REVISED ITINERARY AS OF October 30, Rob Lewis, CTP, Travel Consultant Kim King, Travel Coordinator Rob Lewis & Scott Dworkin, Tour Directors

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1 WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING THUNDER BAND BREK MANGELSON, JEREMY MEGGINSON & MARK HARTMAN, DIRECTORS DESTINATION: TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE/LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA DATES OF TRAVEL: DECEMBER 27, JANUARY 3, 2018 (6 NIGHTS HOTEL) REVISED ITINERARY AS OF October 30, 2017 Rob Lewis, CTP, Travel Consultant Kim King, Travel Coordinator Rob Lewis & Scott Dworkin, Tour Directors WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27 *Itinerary Subject To Change Based On Availability 7:00 AM Five (5) 56 Passenger Holiday Chartered Motor Coaches With DVD s arrive for loading at: Westlake High School 99 North Thunder Boulevard (200 West) Saratoga Springs, UT :00 AM Depart for Los Angeles, California!! (Total mileage is 660 miles; Estimated drive time is 11 hours without stops. Adding 2 hours for lunch, rest stops and driver changes en route, total estimated drive time is 13 hours.) 2:00 Arrive in the Las Vegas area Lunch Stop In The Las Vegas Area Location TBD 9:00 Arrive at your hotel: Embassy Suites Anaheim South Hotel Harbor Boulevard Garden Grove, CA *Your Two Bob Rogers Tour Directors, Rob Lewis & Scott Dworkin, Will Meet You Here & Stay With The Group During The Entire Trip.

2 Upon arrival at your hotel, unload luggage from motor coaches and check into your rooms. Pizza Provided Upon Arrival 11:00 Lights Out and Room Checks THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28 8:00 AM Board motor coaches and transfer to Universal Studios Hollywood 1000 Universal Studios Blvd Universal City, CA :00 AM Arrive at Universal Studios Hollywood! Get ready for the ultimate Hollywood experience! Find a full day of action-packed entertainment all in one place: thrilling theme park rides and shows, a real working movie studio, and Los Angeles best shops, restaurants and cinemas at CityWalk. Universal Studios Hollywood is a unique experience that s fun for the whole group. One $20 Per Person Cashback (Or $20 Meal Card If Available) Provided For Lunch Or Dinner Inside The Park Don t Miss Transformers The Ride 3D - An immersive, next generation thrill ride blurring the line between fiction and reality. Fusing HD 3D media and flight simulation technology, this epic ride creates an experience unlike anything this planet has ever seen. Studio Tour (featuring King Kong 3-D) - Go behind-the-scenes on the legendary Studio Tour to explore Hollywood s most famous backlot in the world s largest working movie studio. Visit 13 new city blocks on four acres of historic studio lot in the largest set construction project in studio history, built with creative consultation from Steven Spielberg himself. Time is provided to explore Universal CityWalk Hollywood. CityWalk is a Three-Block Entertainment, Dining and Shopping Promenade. Where is LA s best place for unexpected excitement? Universal CityWalk. Live music, movies, great food and always something new to discover. More than 30 places to eat, and more than 30 unique shops. It s LA s favorite place to play. Experience a jaw-dropping explosion of over 5,000 LED lights and a sound system that will blow you away.

3 8:00 Board Chartered Motor Coaches at Bus Parking and transfer back to your hotel 9:00 Arrive back at your hotel 11:00 Lights Out and Room Checks FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 7:00 AM Rose Parade Band Directors Working Breakfast in Pasadena (Until Approx. 9:30 AM With Rose Parade Familiarization Bus Tour Following Returning By 10:15 AM) Remainder Of Group: 8:30 AM Board motor coaches and transfer to Occidental College to prepare for Band Rehearsal 1600 Campus Road Los Angeles, CA :30 AM Arrive at Occidental College and prepare for your rehearsal 10:00 AM Scheduled Band Rehearsal 12:30 Band Rehearsal Concludes. Load equipment back on trailer and board motor coaches for transfer to Huntington Beach Surf City, USA With miles of broad sand beaches, surfers catching waves near the pier, Huntington Beach is the perfect place to spend an afternoon. One Box Lunch Meal Provided En Route 2:00 Arrive at Huntington Beach Spend a couple of hours enjoying The Beach! *Please Note: If the weather is not conducive to visit the beach this afternoon, you may choose to visit the Griffith Park Observatory or Grauman s Chinese Theatre And The Hollywood Walk of Fame/Stars on Hollywood Boulevard instead) 4:00 Board motor coaches and transfer back to the hotel 4:30 Arrive back at your hotel to freshen up for tonight s dinner and show.

4 6:00 Board motor coaches and transfer to Medieval Times 7662 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, CA :30 Arrive at Medieval Times 7:15 Dinner & Show Begins At Medieval Times Travel through the mists of time to a forgotten age and a tale of devotion, courage and love. Imagine the pageantry and excitement that world have been yours as a guest of the king ten centuries ago. That s exactly what you ll experience at North America s most popular dinner attraction. See our electrifying show featuring heroic knights on spirited horses displaying the astounding athletic feats and thrilling swordplay that have become hallmarks of this unique entertainment experience. Enjoy a hands-on feast as the dynamic performance unfolds before you. 9:00 At conclusion of show, transfer back to your hotel 9:30 Arrive back at your hotel for the evening SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 7:20 AM Board motor coaches IN UNIFORM and transfer to Pasadena City College Football Stadium 1570 East Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA :20 AM Arrive at the PCC 8:50 AM Start warm up in warm-up Area B 9:50 AM Arrive at Stadium Staging 10:00 AM Arrive at Field Staging 10:10 AM Arrange on the Field 10:15 AM BandFest Field Show Performance by Westlake H.S. Marching Thunder Band 10:27 AM Arrange for Pass & Review

5 10:30 AM Pass and Review starts 10:35 AM Pass and Review complete 10:40 AM Exit Stadium 11:00 AM Change and drop off instruments 11:15 AM Lunch (Provided By Tournament of Roses And Catered By In-n-Out Burgers) Noon Board motor coaches In Uniforms and transfer to the Rose Bowl 1001 Rose Bowl Dr Pasadena, CA :25 Arrive at the Rose Bowl 12:45 Official Tournament Of Roses Parade Group Rose Bowl Picture 1:15 Float Viewing Lot I 1:45 Board motor coaches 1:55 Depart Rose Bowl and transfer to Griffith Park Observatory for a spectacular view of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Sign 4:00 Board motor coaches and transfer to Artistic Entertainment 120 N. Aspan Avenue Azusa, CA :45 Arrive at Artistic Entertainment 5:00 Group Dinner (Included) At The Food Truck Located At The Float Barn Upon Arrival 6:00-10:00 Float Barn Service Project See first-hand the floats that will be used in the parade and help build them!! 10:00 Board motor coaches and transfer back to your hotel 11:00 Arrive back at your hotel for the evening

6 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 By Invitation Only: 7:30 AM Band Director, Drum Major, And Four (4) Additional Guests Arrive At The Langham Huntington Hotel Pasadena (Business Attire) 1401 S. Oak Knoll Avenue Pasadena, CA :45 AM President s Brunch Honoring The Band Directors In The Rose Parade 7:45 AM Arrivals & Photos 9:00 AM Brunch & Program 11:00 AM Program concludes. Meet up with group Remainder Of Group: 9:30 AM Board motor coaches and transfer to Grauman s Chinese Theatre And The Hollywood Walk of Fame/Stars on Hollywood Boulevard 10:30 AM Arrive at the Grauman s Chinese Theatre And The Hollywood Walk of Fame/Stars on Hollywood Boulevard for visit 11:30 AM Board motor coaches and transfer to the Farmer s Market for lunch $15.00 Per Person Cashback Provided 1:00 Board motor coaches and transfer to the California Science Center With Endeavor Exhibit Included 700 Exposition Park Dr. Los Angeles, CA 1:30 Arrive at the California Science Center The California Science Center (sometimes spelled California ScienCenter) is a museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the University of Southern California. Billed as the West Coast's largest hands-on science center, the California Science Center is a public-private partnership between the State of California and the California Science Center Foundation. The museum is also an affiliate in the Smithsonian Affiliations program.

7 3:30 Board motor coaches and transfer back to your hotel 4:30 Arrive back at your hotel for the evening 5:15 Meet in lobby to walk next door to Buca di Beppo Harbor Boulevard Garden Grove, CA :30 Scheduled Dinner (Included) At Buca di Beppo Family Style Italian: Mixed Green Salad & Caesar Salad with House Bread, Spaghetti with Marinara, Fettuccine Alfredo, Chicken Parmagiana, and Buca Cookie s for dessert! 6:45 After dinner, walk back to your hotel 9:00 Happy New Year!! Toast with your friends the New Year as you watch the ball drop in NYC. 9:30 Return to your rooms for an early night and to prepare for tomorrow s parade! MONDAY, JANUARY 1 ***Itinerary for today is subject to change based off Tournament of Roses scheduling 3:00 AM Boxed Breakfast Provided By Your Hotel 3:30 AM Board motor coaches and depart for Parade Staging Area 5:00 AM Arrive to Parade Route and unload AM AM Student motor coaches depart for staging at the end of the parade route Chaperone motor coaches depart for motor coach parking at Parsons Building 100 W Walnut Street *Please Note: Chaperones will unload and walk to parade seats and meet back at motor coach parking after parade 6:00 AM Parade Line-Up 8:00 AM Parade STEP-OFF AM Westlake High School Marching Thunder Band Steps Off For The 129 th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade

8 10:30-11 AM Parade Ends Afterwards Lunch (Provided By Tournament of Roses And Catered By In-n-Out Burgers) 1:00 Board motor coaches and transfer back to the hotel Relax at your hotel as you enjoy watching the Bowl Games on T.V. in your hotel rooms. You can also see reruns of the parade. 6:00 Group Dinner Banquet And Dance In The Hotel Ballroom Sunday/Formal Best Enjoy the amenities of your hotel and prepare for your Disneyland performance tomorrow TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 8:00 AM Load luggage on motor coaches and check out of your rooms. 8:45 AM Board motor coaches and transfer to Disneyland 1313 Disneyland Dr Anaheim, CA :00 AM Disneyland Opens!! Enjoy your day at Disneyland!! One $20 Per Person Cashback (Or $20 Meal Card If Available) Provided For Lunch Or Dinner Inside The Park Disneyland: Welcome to the place where imagination is the destination. For young and old, big and small it's the happiest place on earth! Come build memories with your band that last a lifetime as you discover the wonder of this magical, fantastical world. When you enter one of the Lands that comprise Disneyland Park, stories come to life around you, immersing you in tales from some of your favorite Disney films.

9 Don t Miss Space Mountain - Rocket into the outer reaches of darkest space on this high-speed thrill ride that hurtles you into the final fun frontier! Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters - Buzz Lightyear and the Galactic Alliance need your help! Blast away at enemy targets and save the galaxy in this interactive, ride-through adventure inspired by Disney Pixar's Toy Story and Toy Story 2! Pirates of the Caribbean - As nighttime bruises the waters of the bayou, cruise deep into the caverns where pirates carouse and behave most abominably. Fireflies light the way as you discover the adventures of these pillaging privateers not to mention the shenanigans of Captain Jack Sparrow! Equipment Truck cleared through Casting Group Meets A Guest Talent Coordinator At The Storybook Gate (Double Door White Gate On The Left As You Approach Fastansyland Before Toon Town) Westlake High School Marching Thunder Band Performs In Disneyland s A Christmas Fantasy Pre-Parade After performance, re-enter the park through Toontown Gate 9:30 Fantasmic! Mickey's active imagination sets the stage for this musical, pyrotechnic spectacular where the forces of good and evil battle in his dreams! Marvel at the stunning effects that erupt against the broad night sky as beloved Disney Characters join the reverie. 10:30 Board motor coaches and depart for return trip home. (Total mileage is 660 miles; Estimated drive time is 11 hours without stops. Adding 2 hours for breakfast on your own and rest stops en route, total estimated drive time is 13 hours.) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 11:30 AM Arrive Westlake High School