based ▁flo ats ▁pulled ▁by ▁new , ▁int act ▁( sp ons or - prov ided ) ▁tr uck s . ▁ ▁Typ ically ▁ 4 8 ▁to ▁ 7 2 ▁hours ▁before ▁para de ▁day , ▁one ▁can ▁view ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁flo ats ▁being ▁decor ated ▁with ▁flow ery ▁mant les ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁' float ▁bar ns ' ▁that ▁dot ▁the ▁Ar roy o ▁Sec o ▁/ ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁area ▁in ▁West ▁Pas ad ena , ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁para de . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁para de ▁that ▁all ▁surfaces ▁of ▁the ▁float ▁framework ▁must ▁be ▁covered ▁in ▁natural ▁materials ▁( such ▁as ▁flowers , ▁plants , ▁sea we eds , ▁se eds , ▁b ark , ▁veget ables , ▁or ▁n uts , ▁for ▁example ); ▁further more , ▁no ▁artificial ▁flowers ▁or ▁plant ▁material ▁are ▁allowed , ▁nor ▁can ▁the ▁materials ▁be ▁artificial ly ▁colored . ▁Last - min ute ▁volunte er ▁opportun ities ▁are ▁usually ▁available . ▁ ▁Ana heim ▁city ' s ▁float ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Rose ▁Par ade ▁included ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁that ▁the ▁N HL ' s ▁Ana heim ▁D uck s ▁had ▁won ▁last ▁season , ▁ho isted ▁by ▁player ▁Brad ▁May . ▁( As ▁the ▁reg ulations ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁float ▁must ▁exclus ively ▁use ▁organ ic ▁material , ▁ABC ▁comment ators ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁got ▁an ▁exception ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁Cup .) ▁Also , ▁the