Cal Poly Rose Float denote the 2019 Cal Poly Universities ’ Rose Float entry , “ Far Out Frequencies , ” featuring a pair of astronauts and a handful of alien friends on another planet communicating through music .

The design was the top choice , from 150 submitted first appearance , of the Cal Poly Rose Float squad and their counterparts in Pomona at California State Polytechnic University .

“ Far Out Frequencies ” celebrates the 130th Tournament of Roses Parade theme , “ The Melody of Life , ” and medicine as a oecumenical spoken communication . On the float , astronaut Morgan and Sally locomote deep into extinct quad and land on a aloof foreign major planet . ineffectual to communicate through linguistic communication , they use melodious instruments to apportion their subject matter of good will with the aliens they encounter , result to out - of - this - reality fun and some unexpected right times .

“ Throughout the years , our campuses have united to design , construct and decorate to achieve a common goal : our float , ” said Sara Novell , president of Cal Poly SLO Rose Float . “ This idea of wholeness is also shown in our float , in how the astronaut and alien join together to make a common language . We want to press out the ‘ Melody of Life ’ by show the power that music has in its power to conjoin community of dissimilar ground to make one symmetrical universe . ”

The Cal Poly Rose Float , the only student - build unveiling in the parade , has been ask for to take part for 71 sequent years .

The bookman ’ commitment to Learn by Doing give away the dedication of each university ’s leadership team to creating a unequalled entry .

“ Each shibboleth is instance in all facets of the program , with students produce hand - on experience turning a construct into a tangible creation , ” said Novell , a mechanical engineering senior . “ Students from all walks of life and fields of study do all of the welding , alloy formation , machining , foam cutting , woodworking , painting and flower harvesting in this one - of - a - form experience . We compete with professional float builder to win esteemed honour and have our work showcased before hundreds of M of spectator and an international television hearing in the one thousand thousand . ”

Since 1949 , students from the two campuses have come together across 240 miles to produce one of only a handful of self - build floral float for the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena , Calif. , on New Year ’s Day . A symbol of this partnership is the float ’s skeletal frame , whose front and back halves are join mid - October each yr in Pomona to formally unite both the ice-cream float and the team .

Until the twenty-four hour period of the parade , the nearly 100 student team member will work nonstop to make an introduction that inspires , impressment and ultimately wow Rose Float member , alumni , the judges and one thousand thousand more around the globe .

Construction of “ Far Out Frequencies ” began on the San Luis Obispo campus in July , and work will go on each Saturday through mid - October , when Cal Poly ’s half of the form and other ice-cream soda part will be taken to Pomona .

Once there , appendage of both team will influence together , competing against the calendar , to complete the ice-cream float in time for the Pasadena classic that will roll along Colorado Boulevard on New Year ’s daytime .

aliveness on the 2019 float will include : one astronaut thrum a guitar , tapping his foot and bob his head ; two alien playing an accordion ; another essay to get up a tuba off its head ; and much more .

Students grow and glean a luck of the plant from the on - campus Rose Float blossom orbit . These admit marigolds , yellow paper daisy and statice , which will be used as colourful decorations .

The entries over the years reveal a commitment to California ’s bloom farmers . The 2018 entry mark the seventh consecutive yr that their air bladder realize the “ California Grown ” designation from the California Cut Flower Commission , which recognizes an entry decorated with at least 85 percent of shortened flowers and plant materials from the Golden State .

The two university ’ unveiling have earned more than 50 awards since 1949 , let in their milestone 70th float , “ Dreams Take Flight , ” which received the Past Presidents Trophy for the most outstanding founding in the use of flowered and non - floral material at the 129th Rose Parade earlier this year .

Source : Cal Poly