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The Float Builder Experience - Long Beach
A Rose Parade and Float Decorating Experience that includes float construction viewing, the Huntington Museum, a Queen Mary Brunch, and more!
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 – Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025
Combine the fun and excitement of the Rose Parade with the rare treat of decorating two parade floats. Then watch with pride from the grandstands as your floats pass in front of you. On The Float Builder Experience, you’ll spend part of two days putting the final touches on two Tournament of Roses floats. You’ll also visit a commercial float barn to admire the progress of other floats that will be in the parade. We’ve even included a visit to the Huntington Museum and Gardens and a brunch aboard the Queen Mary.
Enjoy the festivities leading up to the Tournament of Roses celebration. See the sights, and hear the stories that have made Southern California a place of fame and infamy.
And that’s just the beginning. The Float Builder Experience includes a spectacular Tournament of Roses Parade celebration. We’ll take care of the details. And that means you can relax and have a great time.
Highlights include:
- 4-Star hotel accommodations at the Marriott Long Beach Downtown Hotel
- Reserved Rose Parade Seating
- Decorate 2 Floats (participate on 2 separate days)
- Float Construction Viewing
- Queen Mary Brunch
- Huntington Library, Museum, and Gardens
- Belmont Shore
- Full American Breakfast Buffet
- Optional Upgrade: Add the Rose Bowl Game!
- Ask about optional upgrades when you book your tour!
The Float Builder Experience - Long Beach Itinerary
Six Days / Five Nights: Includes The Rose Parade
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 – Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025
Dec. 28 – Arrival | Hotel Check-In | Introduction
- Your tour begins with your arrival and check-in at the Marriott Long Beach Downtown Hotel.
- After check-in, visit the Al Brooks welcome desk level for your welcome packet. This is also an opportunity to meet your tour guide, who will be with you each day of your tour.
- A relaxing night at the Renaissance Long Beach is the perfect start to the fun and adventure of the Float Builder Experience-Long Beach.
Dec. 29 – Queen Mary Brunch | Decorate A Float | Belmont Shore
- Join us for brunch aboard the Queen Mary, once the grandest ocean liner on the seas.
- Take part in a rare opportunity as you join a float decorating team to put the finishing touches on a Rose Parade Float. Work may include trimming, cutting, or putting flowers in vails. (Note that the needs of the float builder will determine all work at the time of your shift and will be based on the total number of participants present at that time. Participants may be rotated on and off assignments to allow all to participate.)
- After an eventful morning, relax back at your hotel in the afternoon.
- In the evening, hop on the shuttle to Belmont Shore and enjoy the shopping, dining, and beautiful scenes of this coastal enclave.
- Meals Provided: Brunch
Dec. 30 – Float Decoration Viewing | Lunch | Decorate A Float
- Travel to the Pasadena area to Tour a Float Barn and see what other participants have created as they work around the clock to put the finishing touches on Rose Parade floats.
- Join us for lunch along the way.
- In the afternoon, join another float decorating team and work on another entry in the Parade.
- Meals Included: Full American Breakfast Buffet | Lunch
Dec. 31 – The Huntington Library, Museum & Gardens
- After breakfast, travel to San Marino and tour The Huntington. Experience a stunning array of 16 themed botanical gardens with over 15,000 varieties of plants from around the world. Explore the gardens, streams, and paths at your leisure and discover that something beautiful is always in bloom. The Huntington Library Exhibition Hall also includes art collections and rare book exhibits, including the Gutenberg Bible, one of only 12 surviving copies printed on vellum.
- Be our guest for lunch at a local restaurant.
- Meals Included: Full American Breakfast Buffet | Lunch
Jan. 1 – The Rose Parade
- We have a spectacular day planned for you. Join us for an early breakfast before we depart for Pasadena.
- Celebrate the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. Take your seat in the grandstands near the television cameras. It’s the perfect spot for taking pictures of the floats, marching bands, and equestrian teams.
- Following the Parade, enjoy a deluxe box lunch as you return to your hotel.
- Take time to relax during a leisurely afternoon on your own.
- Meals Included: Full American Breakfast Buffet | Deluxe Box Lunch
Jan. 2 – Farewell Breakfast | Departure
- The Farewell Breakfast is a chance to say goodbye to your tour guide and all the new friends you’ve made during your time on The Float Builder Experience - Long Beach. Join us in the ballroom for breakfast before departing.
- Bon voyage and have a safe trip home. We hope to see you again soon.
- Meals Included: Full American Breakfast Buffet
The Float Builder Experience Package Rates
Rates are quoted per person and include all taxes*.
Single … $2,050
Double … $1,685
Triple … $1,595