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Congratulations to Bill and Carol Cotter and Stacia Martin on
winning the 2008 Design Contest. |
| During the Theme Draft meeting (the special meeting
where we turn in our concepts) the new President of Pasadena Tournament
of Roses mentioned how he envisions the parade to be like a street
festival, a party, a very entertaining event. Shortly after the above concept was submitted to
Pasadena, the Design Committee met and started to go over the task of
converting the drawing into a float. While the picture is
lovely and everyone liked the Oktoberfest theme, the Design Committee
had concerns with the scale of the characters and the mountain.
No matter how large you made the mountain, next to the characters in
the front, the mountain would look like a mound of dirt.
Taking the President's comments into considerations, the Design Committee
decided to make to modifications to the concept. Keep the front
characters and replace the oversized pretzel and mountain with a
stage and alpine style building. The stage would hold an Oompah style band and
out walkers who could dance in the street.
Below are two examples of this new direction. Click on any
drawing to see a larger view. |
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| While the drawings above represent what the Design Committee
envisioned, Designer, Stacia Martin, found a way to tie all
three elements together in an unified story. Our characters
remain in the front unchanged. Behind them an alpine styled
building with a stage for an Oompah band. |
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| Below are the second round of line drawings showing a
side view and top view of the proposed layout. At this point we
are trying to determine if the float will fit on our 30 foot chassis or
if we need to install our center section will increase the chassis by 15
feet to 45 feet long. Both drawings were released on March 31,
2007. |
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| So, after much tweaking and discussions, the final line
drawing has been created. This drawing will be used to help the
Decorations Committee determine the color scheme of the float.
Next step, create the scale drawings so the Construction Committee can
get started building. |
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Here is our official float description:
It began almost 200 years ago as a royal
wedding reception, but millions still enjoy it every year. So, grab
your passport, we’re off to Germany! Please join us in the world-famous
celebration of Oktoberfest.
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| To the right is a line drawing showing some construction
considerations. The biggest challenge is the raising and lowering
of the alpine building. |
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The picture on the left is the final color rendering. This is
the picture that will be used in the official parade program. |
| The following pictures are detail drawings of
characters. Click on each picture to see a larger view. |
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Work-in-Progress Photos |
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2008 Band and Dancer Information and Applications - closed |
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2008 Outwalkers (Band and Dancers) |
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Video-Float as of September 20, 2007 |
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Video-Large co2 valve test |
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Video-Small co2 Valve test |
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Video-Real Alpenhorn playing from Oktoberfest at Phoenix Club |
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Video-Medium co2 valve test |
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Dancer practice videos |
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2008 Trophy
Winners (.PDF) |
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Float in parade photos |
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Deco Week and beyond photos |
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Judge's Scores |
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De-Construction
Work Party Photos |
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Various photos by Jon
Reeves |
