On one float golden camelas turned their heads from side to side and spit into the crowd lining the street. It was actually kind of refreshing on a summer day if you happened to be in a direct line of the spitting beasts.

Daily cavalcade of American popular music, oversize characters, floats shaped like red, white , and blue hot air balloons, displays of iconic moments from American history, and a marching band celebrated the nation's 200th birthday.