Do Students Really Build the Rose Float? You Bet. On Jan. 1, students from Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will send their 30-foot tall, 55-foot long float, Aquatic Aspirations, down Colorado Boulevard in the Pasadena Rose Parade. Covered in more than 30,000 California-grown flowers and other natural materials, from ground popcorn … Continue reading Building the Rose Float from the Ground Up