I've been playing for less than a year now, so not getting the floats actually started out as a desire to focus on getting characters and barely having enough gems during each event to get those. The last two (maybe three) events I've had enough gems to get the float also, but I'm already missing out on so many floats, that it just doesn't seem like a major focus at this point. Honestly there are still a lot of premium characters that I don't have as every time I get enough gems another event seems to come along...
Since you asked here's my character status:
Just got the welcome tasks for Wendy and Shere Khan today - so still a million years away from having either of them (especially since my magic level is only about 425k)
Max Level: Merlin, Pluto, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Daisy, Pete, Dale, Jessie, Woody, Buzz, Bo Peep, Hamm, Sarge, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Tinker Bell, Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner, Mike W., Sully, Celia, Randall, Eve, Zazu, Nala, Simba, Rafiki, Scar, Timon, Pumbaa, Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu, Carpet, Jafar
Missing Characters: Rex, Hook, Jack Sparrow, Boo, Wall-E, Maximus, Merryweather, King Louie, all Incredibles, all NBC, all Frozen, all Mulan, all B&B, Evil Queen, Grumpy (note the groups I'm missing all from are due to events being before I started and being too smart to gamble on chests)
Level 9 (ready for 10): Iago, Genie, Mad Hatter
Level 8 (ready for 9): Roz, Flynn, Rapunzel, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, Alice
Level 7 (ready for 8): Donald, Zurg, Bullseye, Mother Gothel, Aurora, Flora, March Hare, White Rabbit, Doc
Level 6 (ready for 7): Flash(Sapphire chest reward!), Caterpillar, Bashful, Sneezy
Level 5 (ready for 6): Fauna, Bagheera, Cheshire Cat, Snow White, Kanga, Rabbit
Level 4 (ready for 5): Prince Phillip, Baloo, Dopey, Eeyore, Tigger
Level 3 (ready for 4): Toy Alien, Chief Bogo, Happy, Sleepy, Roo, Piglet
Level 2 (ready for 3): Pooh
Recently updated so not yet ready for next level:
Chip: 9 (18 hats away from 10)
Mowgli: 6 (3 baskets and 2 ears away from 7)
Queen of Hearts: 5 (12 fans, 8 ears away from 6)