PASADENA
TOURNAMENT OF
ROSES PARADE
CHECK OUT OUR FLOATS!!!
From 1979 through 2018, Show Motion Engineering, Inc. has been a part of numerous extended builds for the Pasadena Tournament Of Roses Parade. Working with extended clientele such as Honda, Farmers Insurance, and Trader Joe's, amongst many others, Show Motion Engineering, Inc. goes above and beyond with quality assurance to create lively and memorable mechanically driven actuations, including Character Motions, Clock Mechanisms, Kinetic Sculptures, and Animated Vehicle drive systems
such as Trains, Roller Coasters, and Carousels. SME's floats are the recipient of such awards as the Showmanship Award, Best in Show, Queen's Award, Best Animation, and the esteemed President's Award, and many more. See below for info on some of SME's best work with the Pasadena Rose Parade.
HONDA - DANCING TRAIN!!!
Containing a mechanical system that gives this powered rail train vehicle an angulating dance-like motion that bobs and weaves left to right and back to forth, Show Motion Engineering, Inc. presents the design, engineering, and fabrication of the Honda-endorsed Dancing Train Float. The gyrating 4-car locomotive also has additional actuated features, including dual-side spinning train wheels and a custom-designed front catcher with a built-in crankshaft that creates a hypnotizing piano key effect.
TRADER JOES - HATS OFF!!!
With a complex triple-actuated tricycle design with a continuously spinning 12' front bicycle wheel, SME presents "Hats Off" by Trader Joe's. The float features actuated moving legs that pedal the bike wheel and a mechanical arm that repeatedly removes an enlarged top hat, revealing a mounted pyro effect. This magnificent float made its television debut at the 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade and won the Showmanship Trophy award for the most outstanding display of showmanship and entertainment.
TRADER JOES - TIME MACHINE!!!
Funded and brought to the Pasadena Tournament Of Roses Parade by Trader Joes in 2017, Show Motion Engineering, Inc. presents the three-piece Train-Based Time Machine Float. Complete with a middle-car passenger carriage float and an animated caboose float that features a spinning propeller on its top, the main float features five complex animated mechanical motions: spinning train wheels, a pendulating telescope prop, and a highlighted Clock Centerpiece with triple-action capabilities that
includes back-and-forth tilting, spinning clock hands, and synced decorative rotating gears.
