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Title: Who operates the floats
Post by: gobezza on July 17, 2009, 11:07:18 PM
How do the floats move at DLP?

Is there a man driving them somewhere in the float or are they remote control?

Settle an arguement.....
Title: Re: Who operates the floats
Post by: Kristof on July 17, 2009, 11:18:14 PM
It's a driver of course.  They're not always hidden in the float, like the Pirate on the Dreams of Fantasy float.
Title: Re: Who operates the floats
Post by: TR_Wolf on July 19, 2009, 09:32:54 AM
I can't remember which float, but in the Wonderful World of Disney Parade there was another visable driver, with his head poking through a life ring, and he was wearing a swimming hat and curly moustache.
Title: Re: Who operates the floats
Post by: Kristof on July 19, 2009, 01:02:50 PM
Quote from: "TR_Wolf"I can't remember which float, but in the Wonderful World of Disney Parade there was another visable driver, with his head poking through a life ring, and he was wearing a swimming hat and curly moustache.

That was Steamboat Willie.  There were other float with the driver quite visible in that parade: Snow White, Mary Poppins, Dumbo, etc.  :)
Title: Re: Who operates the floats
Post by: 15yearsofMagic2008 on August 08, 2009, 11:00:15 PM
Who drives the Peter Pan float , the Villans float and the Pinochio float?
Title: Re: Who operates the floats
Post by: -breeno- on August 08, 2009, 11:26:51 PM
A driver that's hidden away under the actual float..

EDIT: Apart from the Peter Pan one, the driver is the pirate on the float at the front.
Title: Re: Who operates the floats
Post by: Magic M on August 09, 2009, 03:24:28 PM
Here is a picture from last year's "Once Upon a Dream" parade.

The driver is clearly visable - albeit dressed as a green plastic army man!!

(//http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5691_131352416182_503976182_3771980_7294515_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Who operates the floats
Post by: luke85 on August 09, 2009, 05:13:49 PM
Quote from: "Magic M"Here is a picture from last year's "Once Upon a Dream" parade.

The driver is clearly visable - albeit dressed as a green plastic army man!!

(//http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5691_131352416182_503976182_3771980_7294515_n.jpg)
Quite well disguised and nicely themed!
Title: Re: Who operates the floats
Post by: 15yearsofMagic2008 on August 09, 2009, 10:37:12 PM
Hiii ! Do you have any other pictures of the drivers of the floats ? x