The 124th Rose Parade’s Showcase of Floats

Erwin Lopez poses with his mother, Maria Lopez, by the Lions Club International float while his girlfriend, Karina Perez, takes their photo.   (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Thousands of spectators came to see and take pictures of Rose Parade floats.   (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

The Brighterside Singers of Temple High School perform for spectators who came to see and take pictures of Rose Parade floats.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

The Rose Parade floats on display draw a throng of spectators.   (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

LLuvia Rivera, 7, and her sister Dayanara, 4, pose as parade queen and princess in front of a backdrop of red roses.   (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors get a close look at Kaiser Permanente’s float -- Oh, the Healthy Things You Can Do! -- at the viewing event.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

At the end of the Rose Parade route in Pasadena, visitors look at the China Airlines entry, Cycling Through Paradise.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Sheri and Dave Neff of Iowa take in the 2013 Showcase of Floats at the end of the Rose Parade route in Pasadena.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

A visitor snaps a photo of The Nurses’ Float entry, A Healing Place.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Tournament of Roses workers and visitors stroll along Sierra Madre Boulevard to see floats from the 2013 Rose Parade.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Volunteers Jonathan Duong, left, and Quinn Tang guide onlookers near the float called Oh, the Healthy Things You Can Do!  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)