Gayle, Breland, Karen and I attended the Endymion Extravaganza last night/this morning. This is one of the signature floats of Endymion. The Riverboat is a fiber optics float that is 150 feet long and carries 200 riders. This is the back of the float showing the paddlewheel. You can see some of the 14,000 people in attendance and some of the beautiful decorations in the background. You can see the entire float here, which includes a live band on the front of the float.
This is a shot in between one of the tandem floats, as you can see the float is beautifully decorated.
Here are some other images from the night
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