SARATOGA HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND
MICHAEL BOITZ,
PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT CHAIR
day one: monday, december 28, 2015
10:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Depart this morning from Saratoga High School by
motorcoach
Lunch stop (on own) and rest stops made en route
Arrive Marriott Burbank with group hotel check-in
arranged
Private buffet dinner at the hotel
This evening is free to enjoy the hotel and amenities
day two: tuesday, december 29, 2015
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:00 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
Buffet Breakfast in the hotel
Depart for Disneyland (40 miles)
Visit Disneyland with Saratoga High School and
Redwood Middle School marching performances
down Main Street USA (TBA)
Park hopper ticket to enjoy both Disneyland and
California Adventure
Depart for hotel
Arrive hotel
201 West 103rd, Suite 380, Indianapolis, IN 46290
(317) 465-1122 or (800) 844-4159 | www.gogmt.com
day three: wednesday, december 30, 2015
6:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
7:45 a.m.
8:20 a.m.
8:50 a.m.
9:50 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:10 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
10:27 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:35 a.m.
10:40 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
11:40 a.m.
12:05 p.m.
12:25 p.m.
12:55 p.m.
1:25 p.m.
1:35 p.m.
2:15 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
Buffet Breakfast in the hotel
Sample Bandfest Day – morning performance
Depart for Pasadena (17 miles)
Arrive at Pasadena City College
(Chaperones go to Bandfest seats … only staff stays
with band)
Start warm-up in area B
Arrive at stadium staging
Arrive at field staging
Arrange on field
Saratoga Bandfest performance
Arrange for pass and review
Pass and review start
Pass and review complete
Exit stadium
Change and drop off instruments
In-N-Out Burger lunch for band and staff
Depart Pasadena City College
Arrive Rose Bowl
Band photo at Rose Bowl
Float Viewing – Lot I
Load coaches
Depart Rose Bowl and drive the parade route
Depart Pasadena for hotel (17 miles)
Arrive at hotel. Allow time for everyone to freshen up and
change clothes. All instruments will be unloaded into
storage room.
Depart for Band Party Exchange in Pasadena
Dinner/Dance Band Party Exchange at Pasadena
Convention Center (tenative location)
Depart for hotel
Arrive hotel
201 West 103rd, Suite 380, Indianapolis, IN 46290
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day four: thursday, december 31, 2015
7:00 a.m. -9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
9:30 p.m.
Buffet Breakfast in the hotel
Depart for Santa Monica (24 miles)
Arrive Santa Monica High School
Parade rehearsal (2 hours)
Load coaches for 5-minute drive to the beach
Lunch on the beach / park (steakburgers, hot dogs,
salad, fruit, chips, cookies, bottled water, etc.)
Beach volleyball, smashball, footballs and Frisbees
will be available to play on the beach
Enjoy free time on the pier, beach and Third Street
Promenade
Load coaches and depart Santa Monica for hotel
Arrive hotel
New Year’s Eve Dinner Party in the City Ballroom
East Coast Celebration Count-down and Balloon Drop
In rooms – early to bed ☺
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day five: friday, january 1, 2016
4:15 a.m.
Grab and Go box breakfast
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sample Parade Day
–step off in the first 1/3 of parade
The first high school band is scheduled in the pit at
5:40 a.m. and the last high school band is scheduled
in the pit at 7:55 a.m. The band’s scheduled pit time
is roughly 2 hours prior to parade step off.
5:00 a.m.
Band departs hotel for Pasadena (15 miles)
(Coaches 1-5)
5:30 a.m.
Arrive Pasadena, pullover wait until scheduled
arrival time
6:20 a.m.
Pit Arrival Time
8:05 a.m.
127th Tournament of Roses Parade
8:20 a.m.
6th band steps off at the corner of Del Mar and
Orange Grove
10:29 a.m.
Arrive Victory Park (end of parade for bands)
Enjoy an In-N-Out meal
11:30 a.m.
Depart for hotel
12:30 p.m.
Arrive hotel
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5:30 a.m.
Chaperones depart hotel for Pasadena (17 miles)
(Coach 6)
6:15 a.m.
Arrive at parade seats on Colorado Blvd. by TV corner
8:05 a.m.
Parade begins
Depart seats after the parade for hotel
Stop made for lunch before arriving at the hotel
(Chaperones usually want an In-N-Out Burger, too ☺)
1:00 p.m.
Arrive hotel
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201 West 103rd, Suite 380, Indianapolis, IN 46290
(317) 465-1122 or (800) 844-4159 | www.gogmt.com
12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Relax and enjoy the reruns of the parade on KTLA 5
Free time and enjoy hotel amenities
6:15 p.m.
Depart hotel on local chartered motorcoaches for the
Natural History Museum in Exposition Park near the
USC Campus (19 miles)
6:45 p.m.
Arrive
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Enjoy Celebration Blastoff Dinner and
Dance Party with Shadow Tour
10:30 p.m.
Depart the Natural History Museum
11:00 p.m.
Arrive hotel
day six: saturday, january 2, 2016
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
Buffet Breakfast in the hotel
Load coaches and truck
Depart for home
Lunch stop (on own) and rest stops made en route
Arrive back at Saratoga High School
End of a great trip to the Rose Parade!
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tour inclusions:
TRANSPORTATION
• Five deluxe air-conditioned and restroom-equipped motorcoaches
per the itinerary. The motorcoaches will stay with the band
throughout the duration of the trip.
Drivers’ lodging also has been included
• One deluxe motorcoach on January 1 for chaperone group
to take them to the parade
• Five deluxe motorcoaches on January 1 for band group to the
Celebration Blastoff Dinner
ACCOMMODATIONS
• Accommodations for five nights at a Marriott Los Angeles
Burbank Hotel
• 220 Students will be housed in quad accommodations
• 20 chaperones will be housed in double accommodations
MEALS
• Meals per the itinerary beginning with dinner on Day One and
ending with breakfast on Day Six, including special meals
detailed below:
• Breakfast daily at the hotel
• Two (2) In-N-Out lunches provided by the Tournament
of Roses
• One (1) Santa Monica Beach lunch with games
• One (1) dinner at the hotel upon arrival
• One (1) Dinner/Dance Band Party Exchange (likely
Pasadena Convention Center)
• One (1) New Year’s Eve Dinner Party in the hotel
• One (1) Celebration Blastoff Dinner and Dance Party
with Shadow Tour
ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS
• Visit Santa Monica Pier & Beach
• One day pre-paid park hopper ticket to Disneyland and
California Adventure with parade
PERFORMANCES
• Parade rehearsal at a Santa Monica high school
• Disneyland Marching Band Parade
• Performance in Tournament of Roses Bandfest
• Performance in the 127th Rose Parade
MISCELLANEOUS
• Grandstand Bandfest tickets for chaperones and staff not
marching
• Special reserved GMT Grandstand seats for the parade.
Chaperones, Staff and Shadow Tour will be seated together near
TV corner on Colorado Blvd. These seats are perfect for viewing
the parade without any obstruction from buildings or trees.
The seats are easily accessible with the sun at their back and not
in their eyes.
• Fundraiser (funds raised in range of $30,000-$40,000)
• One professional group photo per student in front of Rose Bowl
Stadium
• One Create-a-Video DVD per student
• Eric Spidell with MusicTrip.com to be on-site
• Two experienced GMT travel directors with hands-on knowledge
are “on-call” at all times
GMT ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
• 24-hour toll-free emergency number
• Special behind-the-scenes tour of the parade floats
• Secured storage room for the band equipment
• Rental vehicle to be with band throughout stay in Los Angeles
• All taxes and gratuities for included items (including bus drivers
AND travel directors)
• Public Relations support – our PR department will write press
releases covering your fund-raising events and the actual tour
• $1 million liability insurance, including an errors and omissions
insurance as well as coverage for damaged or loss of luggage
and instruments. You are also covered by a $5 million liability
policy for motorcoach transportation.
• Experienced staff, from administrative support and operations
to travel directors, who are acknowledged, hands-on experts
on the Tournament of Roses Parade
NOT INCLUDED:
• Meals and attractions not listed as “included”
• Travel Delay Insurance (optional – plans vary, details available
by request)
• Instrument transportation to/from Los Angeles
• Items of a personal nature
saratoga high school pricing:
$1,310 per student
4 students per room
*$1,112 per chaperone 2 chaperones per room
*$1,587 per chaperone 1 chaperone per room
(*Available to the 20 chaperones)
Tour is based on a minimum of 330 paid students traveling
• 220 students from Saratoga High School
• 110 students from Redwood Middle School
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tour conditions:
Financial Considerations
Amount
Payment
Initial Installment $300.00
Installment
Installment
Final Balance
$300.00
$300.00
RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE:
Due Date
April 2, 2015
($100 refundable up to May 21, 2015)
May 22, 2015 (non-refundable)
September 4, 2015 (non-refundable)
November 20, 2015 (non-refundable)
Additional deposits may be required to secure specific events and
items such as airline, cruise or rail travel, theatre/concert tickets, or to
meet requirements set forth by specific hotel, restaurant, or attraction.
Invoices for additional deposits will be issued 30 days following the
receipt of the deposit and signed letter of intent.
Please Make Checks Payable To: Saratoga Music Boosters
Passengers: The tour prices are based on the total number of travelers and may
vary depending on group size when prorated costs, such as motor coach, etc., are
affected. Tour prices in this proposal are based on tariffs in effect as of March 18,
2015 and are subject to change.
Exclusions: Baggage handling & hotels; forwarding of baggage; items or services
of a personal nature such as snacks, laundry, room service, telephone calls, pay TV,
movies, cables, souvenirs or the like; any items or services not mentioned
specifically in tour inclusions.
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whether by weather or other conditions beyond Grueninger’s control, participant is responsible
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to transport students and/or adults, the various attractions and/or performance facilities.
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