services in Azusa.

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Azusa — Second-year volunteer Maya Omori, 14, of Pasadena climbs down the scaffolding while helping with the China Airlines float at Artistic Entertainment Services in Azusa.

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Azusa — Fourth-year volunteer Justin Volquardsen, 15, of Hacienda Heights lines up vials of roses to be placed on floats at Artistic Entertainment Services in Azusa.

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Volunteer Jim Bollinger puts the finishing touches on the face of a football player on the Kinect For XBOX float at the Tournament of Roses Assn. Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena.

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Volunteers and professional float builders scramble to apply the flowers to the Rose Parade floats under construction at the Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena.

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Volunteers prepare flower petals at the Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena.

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Volunteer Amanda Kao reaches to apply flowers to the ear of a bear on the Alhambra Rose Parade float.

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Volunteer Sarah Crespo applies glue to the stars on one of the Rose Parade floats under construction. Professional float builders and volunteers like Sarah are sprinting to finish all of the Rose Parade floats under construction in the Tournament of Roses Assn.'s Rosemont Pavilion.

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Spectators and volunteers snap photos of the Rose Parade floats under construction at the Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena.

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Volunteer Casey Moore reaches to apply flowers and glue on the RFD-TV Rose Parade float depicting Roy Rogers.

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Volunteers and professional float builders scramble to apply flowers to the City Of Hope Rose Parade float under construction.

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Pasadena — Floats fill a huge work area at Phoenix Decorating in Pasadena. The company is building half of the 44 flower-covered behemoths that will be in the 2012 Rose Parade.

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Pasadena — Morgan Smith, 17, of Temecula and Kyle Le, 18, of Riverside work on the Western Asset float.

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Pasadena — Austin Fagrell, 16, of Fallbrook, Calif., works on the Rotary International float.

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Pasadena — Sunita Boddu of San Clemente works on the float sponsored by Kinect for Xbox 360.

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Pasadena — Chris Lofthouse, president of Phoenix Decorating, says he counts on 12,000 to 13,000 volunteers per week in December. The 2012 Rose Parade is Jan. 2.floats

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