Photo Gallery: Burbank float looking “Sand-Sational” as volunteers put “petal” to the metal
Volunteer Judith Miller works on a puffer fish for the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Decorated crabs are waiting to be placed on the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
`Volunteers Simone Goodson, 12, left, and her sister Sophia Goodson, 14, from Temple City, work on an octopus arm for the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Volunteer and decorating supervisor Joey Diel works on a castle turret for the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Volunteers Daniel Caro, 9, of Glendale, left, Marry Wood, 15 of Burbank, center, and Jordyn Holt, 15 of Burbank, place flowers in clean fresh water before using them for the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Volunteer Jennifer Wendell, on her third year coming from Tennessee, makes fishing nets for the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A puffer fish was covered with onion peels, lettuce seeds, acorn caps and seaweed for the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A volunteer decorates a large pelican with dry goods for the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Volunteer Melissa McAllister, 14 of Burbank, works on the walls of sand castle for the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Some 50,000 stems of flowers are ready for the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Terracotta roses are ready and waiting to be placed on the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Some 8,000 stems of Butterschotch mums are waiting to be placed on the 2018 Burbank Tournament of Roses Association float titled Sand-Sational Helpers, at the building location in Burbank on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)