▁decor ate ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁float ▁with ▁ch rys anth em ums ▁and ▁ros es , ▁and ▁then ▁covering ▁a ▁sculpt ed ▁rose ▁with ▁natural ▁material . ▁During ▁the ▁para de , ▁" Up ▁with ▁People " ▁rode ▁and ▁performed ▁at op ▁of ▁the ▁float . ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Dick ▁Van ▁Pat ten ' s ▁Natural ▁Bal ance ▁float , ▁featuring ▁sk im - board ing ▁bul ld ogs ▁was ▁Cert ified ▁by ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Records ▁as ▁the ▁" World ' s ▁He av iest ▁Float ," ▁it ▁featured ▁over ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁of ▁water ▁and ▁was ▁heav ier ▁than ▁a ▁ 7 4 7 ▁air plane . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Dick ▁Van ▁Pat ten ' s ▁Natural ▁Bal ance ▁float , ▁featuring ▁sur f ing ▁bul ld ogs , ▁was ▁de emed ▁the ▁World ' s ▁He av iest ▁and ▁Long est ▁Rose ▁Par ade ▁float . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Public ▁Storage ▁" Ad vent ures ▁in ▁Space " ▁float ▁featured ▁ 3 ▁satellite ▁al ien ▁space craft s ▁rolling ▁down ▁the ▁front ▁r amp ▁and ▁driving ▁around ▁to ▁" dis cover ▁life ▁on ▁planet ▁Earth " ▁before ▁rolling ▁back ▁up ▁the ▁rear ▁r amp ▁into ▁the ▁spaces hip . ▁Public ▁Storage ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁para de ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Grand ▁Marsh al ' s ▁tro phy ▁for ▁excell