PHOTOS: 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade

The El Dorado Golden Hawks Band and Color Guard perform along Colorado Boulevard. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Tillman the award-winning skateboarding bulldog is seen snowboarding on “Hot Doggin’ -- Going for the Gold” at the 121st Rose Parade in Pasadena. The more than 111-foot-long float was sponsored by Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Pet Foods Inc. and built by Fiesta Parade Floats. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Kazu Yumemoto, 9, left and his mother, Cathy Jolley, watch the parade from the roof of Barney’s Beanery on Colorado Boulevard. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times)

A view of Farmers Insurance Group’s float, titled Salute to the Bands,” is seen right before the start of the 121st Rose Parade in Pasadena. The float features a bugler wearing a drum major uniform. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Dancers for Jack in the Box’s float, titled “Jack’s Samba Carnival, adjust their feathered headpieces before the 121st Rose Parade begins. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

The Downey Rose Float Assn. chose an under-the-sea theme for its Rose Parade float. The “Jewels of the Pacific” salutes the ocean off California’s coast with an aquatic scene featuring jellyfish, puffer fish, clown fish and other marine creatures. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Steve Lotz, seen in mirror, is one of the members of a trouble-shooting crew who responded after the “California Girls” float, sponsored and built by the Sierra Madre Rose Float Assn., had mechanical problems during the parade. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

Children react as one of the parade floats travels along South Orange Grove Ave. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Young performers take a water break after rollerblading the entire parade route. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

A drum major leads the Ohio State University Marching Band as it parades down Colorado Boulevard. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Roldan Lopez, 15, left, and Andel Lopez, 16, rest in the shade after marching with the Los Angeles Unified School District’s All-District Honor Band. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

The Rose Queen and the six princesses are carried down the parade route on a float built by Fiesta Parade Floats and sponsored by Macy’s. “Presenting the Royal Court” features a representation of the queen’s crown at the front of the float and a Roman colonnade at the rear. Queen Natalie Innocenzi presides, joined by Princesses Katherine Hernandez, June Ko, Lauren Samantha Rogers, Kinsey Elizabeth Stuart, Ashley Renee Thaxton and Michelle Louise Van Wyk. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Davis Brock, 9, left, and his cousin, Justin Brock, 12, of Glendora watch as the University of Oregon band marches on Orange Grove Avenue during the 121st Rose Parade in Pasadena. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Dancers with the “Dance With the Terra Cotta Warriors” float participate in the 121st Rose Parade in Pasadena. The float, sponsored by Phoenix Satellite Television and built by Fiesta Parade Floats, honors the culture and artifacts of China’s Shaanxi province. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

In “Jungle Cuts,” built by Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, jungle animals, including this zebra, are receiving haircuts or designs from monkey barbers who are performing from the tree tops. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

“Tuskegee Airmen: A Cut Above,” sponsored by the West Covina Rose Float Foundation and built by Charisma Floats, pays tribute to that all-black group of World War II servicemen.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A close-up of “California Girls,” the float sponsored and built by the Sierra Madre Rose Float Assn. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Trader Joe’s presents high-flying adventures on its float, “Look Ma -- No Hands,” as aerial daredevils take to the skies in various machines. The entry was built by Phoenix Decorating Co. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The “Barnyard Aces” float, sponsored and built by the Burbank Tournament of Roses Assn., includes a half-size model of a Stearman PT-17 airplane climbing, diving and performing 360-degree rolls. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

The Rose Parade entry sponsored by Ohio State University -- the Big Ten’s 2010 Rose Bowl team -- includes a football made of brown flax seed and white sweet rice. The float was built by Festival Artists Worldwide. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A majestic bald American eagle is the main attraction of the city of Glendale’s “America’s Pride,” a tribute to the nation’s police officers, firefighters, medical professionals, military members and educators. The float was built by Phoenix Decorating Co. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

“Enchantment Is in the Air,” built by Fiesta Parade Floats, pays tribute to the popularity of hot-air ballooning in New Mexico while also giving a nod to famed animator Chuck Jones, who had strong ties to the state. Two of Jones’ characters, Pepe Le Pew, pictured, and Penelope Pussycat, are decorated with black onion seed and white coconut flakes. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Dancers for the “Better City, Better Life” entry, sponsored by Shanghai World Expo / Roundtable of Southern California, perform during the 121st Rose Parade in Pasadena. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A gorilla frolics on a portion of “Mountaintop Majesty,” sponsored by the Rain Bird Corp. and built by Fiesta Parade Floats. Pharmitas grass was grown especially to cover the gorillas on the float. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Jack Hanna, director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, left, and Walter Crawford, founder and director of the World Bird Sanctuary, ride aboard the Sweepstakes Trophy winner, “Mountaintop Majesty,” sponsored by the Rain Bird Corp. and built by Fiesta Parade Floats. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The 121st Rose Parade begins, led by grand marshal Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, the hero pilot who guided a US Airways plane to a safe landing in New York’s Hudson River last January after a bird strike knocked out its engines. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Jack in the Box’s Rose Parade float, “Jack’s Samba Carnival,” features street dancers, steel drummers and 15-foot-tall puppets. Built by Festival Artists Worldwide, the float is meant to evoke Brazil’s carnival. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Ohio State University’s marching band performs during the 121st Rose Parade in Pasadena. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The Farmers Insurance Group float glides down Pasadena’s Colorado Boulevard at the start of the 121st Rose Parade. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The sounds of the Rose Parade ring out along Colorado Boulevard.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

The International Trophy for most beautiful entry from outside the continental U.S. went to China Airlines’ “Taiwan’s Guardian -- The Third Prince.”  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The Tournament Special Trophy for exceptional merit in multiple categories for floats over 55 feet went to American Honda’s “Ship of Dreams.”  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Trader Joe’s “Look Ma -- No Hands” float was one of 92 entries in this year’s Rose Parade. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

“Dance With the Terra Cotta Warriors” honors the culture and artifacts of China’s Shaanxi province. Sponsored by Phoenix Satellite Television and built by Fiesta Parade Floats, the float includes terra cotta warriors and a version of Xian’s Big Goose Pagoda. Accompanying it are musicians, dancers and acrobats. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Trader Joe’s presents high-flying adventures on its float, “Look Ma -- No Hands.” Aerial daredevils take to the skies in various machines -- and even a flying pig. The entry was built by Phoenix Decorating Co. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

The “We Are the Champions” float sponsored by Bayer Advanced and built by Phoenix Decorating Co., makes its way down Pasadena’s Colorado Boulevard during the 121st Rose Parade. The float, which features thousands of real roses and sculpted roses that are three feet in diameter, celebrates the beauty of roses and the history of the Rose Bowl. MORE ROSE PARADE COVERAGE.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Quinton Sorensen, 18, sells programs at the parade.  (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

After marching in the Rose Parade, Mary Herrera of the Pasadena City College band is greeted by friends and former Los Angeles All-City Marching Band mates.  (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

Tom Flanagan, left, of Pasadena and J.J. Gish of La Cañada Flintridge take self-portraits before the parade begins.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)