Get Ready to Take WICKED Home: Celebrate with Universal Pictures at the Rose Parade® on December 31st! Monday 30 December, 2024
Ready to Defy Gravity as WICKED Takes Over the Rose Parade!
Universal Pictures is teaming up with the Pasadena Tournament of Roses to bring the magic of WICKED to the 136th Rose Parade! And it’s HUGE. We’re talking a seriously stunning float, complete with larger-than-life Elphaba and Glinda, poised before a shimmering Emerald City.
Think breathtaking floral artistry, motion-activated Elphaba, Glinda’s sparkling bubbles, and details that will make your jaw drop. This isn’t just a float; it’s a visual masterpiece created by the amazing Phoenix Decorating Company, bringing the fantastical world of Oz to life right before our eyes.
This incredible spectacle celebrates the highly anticipated digital release of WICKED—directed by the awesome Jon M. Chu and starring the phenomenal Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande—which you can grab on December 31st! The movie tells the untold story of the witches of Oz, exploring their friendship, self-discovery, and how they became who we know them as.
FLOAT DETAILS:
Height: 24 feet
Width: 18 feet
Length: 55 feet
Estimated Number of Flowers Used:76,748
Builder: Phoenix
Floral and Design Highlights
Elphaba:
Hat and Cape: Black seaweed and fine ground onion seed.
Hair and Nails: Black onion powder, curly seaweed, fine ground parsley.
Dress: Black seaweed, onion seed, and light grey lettuce seed.
Broom: Handle crafted from coffee grounds, walnut shell, coco stix, and sisal rope.
Glinda:
Crown and Wand: White fine cut everlasting and pink strawflower.
Dress: Pink carnations with detailed bodice and skirt accents.
Emerald City:
Constructed with white button mums, Kermit mums, gold flax seed, mung beans, and green split peas.
Accents of green parsley flakes and brown coffee.
Yellow Brick Road: Made with fine cut yellow strawflower.
Tulip Fields: Red, hot pink, lavender, and orange tulips alongside walnut shell paths.
Sculpted Tulips: Dark purple, orange, and yellow strawflowers with green ti leaves.
Cherry Blossom Trees: Shades of pink dendrobs with coffee-colored trunks.
Grimmerie Books: Crafted with redwood bark, sparkles of everlasting, and crème paper bark pages.
To catch this amazing WICKED float in action, tune in to the 136th Rose Parade on NBC and YouTube on January 1st, 2025, at 8 am PT / 11 am ET.
Celebrate by grabbing your own copy of the movie and experiencing the magic all over again. It’s the perfect way to start the new year! We can’t wait to see you there (virtually, of course, unless you’re in Pasadena!).
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This incredible spectacle celebrates the highly anticipated digital release of WICKED—directed by the awesome Jon M. Chu and starring the phenomenal Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande—which you can grab on December 31st! The movie tells the untold story of the witches of Oz, exploring their friendship, self-discovery, and how they became who we know them as.
Elphaba:
Glinda:
Emerald City:
Celebrate by grabbing your own copy of the movie and experiencing the magic all over again. It’s the perfect way to start the new year! We can’t wait to see you there (virtually, of course, unless you’re in Pasadena!).
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