George Lucas was Parade Grand Marshal:
As the Star Wars movie adventure prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2007 (the first movie opened in the U.S. on May 25, 1977), the Rose Parade paid tribute to "Star Wars" as the most famous intergalactic adventure in movie history.
"A one-of-a-kind assembly of Star Wars stormtroopers, a marching band and two elaborate floats represented the scope of the Star Wars galaxy," says the HGTV website, and more...
The Parade included the 501st Legion of Stormtroopers, who are among Star Wars' most ardent enthusiasts. The 501st engages in charitable activities while displaying their love of Star Wars through handmade, exacting costume replicas. The 501st was led by no other than Darth Vader himself. These 200 members of the 501st displayed flags of the 36 states and 22 nations that make up this remarkable marching group.
Great picture of the Honda float:
Here's what HGTV's website has to say about it:
"American Honda (#27)
Float Theme: Once Upon a Time
American Honda celebrates the good nature that classically triumphs in fairy tales, fables and internationally renowned festivals such as the Tournament of Roses. Drawing on the lore of good nature battling evil nature in centuries of classic fables and nursery rhymes, American Honda presents a pair of fabulous dragons. Breathing actual fire and smoke, the good dragon soars 50 feet above the parade route to protect a gigantic fairy tale castle from the onslaught of evil. Flames leap nearly 15 feet out of the dragon's mouth, and smoke streams from its nostrils as it engages in an epic moral battle — ensuring that the princess of the castle will live happily ever after. "
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