Tournament of Roses Parade Walt Disney served as grand marshal for the Pasadena, California, parade on January 1, 1966. Disney had a Snow White float in the 1938 parade, and broke a height record (100 ft.) with a Tower of Terror float in the 2004 parade. Roy E. Disney was grand marshal in 2000. Mickey Mouse was grand marshal in 2005, and Disneyland had a float that year for its 50th anniversary. There was a Disneyland float for Cars Land in 2013.
![Photo of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse riding in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Jan. 1966.](https://d23.com/app/uploads/2015/07/tournament-of-roses-parade-1180x6001-1180x600.jpg)