The sun rises over Colorado Blvd. as paradegoers await the festivities to begin. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A horse rider wearing a cowboy hat gets into position at the 2015 Rose Parade. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
People camp out in the early morning cold. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)
People keep warm on the corner of Colorado and Fair Oaks before the Rose Parade. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)
People jog down Colorado Boulevard before the 2015 Rose Parade. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)
Kiara Mendoza, 15, left, Nataly Ayala, 16, center, and Adrian Leal, 15, line the route before the Rose Parade. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)
Parade floats on S. Orange Grove Boulevard await the start of the 2015 Rose Parade in the pre-dawn cold. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Float liaison Rich Boccia puts on his necktie at dawn. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Rose Parade officials keep warm at dawn before the start of the parade. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Chase Padovich, left, and Tanner McConnell, both of Bass Lake, keep warm with heat lamps in the pre-dawn cold along the parade route. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies patrol Colorado Boulevard as paradegoers arrive. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
People brave the cold as they camp out overnight for a good viewing spot at the Rose Parade. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
People camp out overnight for a good viewing spot at the Rose Parade. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
People camping on the parade route keep warm beneath space heaters while sleeping in the cold in the early hours before the 2015 Rose Parade. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)
Pasadena police motorcycle officers prepare to drive past the Norton Simon Museum before the Rose Parade. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)
Ronald Senoren, 15, warms a piece of cheese on a heater as Kristen Olson, 20, Aldenn Nolasco, 19, and Emil Villarosa, 19, keep warm before the parade. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)
A man stands in front of the Norton Simon Museum before the parade. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)
