Photos:: 2016 Rose Parade

Trader Joe’s “Fearless Flyer”  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Mira Mesa High School Sapphire Sound, San Diego, Calif.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Kareem Abdul Jabbar waves from the Los Angeles Lakers “Every Second is an Adventure” float.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Led by Sheriff Jim McDonnell, The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department marches down Colorado Boulevard with 20 sworn personnel (Mounted Enforcement Detail) on horseback.

“Soaring Over Paradise” float   (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Nathan Sleade travels on a zipline across the Dole Rose Parade float Jan. 1 in Pasadena. This photo was taken with a remote camera placed at the top of the zipline.

The Bachelor float during the 2016 Rose Parade.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Theme Banner float “Find Your Adventure” at the 2016 Rose Parade.

United Sikh Mission “A Sikh-American Journey” during the 2016 Rose Parade.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Lutheran Laymen’s League/Lutheran Hour Ministries “Jesus is the Light of the World” float during the 2016 Rose Parade.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

The queen and her court during the 2016 Rose Parade on January 1st, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

City of Los Angeles “Discover Los Angeles” float during the 2016 Rose Parade.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Mira Mesa High School Sapphire Sound of San Diego, Calif.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

City of Torrance “What a Purr-fectly Paw-ful Adventure” float.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

City of Torrance “What a Purr-fectly Paw-ful Adventure” float.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

City of Los Angeles “Discover Los Angeles” float during the 2016 Rose Parade.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Mira Mesa High School Sapphire Sound of San Diego, Calif.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Theme Banner during the 2016 Rose Parade.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Disneyland Resort “Diamond Celebration” float during the 2016 Rose Parade.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

The Iowa Marching Band  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Albany State University Marching Rams  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Downey Rose Float Association”Exploring the Everglades.”  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Union Bank and the American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate “Union of Hearts” float.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

The Stanford Marching Band  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

The Stanford Marching Band  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

2016 Royal Court float  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

The New Buffalo Soldiers  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Kaiser Permanente’s float “Helping Mother Nature Thrive” during the 2016 Rose Parade.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The 2015 Grand Marshal, Ken Burns, and family ride down Colorado Boulevard in a 1925 Yellowstone Touring Bus during the 2016 Rose Parade.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Albany State University Marching Rams, from Albany, Georgia.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A majorette with the Pasadena City College band during the 2016 Rose Parade.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Disneyland Resort’s float, “Diamond Celebration.”  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The Millennium Falcon rises over the crowd for Disneyland Resort’s “Diamond Celebration” float.

“Let Your Imagination Run Wild!” float during the 2016 Rose Parade.

Royal Court float.

Rose Parade Grand Marshal Ken Burns during the 2016 Rose Parade.

Union Bank and the American Heart Assn. Western States Affiliate “Union of Hearts” float.

Isabella Coleman Trophy: Donate Life’s “Treasure Life’s Journey” float.

Burbank Tournament of Roses Assn.’s “Are We There Yet?” float during the 2016 Rose Parade.

Public Broadcasting Service’s float “Downton Abbey: The Final Adventure” during the 2016 Rose Parade.

Detail of PBS’ float, “Downton Abbey: The Final Adventure.”

A flyover by the Air Force B-2 Spirit during the 2016 Rose Parade.

The U.S. Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band during the 2016 Rose Parade.

The Western Asset Management Co. float, “Let Your Imagination Run Wild!,” during the 2016 Rose Parade.

The South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Assn. float, “Fishing Follies.”

One of the Wells Fargo stagecoaches.

Farmers Insurance Group float “Along for the Ride” during the 2016 Rose Parade.

South Dakota Department of Tourism “The Great Faces and Great Places of South Dakota” float.

South Dakota Department of Tourism’s float, “The Great Faces and Great Places of South Dakota,” during the 2016 Rose Parade.

Miracle-Gro’s float, “Life Starts Here.”

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy patrols during the 2016 Rose Parade.

The queen and her court during the 2016 Rose Parade.

The New Buffalo Soldiers during the 2016 Rose Parade.

Allen Eagle Escadrille of Allen, Texas, during the 2016 Rose Parade.

Allen Eagle Escadrille of Allen, Texas, during the 2016 Rose Parade.