Rose Petal Place was an American-produced animated film from 1984 made by Ruby-Spears, with a corresponding line of flower-themed toy dolls made by Kenner. The concept for Rose Petal Place was created by David Kirschner and the film was written by Mal Marmorstein. The film was directed by Charles August Nichols.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
As a means of promotion for the Rose Petal Palace film and toy line, Kenner and Hallmark would debut a brand-new float in the 1984 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The story of the float began when a young girl was moving away from her lovely home and garden. She cried for her beloved garden because no one would be there to take care of her flowers. She didn't want them to perish, so she made a secret wish that the flowers would live forever. Out of this magical wish, combined with her tears of love, brought Rose Petal and all of her friends to life. Now living forever, Rose Petal and her friends reside in the garden and tend the little girl's flowers, but face trouble from the nefarious plots of Nastina the spider and her assistant Horace Fly. The float only made one appearance in the 1984 Parade, despite a sequel of the film being released the following year. The Watering Can portion of the float was made its own unit in the Parade by 1987 which made appearances until most recently in the 2009 Parade.