| The 2023 Design Contested ended on Wednesday, January
26, 2022. On Saturday, January 29, 2022 the Board of Directors
reviewed 78 submissions in an all-day meeting narrowing the designs
down to 8 finalist. |
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| On Thursday, February 3, 2022 the entire
paid membership was invited to a special "Pick-The-Float" meeting where
the 8 finalist were ranked from 1 to 8. |
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| On Wednesday, February 9, 2022 we attended the
Tournament's Theme Draft meeting where we submitted and registered our
top two designs. |
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 we were notified that our
first choice submission with the working title of "New Adventures" was
accepted. |
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| "New Adventures" was submitted by Burbank
resident Robin Hanna, this is her first time winning our design
contest and was also submitted by Richard Burrow from Mission
Viejo, CA. This is Richard's third time winning our design contest
(first time was for 2013's Fantasy Trophy winning float "Deep Sea
Adventure", second time was 2017's "Home Tweet Home").
CONGRATULATIONS to Robin Hanna and Richard Burrow as
our 2023 Design Contest winners! |
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| On Saturday, March 5, 2022 the Design
Committee held its kick-off meeting which was open to all members and
used this time to brainstorm ideas and changes to enhance the float and
help turn it into a rolling entertainment float. |
| Several ideas were presented but by the end of the
meeting, some ideas needed to be let go while others will be tried out. |
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After the Saturday, March 5, 2022 meeting a new line
drawing was released showing some of the changes the committee was
interested in making. |
| On March 15, 2022 the Design Committee incorporated
additional changes and released this draft drawing on the right.
The Design Committee reviewed the drawing and recommended additional
changes. |
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On March 24, 2022 the Design Committee released its
latest line drawing update. Some of the major changes and
considerations are: Images of people have been replaced with stick
figures. Gender, racial and ethnic identity, height, weight, costumes,
etc., will be determined by the rider committee.
The floating character next to the mountain goat is a bighorn sheep
which is being considered by the Design Committee.
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| On April 6, 2022 the Design Committee release the final
line drawing without showing the float riders. This will give our
Decorations Committee a clear view of the float to start planning the
colors and materials. |
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On April 21, 2022 the General Membership voted on a
new float title. They reviewed 41 different possible float titles
before picking the winning title. The float will now be called "Adventure Awaits". |
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On July 17, 2022 the final color rendering
was released now showing place holders for the live riders we plan on
having on the float. |
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Board
of Directors and General Membership's Pick-The-Float Meeting photos |
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Design Committee
Brainstorming Meeting Photos |
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Hang
Gliding Lesson/Research Photos |
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Hang Gliding Videos (YouTube)
Summary: https://youtu.be/9GjHuNHJSwI
Video 1 of 3: https://youtu.be/epS-oJ88d3U
Video 2 of 3: https://youtu.be/sU1Q9PvMIBg
Video 3 of 3: https://youtu.be/SHHt0bNk5p4 |
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Test Drive #1
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Open House and Craft Faire
Photos |
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Construction Photos |
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Foaming the Float Photos |
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KTLA Morning Show Interviews (KTLA's Website) |
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Float Judging Schedule (.PDF) |
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Test Drive #2
Photos |
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KABC Interview Photos |
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KABC Interview (KABC's Website-December 22, 2022) |
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KCET-What Does It Take to Make a Rose Parade Float? (KCET's Web Site
Video) |
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KCET-What Does It
Take to Make a Rose Parade Float? (YouTube Video) |
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2023 Award Winners
(.PDF) |
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PTORA President, Amy Wainscott, Friends and Family Float Tour Photos |
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Fantasy RV Tour Group Photos |
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Deco Week Photos |
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Parade Day Photos |
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Post
Parade/FloatFest Photos |
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Annual Banquet Photos |
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Annual Banquet Program (.PDF) |
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Award Photo
Presentation to Burbank City Council Photos |
