Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the world’s largest parade. It is annually held in New York City. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day is presented by the US-based department store. It is the second oldest Parade event in the world. The Thanksgiving Day parade started in 1924. The three-hour parade is held in Manhattan, ending outside Macy’s Herald Square, and takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Day has been televised nationally on NBC since 1953.
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History Of Thanksgiving Day Parade
In 1924, store representatives walked to Macy’s Herald Square, the lead store on 34th Street, wearing dynamic ensembles. There were coasts, proficient groups, and live creatures obtained from the Central Park Zoo. Toward the finish of that first motorcade, Santa Claus was invited into Herald Square. With a crowd of people of more than 250,000 individuals, the procession was such a triumph that Macy’s pronounced it would turn into a yearly occasion.
The Macy’s procession was a sufficient accomplishment to push Ragamuffin Day, the run of the mill kids’ Thanksgiving Day action from 1870 into the 1920s, into indefinite quality. The public reaction against such asking during the 1930s prompted the advancement of choices, including Macy’s procession. While beggar marches that contended with Macy’s would proceed into the 1930s. The opposition from Macy’s would overpower the training, and the last tramp march in New York City would occur in 1956.
Anthony Tony Frederick Sarg wanted to work with dolls since the beginning. Subsequent to moving to London to begin his own doll business, Sarg moved to New York City to perform with his manikins in the city. Macy’s found out about Sarg’s abilities and requested that he plan a window show of a procession for the store.
Growth and changes
Through the 1930s, the Motorcade kept on developing, with hordes of more than 1,000,000 individuals coating the procession course in 1933. The principal Mickey Mouse swell entered the motorcade in 1934. The yearly merriments were communicated on neighborhood radio broadcasts in New York City from 1932 to 1941, and continued in 1945, going through 1951.
In the time of World War II, The parade was suspended from 1942 to 1944. The procession continued in 1945 and became known cross country without further ado a short time later, having been conspicuously highlighted in the 1947 film Marvel on 34th Road, which included film of the 1946 merriments.
Following an episode in 2005 where an inflatable thumped over a streetlamp and harmed onlookers. New wellbeing measures were joined in 2006 to forestall mishaps and inflatable related wounds. One measure taken was the establishment of wind estimation gadgets to alarm march coordinators to any risky conditions that could make the inflatables carry on sporadically.
In August 2020, because of the Coronavirus pandemic in New York City, Macy’s expressed that it wanted to change the arrangement of the motorcade as per New York wellbeing orders. On September 14, 2020, insights about the new organization were declared by Macy’s. with all movement restricted to the Messenger Square region. Chairman of New York City Bill de Blasio expressed that it will a live motorcade, however something that will truly give us that glow and that extraordinary inclination we have on Thanksgiving day.
Balloons
The inflatables were presented in 1928, supplanting live zoo creatures, Sarg’s huge creature molded inflatables, were delivered by the Goodyear Tire and Elastic Organization in Akron, Ohio from the 1920s through 1980. In 1928 five of the bigger inflatables were planned and loaded up with helium to transcend 2,000 feet and gradually collapse for whoever was fortunate enough to catch the competitors in Macy’s inflatable race.
The inflatables in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day March have had a few assortments. The most seasoned is the curiosity swell class, comprising of littler inflatables running generally in size and dealt with by somewhere in the range of one and thirty individuals. The bigger and more mainstream class is the character inflatables, fundamentally comprising of authorized mainstream society characters; each of these is taken care of by precisely 90 individuals.
Character balloons
1928 – Carnivorous Fish, Tiger, Hummingbird, Sky Elephant, Early Bird
1929 – The Katzenjammers, The Turk, Turkey, Dragon (longest balloon to appear in parade)
1930 – Joe Jinks, Barney Google, Boob McNutt, Benny
1931 – Black Cat, Jerry the Pig, Two Headed Giant, Cheetah, Blue Hippo
1932 – Felix the Cat, Willie Red Bird, Fritz the Dachshund
1933 – Gulliver, The Colicky Kid
1934 – Mickey Mouse, Eddie Cantor (the only full-size balloon to be based on a living person),[25] A Little Pig, The Big Bad Wolf,
1935 – Donald Duck, Turkey
1936 – Father Knickerbocker, Dragon, 2 Headed Giant
1937 – Morton The Nantucket Sea Monster (Redesigned version of Dragon Balloon) (2nd longest balloon to appear in parade), Officer SOS 13 (Redesigned version of Father Knickerbocker Balloon), Pinocchio, Christmas Stocking, The Daring Man on the Trapeze
1938 – Uncle Sam, Ferdinand the Bull, Little Man Big Man
1939 – The Tin Man, Santa Claus
1940 – The Hippopotamus, Superman, Laffo the Clown
1941 – Hugo the Football Player (Redesigned version of Superman Balloon), Goldfish, The Pink Elephant
1945 – Bobo the Hobo (Clown), The Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, Teddy Bear, Pumpkin, Ice Cream Cone
1946 – The Baseball Player (Redesigned version of Bobo the Hobo), Panda Bear (Redesigned version of Teddy Bear balloon), Pilgrim Father, Candy Cane
1947 – Pirate, Officer PAL (Redesigned version of The Baseball Player), The Goofy Gnome (Redesigned version of Ice Cream Cone balloon)
1948 – The Fireman (Redesigned version of The Police Officer), The Monkey on the High Trapeze, The Crocodile
1949 – Hobo Clown (Redesigned version of The Fireman), The Dachshund, Howdy Doody on the Trapeze
1950 – Toy soldier, Rainbow Trout
1951 – Mighty Mouse
1952 – Spaceman
1953 – Dachshund (2nd Version), Goldfish with Pinkish Fins (Redesigned version of The Rainbow Trout Balloon)
1954 – Gorgeous Gobbler
1956 – Observer
1957 – Popeye
1960 – Happy Dragon
1961 – Bullwinkle J. Moose
1962 – Donald Duck (2nd version), The Flying Trapeze (Redesigned version of The Observer Balloon)
1963 – Dino, Elsie the Cow
1964 – Linus the Lionhearted
1965 – Underdog
1966 – Smokey Bear, Superman (2nd version)
1968 – Aviator Snoopy
1969 – Astronaut Snoopy (2nd version, a tribute to Apollo 11)
1971 – Mickey Mouse (2nd version), Smile (Redesigned version of The Elsie the Cow Balloon)
1975 – Weeble
1977 – Kermit the Frog
1980 – Superman (3rd version, 3rd largest balloon to appear in parade)
1982 – Olive Oyl, Woody Woodpecker
1983 – Yogi Bear
1984 – Garfield, Raggedy Ann
1985 – Betty Boop
1986 – Humpty Dumpty (Redesigned version of Weeble balloon, and the 100th Balloon in the Parade’s history), Olive Oyl with Swee’Pea, Baby Shamu
1987 – Spider-Man, Ronald McDonald, Snoopy on Skates (3rd version), Snuggle Bear,
1988 – Big Bird, Quik Bunny, Pink Panther, Snoopy and Woodstock
1989 – Bugs Bunny
1990 – Clifford the Big Red Dog, Bart Simpson
1991 – Babar the Elephant (Redesigned version of The Smile Balloon)
1992 – Santa Goofy
1993 – Beethoven (dog), Sonic the Hedgehog (first video game character in parade history), Rex, Izzy
1994 – Barney the Dinosaur, The Cat in the Hat
1995 – Dudley the Dragon, SkyDancer, Eben Bear (Redesigned version of Snuggle Bear Balloon)
1996 – Rocky and Bullwinkle (2nd version for Bullwinkle, first animated helium balloon in the parade’s history), Peter Rabbit
1997 – Arthur, Rugrats, Bumpé the Cow, Ms. Petula Pig
1998 – Babe the Pig, Wild Thing, Dexter
1999 – Millennium Snoopy (5th version), Honey Nut Cheerios Bee, Blue
2000 – Bandleader Mickey Mouse (3rd version), Beret Tommy Pickles (minor alteration to existing Rugrats Balloon), Jeeves, Ronald McDonald (2nd version), Dragon Tales’ Cassie
2001 – Curious George, Pikachu, 75th Parade Snoopy (Alteration to existing Millennium Snoopy Balloon), Big Bird (2nd version), Jimmy Neutron, Cheesasaurus Rex (First balloon with light-up features), 60th Anniversary Tuxedo Honey Nut Cheerios Bee (Alteration to existing Honey Nut Cheerios Bee Balloon)
2002 – Charlie Brown and the Elusive Football, Little Bill (First African-American character to appear in the parade), Mr. Monopoly, Kermit the Frog (2nd version)
2003 – Strike up the Band Barney (2nd version), Super Grover, Garfield (2nd version)
2004 – Chicken Little, M&M’s Red and Yellow Brighten the Holidays, Jeeves with a new suit (alteration of existing Jeeves Balloon), SpongeBob SquarePants
2005 – Scooby-Doo, Dora the Explorer (First Latino character to appear in parade), Healthy Mr. Potato Head, JoJo
2006 – Snoopy as the Flying Ace (6th version), Pikachu with Poké Ball (2nd version)
2007 – Abby Cadabby, Supercute Hello Kitty, Shrek
2008 – Smurf, Buzz Lightyear, Horton the Elephant
2009 – Spider-Man (Second version),[26] Ronald McDonald (third Version), Sailor Mickey (fourth version), Pillsbury Doughboy
2010 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Po from Kung Fu Panda
2011 – Sonic the Hedgehog (second version) Julius the Sock Monkey
2012 – Hello Kitty (second version), Papa Smurf, The Elf on the Shelf
2013 – Snoopy and Woodstock (seventh version for Snoopy, second version for Woodstock), SpongeBob SquarePants (second version), How to Train Your Dragon’s Toothless, The Wizard of Oz 75th Anniversary Hot Air Balloon, Adventure Time
2014 – Thomas the Tank Engine; Paddington Bear (2nd Time, first time as a Balloon); Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, Skylanders’ Eruptor, Pikachu (third version); Pillsbury Doughboy (Second Version, Identical to first version)
2015 – Scrat and his Acorn, Ronald McDonald (fourth version); Angry Birds Red;[27] Dino (second version)
2016 – Charlie Brown (Second version), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (second version), Trolls
2017 – Olaf from Frozen, Jett from Super Wings, PAW Patrol’s Chase, The Grinch (2nd Version, first time as a Balloon; from the 2018 Illumination animated film)
2018 – Goku from Dragon Ball
2019 – Astronaut Snoopy (Eighth version), Smokey Bear (Second version), SpongeBob SquarePants (Third version) with Gary the Snail, Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham
Novelty balloons
1935 – The Three Marx Brothers
1985 – Lollipops, Ice Cream Cone, Pennsylvania Dutch Ornaments, Flower Ornaments, American Star Ornaments, Geometric Ornaments Macy’s White Stars
1986 – Macy’s White Stars (Second Version, first full size version), Starfishes
1987 – Ice Cream Cone (second version), Snowflake Stars
1988 – ABC Bouncing Balls,
1991 – Basketball, Baseball, Football, Poinsettias
1992 – Pumpkins (Recreation of 1945 Pumpkin), The Pinheads
1993 – Wiggle Worm
1994 – Cloe the Holiday Clown
1995 – FujiFilm’s Blimp
1996 – Harold the Fireman (Re-Creation of 1948 “The Fireman” balloon), Flying Fish (Re-creation of 1950 “Flying Fish” balloon), Macy’s Stars & Stripes Balls
1999 – Americana Spheres
2000 – The Holiday Elf (Recreation of 1940s Gnome balloon, later named Charlie the Blue Elf Gnome)
2001 – Toy Soldier (Recreation of 1950s Toy Soldier), Yellow 75th Parade Stars, Happy Hippo (Re-Creation of 40’s Hippo Balloon)
2002 – Uncle Sam (Recreation of 1930s Uncle Sam balloon), Yellow Parade Logo Stars, Sesquicentennial Hot-Air Balloon Replica, Macy’s Blue Stars, Macy’s Red Stars
2003 – Gorgeous Gobbler (Recreation of the 1950s Turkey balloon), Pumpkins (Second Version), Freda The Dachshund (Recreation of 1950s Dachshund balloon)
2004 – Alexander Mora’s Turkey of World Peace (Winner of a 2004 Design a Balloon contest), Wiggle Worm (Second Version), Red Candy Cane, Kit and C.J. Elf Gnomes
2005 – Cloe the Clown (2nd Version), Strawberry/Pistachio Ice Cream Cone (Third Version)
2006 – 80th Anniversary Hot Air Balloon, Macy’s Yellow Stars, Chocolate/Strawberry Ice Cream Cone, Handprints, Green Candy Cane
2007 – Beach Ball Clusters, Planet Earth, Arrrtie the Pirate (Recreation of 1940s Pirate balloon), Soccer Ball
2008 – 150 Years Golden TriStar, Green Believe Star
2009 – Geometrics, Macy’s All-Star Basketball (second version), Big Man Santa, Red Believe Stars
2010 – Virginia O’Hanlon
2011 – Harold the Police Officer (recreation of 1940s “Officer PAL” balloon), Gazor Elf (Winner of the Design an Elf contest that was held on the Macy’s website)
2012 – Novelty pumpkins (third version), Soccer Ball (Second version), Rex the Happy Dragon (Recreation of older Happy Dragon balloon)
2013 – Happy Hippo (Second Version), Football (Second Version)
2015 – Macy’s Yellow Stars (Second Version), Red Believe Stars (Second Version)
2016 – Trixie the Dog, Felix the Cat (Second Version, re-creation of Felix Balloon from the 1932 parade)
2017 – Macy’s Blue Stars (Second Version), Harold the Baseball Player (Re-creation of 1946 “The Baseball Player” Balloon), Macy’s Gold Starflakes
2018 – Americana Spheres (Second Version), Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles (4 separate balloons of Fleck, Bjorn, Jojo and Hugg), Nutcracker (From Universal’s Holiday Parade featuring Macy’s), Sunny the Snowpal
2019 – Strawberry/Pistachio Ice Cream Cone (third version)
Blue Sky Gallery
Year – Balloon – Artist
2005 – Humpty Dumpty – Tom Otterness
2007 – Rabbit – Jeff Koons
2008 – Figure with Heart – Keith Haring
2010 – Kaikai and Kiki – Takashi Murakami
2011 – B – Tim Burton
2012 – Companion – KAWS
2018 – Little Cloud – FriendsWithYou
2019 – Love Flies Up to the Sky – Yayoi Kusama
Falloon
1977 – Big Apple
1986 – The Chipmunk Adventure
1990 – Paddington Bear, The Wicked Witch of the West
1991 – The Magical World of Mother Goose, Sporting Life
1993 – Little Drummer Boy, Elf in the Box
1994 – Sea Venture
1995 – M&M’s Chocolate Factory
1996 – The Family Channel (Later Fox Family) Snow Family
1997 – The Grinch, The World of Wiggle & Jiggle
1998 – M&M’s Network, P.T Flea’s Circus, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1999 – Pets.com sock puppet
2000 – Green Dog
2001 – World of Green Dog (2nd Version), Santaland Express with Percy the Penguin
2003 – Cruisin with Percy and the P-Birds
2004 – Universal Orlando Resort Holiday Beat (2nd Version of Little Drummer Boy)
2005 – Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Big Apple (Third Version)
2008 – The Smurfs Mushroom House, A Fully Awesome Thanksgiving
2011 – Universal Orlando Resort PB Polar Bear
2013 – Gelt the Snowman (Universal Orlando Only)
2019 – Blue’s Clues & You!
Balloonicle
2004 – Weebles’ Tibbey, Tooey and Bumpus
2005 – SnowBo
2006 – Energizer Bunny
2010 – Kool-Aid Man, Holiday Ornament, Blue Holiday Ornament
2011 – Sledding Aflac Duck
2013 – Dreidel
2014 – Ice Skating Aflac Duck (2nd Version), Cloe the Holiday Clown (3rd Version)
2015 – Tom Turkey (Universal Orlando Only)
2016 – Mother Ginger from The Nutcracker ballet
2017 – Aflac Duck (3rd Version)
2018 – Go Bowling (2 Shoe cars, one Bowling Ball and 6 Pins), Sinclair Oil 3 Baby Dinos
Performers and acts
Notwithstanding the notable inflatables and buoys, the Motorcade likewise includes unrecorded music and different exhibitions. School and secondary school walking groups from the nation over partake in the procession and the transmissions highlight exhibitions by built up and best in class artists and groups. The motorcade consistently closes with the appearance of Santa Clause Claus to ring in the Christmas and Christmas season.
Featured performers
1949 – Milton Berle
1950 – Jimmy Durante
1951 – Bert Lahr, Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob, Happy Felton
1952 – Jackie Gleason, Garry Moore, Jack Sterling, Sam Levenson, Bob Trout, Eddie Albert, Fletcher Markle, Mercedes McCambridge
1953 – Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Wally Cox, Celeste Holm, Martha Raye, Steve Allen, Faye Emerson, Eddie Fisher, Bill Boyd[disambiguation needed], Roy Rogers, Howdy Doody and Clarabell
1954 – Abbott and Costello, Sid Caesar, Jackie Cooper, Carol Haney, Judy Holiday, Virginia Mayo, The Cast of Howdy Doody, Lassie, J. Fred Muggs
1955 – Danny Kaye, Dena Kaye, Pinky Lee, Howdy Doody,
1956 – Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Paul Winchell, Buster Crabbe, Spike Jones, Edie Adams, Peter Palmer, Charlotte Rae, Joe E. Marks, Stubby Kaye, Billy Gilbert, Basil Rathbone, Martyn Green, Dennis Kohler, Dan Tempest
1957 – Hugh O’Brian, Eddie Foy Jr., Sandra Baird, Farley Granger, Margaret O’Brien, Gene London
1958 – Dale Robertson, Robert Horton, George Montgomery, Dick Clark, Ginger Rogers, Russ Tamblyn, Benny Goodman, Dolores Hart, Richard Eyer, Ed Herlihy, Charlie Ruggles
1959 – Shirley Temple, Chuck Connors, Dolores Gray, Pat Carroll, Connie Francis, Jules Munshin, Bobby Clark, Ed Wynn
1960 – Shirley Jones, David Kory, Joe E. Brown, Lori Martin
1961 – Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Martha Wright, Connie Francis, George Gobel, Sam Levene, Troy Donahue, Robert Morse, Annette Funicello, Lori Martin, Joe E. Ross, Fred Gwynne, Casey Stengel, Lionel Hampton
1962 – Jay North, Tony Bennett, Darla Banks, Carol Lawrence, Jimmy Durante, Joe E. Ross, Fred Gwynne, Sam Levenson, Dean Jones, Willie Mays, Ralph Terry, Jack Dempsey, Otto Graham, Arnold Palmer, Gene Krupa, Frank Fontaine
1963 – James Drury, Michael Landon, Jack Palance, Ray Bolger, Mitch Miller, Robert Cottle, Troy Donahue, Gene Krupa, Leslie Uggams, Allan Sherman, Janis Paige, Craig Stevens, Valerie Lee, Fred Gwynne
1964 – Victor Borge, Fess Parker, Mack & Myer, Dave Garroway, Bil Baird, Cora Baird, The Munsters, Soupy Sales, Steve Lawrence, Della Reese
1965 – Jane Morgan, Bil Baird, John Raitt, Arnold Stang, Paul Anka, Alan King, Tessie O’Shea, Soupy Sales
1966 – Wayne Newton, Francoise Hardy, Jack Brabham, Frankie Michaels, Nina Simone, Soupy Sales, Teresa Brewer, Bruce Yarnell, Tessie O’Shea, Dusty Springfield, Ronald McDonald
1967 – Aretha Franklin, Bruce Yarnell, Bobby Vee, Bill Hayes, Ed Ames, Vikki Carr, The Happenings, Dionne Warwick, Jack Greene, Buck Owens and His Buckaroos, Bobby Darin
1968 – Shirley Jones, Jack Cassidy, Bayn Johnson, The Banana Splits, William Shatner, Sonny James, Jerry Vale, Johnny Whitaker, Bobby Vinton, Sally Ann Howes,
1969 – Dick Roman, The New York Mets, Teresa Graves, The Broadway Cast of Jimmy, Melanie, The Four Seasons, Marc Copage, Johnny Whitaker, Guy Lombardo, David Hartman, David Houston, Dick Leibert,
1970 – Billy Kidd, The Hart Ski Team, The Lettermen, Hank Williams Jr, Eddie Albert, Richard W Leibert, Jeannie C Riley, Rosey Grier, Janis Harper, Brenda Lee, Don Ho, Dick Roman,
1971 – The Temptations, Sonny James, Bobby Vinton, Tommy Tune, Lynn Anderson, Little Golden Books Characters, Sammi Smith, Tanja Solnik
1972 – Freda Payne, John Raitt, The Broadway Cast of Showboat. Rick Springfield, Karen Wyman, Jody Miller, Danny Bonaduce, Donna Fargo, Tommy Cash, Little Golden Books Characters, Bill Anderson
1973 – George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Evel Knievel, John Davidson, Little Golden Books Characters, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Nash, Johnny Whitaker, Kathleen Freeman, Tommy Tune
1974 – Howard Keel, Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods, University of Pennsylvania Glee Club, The Wombles, Bil Baird, Kathy Coleman, Danny Davis, The Cast of Sesame Street, Doug Henning, Bonnie Langford,
1975 – Shari Lewis, Melba Moore, Dolly Parton, Ben Vereen, Mason Reese, Bill Hayes, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Freddy Fender, Bil Baird, Doug Henning, The Cast of Sesame Street
1976 – Shari Lewis, The Cast of the New Howdy Doody Show, The West Point Glee Club, Laverne & Shirley, Paul Williams and the Cast of Bugsy Malone, Martha Raye, Evel Knievel and Robbie Knievel, Barry Manilow and Lady Flash, The Cast of Sesame Street
1977 – Arte Johnson, Jo Anne Worley, Andrea McArdle, Victor Borge, Orson Bean, Carol Lawrence, Neil Sedaka, Lou Rawls, Mel Tellis, Gloria Gaynor, The Trammps, Vince Montana, Mummenschanz, Wally Amos, The Cast of Sesame Street, University of Pennsylvania Glee Club,
1978 – Melba Moore, Peter Ustinov, The Village People, Bruce Jenner, The Oak Ridge Boys, Wally Amos, Lynn-Holly Johnson, The Smothers Brothers, Ricardo Montalbán, Imogene Coca, Shields & Yarnell, Margo Smith, The Cast of Sesame Street
1979 – Mickey Rooney and Jan Chamberlin, Herb Alpert, Wally Amos, The Broadway Cast of Ain’t Misbehavin’, Sandy Duncan, Erik Estrada, Gil Gerard, Lionel Hampton and the All-Stars, Andy Kaufman, Dianne Kay, Robert Keeshan, Ann Miller, Diana Ross, Robert Stack, Larry Storch, Gloria Vanderbilt, Chuck Woolery, Anderson Cooper, The Cast of Sesame Street, Sha Na Na, Franco Columbu
1980 – Melba Moore, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith, Captain & Tennille, Sister Sledge, The Spinners, Chita Rivera, George Rose, Stephanie Mills, The Steinettes, Priscilla Lopez, Dean Butler, France Joli, Maynard Ferguson, Lacy J. Dalton, Paul Keenan, Danielle Brisebois, Wally Amos, Joe Nolan, The Cast of Sesame Street
1981 – Moe Bandy, Nell Carter, Phyllis Diller, Erik Estrada, Kim Fields, Charles Haid, Bill Hayes Susan Seaforth Hayes, Gregory Hines, Wendy Holcombe, Geoffrey Holder, Phyllis Hyman, Barrie Ingham, Larry Kert, Kaleena Kiff, Kool & The Gang, Andrea McArdle, Nancy McKeon, Ann Miller, Jim Nabors, Donny Osmond, Michael Warren, Dave Winfield, The Cast of Pinwheel, The Muppets, Don McLean, The Cast of Sesame Street
1982 – Milton Berle, Ricky Schroder, Laura Branigan, Andy Gibb, The Oak Ridge Boys, Paul Williams, Keith Carradine, Deniece Williams, Shelley Bruce, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Nero, Wayland Flowers, Jim Henson, Tina Yothers, Show of Hands USA, The National Dance Institute, Lorne Greene, Benji, Captain Haggerty, Herb Vigran, The Cast of Sesame Street
1983 – Charlie Pride, The Cast of We Got It Made, The Special Olympics, Peter Billingsley, Lynn Anderson, The Ballet Folklorico, Ashford & Simpson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Mr. Smith, Leonard Frey, Walter Lantz, Gracie Lantz, Glenn Scarpelli, Eddie Albert, Vanessa Williams, Lou Rawls, The Boys Choir of Harlem, Tommy Tune, Twiggy, Mary Jo Catlett
1984 – Dionne Warwick, Robert Vaughn, The United States Coast Guard Academy Glee Club, Georgia Engel, Joey Lawrence, John Schneider, John Ratzenberger, Irene Cara, Marie Osmond, Danny Cooksey, Florence Henderson, Ronald McDonald, Judy Landers, Audrey Landers, Jane Badler, Marc Singer, Dom DeLuise, The Stars of Riptide, James Sikking, Daniel J. Travanti, Bruce Weitz, Rich Little, Placido Domingo, The Wyatt Brothers, Tim Conway, Kaye Ballard
1985 – Janie Fricke, Woody Herman & the Young Thundering Herd, Susan Akin, The Cast of Big River, Betty Thomas, New Edition, Philip Michael Thomas, Teddy Pendergrass, James Coco, Lee Greenwood, Allison Smith, Tony Bennett, Steven Furst, Rue McClanahan, William Daniels, Show of Hands USA, Phylicia Ayers-Allen, The Cosby Show Kids, Rosemary Clooney,
1986 – Crystal Gayle, Victor French, Robert Merrill, Up with People, Amy Grant, Keith Hernandez, Lee Mazzilli, Mookie Wilson, The Four Tops, The Cast of Beehive, Phyllis Diller, Hank Cheyne, Ed Fry, Laurence Lau, Victoria Jackson, Celeste Holm, John James, Sawyer Brown, Dick Van Patten, Pat Van Patten, Dottie West, Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, Roger Miller, Rex Smith, Shirley Jones
1987 – Ronald McDonald, Kale Browne, Rita Coolidge, Joel Grey, Alaina Reed-Hall, Bert Parks, Bob Smith, Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog, Bobby Vinton, Bruce Weitz, Saundra Santiago, John Tesh, Gloria Loring, President Ronald Reagan, Ed Fry, David Forsyth, Michael Damian, Tiffany, Ben Vereen, Christopher Hewett, Seaworld Characters, Judy Kaye, Patrick Swayze, Phylicia Rashad, Jill Schulz, Barbie and the Sensations
1990 – Patti LaBelle, Robert Urich, Garth Brooks, The Guys Next Door, Cathy Rigby, Raven-Symoné, Bert and Ernie, Kyndra Joy Casper, Jann Carr, Judy Kaye, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Miss America 1990 Marjorie Vincent, Scott Bakula, Kecia Lewis Evans, Patty Loveless, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy (tribute to Jim Henson), Tiny Toon Adventures cast, Katarina Witt & Brian Boitano, Barbie and the Sensations, Desiree Coleman, The Boys, Mark Jackson, Fred Travalena, Barry Manilow
1999 – 98 Degrees, Christina Aguilera, Lou Bega, Kool & the Gang, SHeDAISY, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Rockapella, Charlotte Church, The Bacon Brothers, Susan Lucci, The Cast of Sesame Street, Barney, Baby Bop & BJ, Steve Burns from Blue’s Clues, Miss America 2000 Heather French Henry, Terri Irwin, Jeremy Kushnier, Lillias White, Verne Troyer, the cast of Ragtime, the cast of Third Watch, Joe Torre, Rudy Giuliani, Wild Orchid, and Florence Henderson
2000 – Baha Men, The Corrs, Jo Dee Messina, BBMak, Kenny Chesney, Jennifer Day, Sara Evans, Jo Dee Messina, Aaron Carter, LFO, Innocence, Rascal Flatts, Mikaila, Tito Puente Jr., Emeril Lagasse, Ann Hampton Callaway, Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio, Jeff Corwin, Steve Burns from Blue’s Clues, Ronald McDonald, The Cast of Sesame Street, the cast of Passions, Barney, Baby Bop & BJ, Joe Torre and Andrea McArdle
2001 – Tony Bennett, Betty Buckley, Boyz II Men, Jeff Corwin, Tim Curry and the cast of A Christmas Carol, Usher, Billy Gilman, O-Town, LMNT, Kenny G, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jon Secada, Florence Henderson, Valerie Harper, Charles Nelson Reilly, Charlotte Church, Lilian Garcia, Miss Universe 2001 Denise Quiñones, Sesame Street cast, Barney, BJ and Baby Bop, the cast of Scrubs, Ronald McDonald, The Wiggles, The cast of Blue’s Clues Live, Joey McIntyre, Willard Scott, The Big Apple Circus, Rudy Giuliani and the Hero’s of New York City (tribute to September 11 attacks) and Daniel Rodriguez
2002 – Ashanti, LeeAnn Womack, Josh Groban, Baha Men, Matt Gallant & Jeff Corwin, Michael Feinstein, Mario, No Secrets, Natural, Play, Jill Hennessy, F. Murray Abraham, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Vince McMahon, Good Morning, Miami cast, Justin Guarini, Joe Lawrence, Matt Gallant, Jeff Corwin, Patty Duke, Judy Kaye, Eric Martsolf, Joe from Blue’s Clues, Barney, BJ and Baby Bop, and The Wiggles & their Friends
2003 – Hilary Duff, Chicago, Aaron Carter, Mýa, Kool and the Gang, Matt Gallant & Jeff Corwin, Stacie Orrico, Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Judy Collins, Barney, BJ and Baby Bop, Simple Plan, Peter Nero, Ann Hampton Callaway, Peter Cincotti, Old Crow Medicine Show, A Christmas Carol cast, Loonette from The Big Comfy Couch, Harry Connick, Jr., The Wiggles, Bernie Williams, and Harvey Fierstein
2004 – Kelsey Grammer, Brooke Shields, Jimmy Smits, Andrea Bocelli, Fantasia Barrino, Tony Shalhoub, Joe Namath, Tony Dorsett, Passions cast, Deborah Voigt, Steve Irwin, Nikki Cox, Miss USA Shandi Finnessey, Jennifer Finnigan, Josh Cooke, Barenaked Ladies, Gavin DeGraw, Peter Cetera, José Feliciano, Ryan Cabrera, Nina Sky, Hi-5, Raven-Symoné, Jeff Timmons, Hayley Westenra, and Bering Strait
2005 – Harry Connick, Jr., Adrien Brody, Amy Grant, Christina Applegate, LeAnn Rimes, Disney Characters, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, Aaron Neville, Brian McKnight, Peter Reckell, Carrie Underwood, Kristin Chenoweth, Sesame Street cast, Tommy Tune, The Beach Boys, Jai Rodriguez, Miss USA Chelsea Cooley, Jeff Corwin, Keegan-Michael Key, Aly & AJ, B5, Natasha Bedingfield, The Cheetah Girls, Rita Coolidge, The Click Five, Tiffany Evans, Michael Feinstein, Brie Larson, Puffy AmiYumi, and Rihanna
2006 – Julie Andrews, Laurie Berkner, Chris Brown, RBD, Cheyenne, Ciara, Miley Cyrus (as Hannah Montana), Diana DeGarmo, Gloria Estefan, Renee Fleming, Big Apple Circus, Sesame Street cast, Natalie Grant, Hall & Oates, High School Musical cast, Jonas Brothers, Josh Kelley, Darlene Love, Barry Manilow, Characters from Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Sarah McLachlan, Tara Conner, Sandi Patty, John Tartaglia, Ali Larter, Denise Van Outen, and Connie Britton
2007 – Ashley Tisdale, Bindi Irwin, Terri Irwin, Corbin Bleu, Dolly Parton, Good Charlotte, Barbie, Jonas Brothers, Lifehouse, Menudo, Ne-Yo, Sesame Street cast, Nikki Blonsky, Characters from Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Kay Hanley, Sarah Brightman, Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, Wynonna Judd, and Jordin Sparks
2008 – Kristin Chenoweth, Darius Rucker, James Taylor, Charice Pempengco, Miranda Cosgrove, Miley Cyrus, David Archuleta, Kermit the Frog, Shontelle, Idina Menzel, Trace Adkins, Lang Lang with the “Sesame Street” cast, Characters from Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Rick Astley (as part of a Rickroll during the parade), Ashanti, Andy Williams, Harry Connick, Jr., Faith Hill, Push Play, and The Clique Girlz
2009 – Tiffany Thornton, Kermit the Frog, Keke Palmer, Andrea Bocelli, Bello Nock, Big Apple Circus, Boys Like Girls, Alan Cumming, Billy Currington, Yo Gabba Gabba! cast, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), Gloria Gaynor, Emily Hughes, Jane Krakowski, Katharine McPhee, Sesame Street cast, Mitchel Musso, Pizzarelli Quartet, Jay Sean, Ziggy Marley, and Carly Simon
2010 – Kylie Minogue, Carrie Underwood, Kanye West, Jessica Simpson, Gladys Knight, India.Arie, Big Time Rush, Big Apple Circus, Arlo Guthrie, Betty Buckley, Ann Hampton Callaway, Miranda Cosgrove, Isabella Collins, Gloriana, Michael Grimm, Juanes, Keri Hilson, Eric Hutchinson, Victoria Justice, Mannheim Steamroller, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), Sesame Street cast and The Muppets, Kyle Swann, Rima Fakih, the cast of Power Rangers Samurai, Crystal Shawanda, Joan Rivers, and Melissa Rivers
2011 – Rodney Atkins, Big Apple Circus, Mary J. Blige, Cobra Starship, Neil Diamond, Michael Feinstein, The Fresh Beat Band, Cee Lo Green, Avril Lavigne, Shelby Lynne, Mannheim Steamroller, China Anne McClain, Scotty McCreery, Ingrid Michaelson, The Cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, Savannah Outen, the cast of Power Rangers Samurai, Daniel Radcliffe, Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan, Willard Scott, Sarah Smithson, Straight No Chaser, United States Naval Academy Glee Club, Johnny Weir, Zendaya and the Nickelodeon Queens
2012 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Trace Adkins, Flo Rida, the Big Apple Circus, Colbie Caillat, Teresa Castillo, Rachel Crow, Thirza Defoe, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Isaak, Carly Rae Jepsen, Karmin, Christian Laettner, Sandra Lee, Mannheim Steamroller, Jennette McCurdy, Don McLean, Megan & Liz, Olivia Culpo, the cast of Sesame Street, Neon Trees, the cast of Power Rangers Megaforce, Cody Simpson, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber, PS22 Chorus, The Wanted, Geoffrey Zakarian, and The Kidz Bop Kids.
2013 – The cast of NBC’s The Sound of Music Live!, Debby Ryan, Big Apple Circus, Cherokee National Youth Choir, the cast of The Sunny Side Up Show, Cirque du Soleil, Gavin DeGraw, Brett Eldredge, Fall Out Boy, The Summer Set, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), the cast of Sesame Street, Fifth Harmony, Florida Georgia Line, Goo Goo Dolls, Ariana Grande, Jack Hanna, Megan Hilty, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Sandra Lee, Cher Lloyd, Austin Mahone, Richard Simmons, Mannheim Steamroller, Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri, Bart Oates, Amani Toomer and Hines Ward; Cam Neely and Mike Richter, Kristin Chenoweth, Kellie Pickler, and the cast of Duck Dynasty
2014 – The cast of NBC’s Peter Pan Live!, the cast of Sesame Street, Renee Fleming, William Blake, Idina Menzel, Before You Exit, Becky G, MKTO, Needtobreathe, Sabrina Carpenter, Lucy Hale, KISS, Cole Swindell, Nick Jonas, The Madden Brothers, Quvenzhané Wallis, The Vamps, Meghan Trainor, Nia Sanchez, Romeo Santos and Pentatonix.
2015 – Gloria Estefan, The cast of NBC’s The Wiz Live!, Jordin Sparks, the cast of Sesame Street with Questlove, Trey Songz, Jake Owen, Andy Grammer, Panic! at the Disco, Plain White T’s, Shawn Mendes, Cirque du Soleil’s Dreamseeker, Mipso, Daughtry, Sprout cast, Andra Day, Big Apple Circus, Sofia Carson, Rachel Platten, Prince Royce, the cast of School of Rock, MercyMe, Jennifer Nettles, Train, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, and Mariah Carey
2016 – The Muppets, The cast of NBC’s Hairspray Live! Brett Eldredge, Chloe and Halle, Daya, De La Soul, Easton Corbin, Fitz and The Tantrums, Jacob Whitesides, Kelsea Ballerini, 2016 Olympic Medalist Laurie Hernandez, Mikey Brannigan, Gianfranco Iannotta, Hannah McFadden, Tatyana McFadden, & Claressa Shields, Maddie and Tae, Aloe Blacc, Ben Rector, Regina Spektor, Lunchmoney Lewis, The cast of Sesame Street with Christopher Jackson, Grace VanderWaal, Tony Bennett, Timeflies, Michelle Carter, Sarah McLachlan, Diamante Electrico, and Johnnyswim
2017 – Gwen Stefani, The cast of Sesame Street with Leslie Odom, Jr., Olivia Holt, Andra Day, Common, Dustin Lynch, Naomi Galali, Bebe Rexha, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), Andy Grammer, Wyclef Jean, Patti LaBelle, Sara Evans, 98 Degrees, Flo Rida, Goo Goo Dolls, JoJo Siwa, Kat Graham, Miss America Cara Mund, Lauren Alaina, Smokey Robinson, Nicky Jam, Angelica Hale, Cam, Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi
2018 – Bad Bunny, Barenaked Ladies, Bazzi, Ally Brooke, Kane Brown, Brynn Cartelli, Kelly Clarkson, Jack & Jack, John Legend, Leona Lewis, Ella Mai, Tegan Marie, Martina McBride, Rita Ora, Johnny Orlando, Luca Padovan, Carly Pearce, Pentatonix, Anika Noni Rose and the Cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, Diana Ross with her children and extended family (including Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Tracee Ellis Ross, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson), Sugarland, Ashley Tisdale, Mackenzie Ziegler
2019 – Celine Dion, Billy Porter, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), Idina Menzel, Lea Michele, Ashanti, Black Eyed Peas, NHL Legends Dominic Moore and Eddie Olczyk, Ciara, Josh Dela Cruz, Debbie Gibson, Chris Janson, Chris Young, Chicago, Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin, former NASA Astronauts Kay Hire and Janet Kavandi, the cast of Sesame Street, NCT 127, Ozuna, Kelly Rowland, That Girl Lay Lay, Tenille Townes, and TLC
Broadway shows
1975 – Shenandoah
1979 – Peter Pan
1980 – Brigadoon, The Pirates of Penzance, A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
1981 – Sophisticated Ladies, Camelot
1982 – Dreamgirls, Foxfire, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1983 – Cats, My One and Only
1984 – The Tap Dance Kid
1986 – Me and My Girl, Sweet Charity, Big River
1987 – Cabaret, Les Misérables, Teddy And Alice, Starlight Express, Into The Woods
1988 – Godspell, Forbidden Broadway, Into the Woods
1989 – Meet Me in St. Louis
1991 – Grand Hotel, The Secret Garden, Miss Saigon, The Will Rogers Follies
1992 – Annie Warbucks, Jelly’s Last Jam, Guys and Dolls, Falsettos
1993 – Raffi on Broadway, My Fair Lady, The Who’s Tommy, Kiss of the Spider Woman
1994 – Beauty and the Beast, Grease, Show Boat, Damn Yankees
1995 – Hello, Dolly!, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Smokey Joe’s Cafe
1996 – The King and I, Rent, Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk, Chicago
1997 – Titanic, Side Show, Street Corner Symphony, The Sound of Music
1998 – Cabaret, Footloose, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Annie Get Your Gun, Peter Pan
1999 – Saturday Night Fever, Fosse, Swing, Kiss Me, Kate
2000 – The Music Man, Seussical, Swing, Annie Get Your Gun
2001 – Mamma Mia!, 42nd Street, Thou Shalt Not, Contact
2002 – Hairspray, Oklahoma!, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003 – Wicked, The Boy From Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, Never Gonna Dance
2004 – Bombay Dreams, All Shook Up, La Cage aux Folles, Wonderful Town, Good Vibrations
2005 – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Jersey Boys, Sweet Charity
2006 – A Chorus Line, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Color Purple, Spamalot
2007 – Legally Blonde, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein, Xanadu
2008 – White Christmas, In the Heights, Hair, South Pacific, The Little Mermaid
2009 – Billy Elliot, Bye, Bye Birdie, Hair, Shrek
2010 – Memphis, American Idiot, Elf, Million Dollar Quartet
2011 – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Sister Act, Newsies
2012 – Annie, Bring It On, Elf, Cinderella, Nice Work If You Can Get It
2013 – Matilda, Motown, Pippin, Kinky Boots
2014 – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Honeymoon in Vegas, The Last Ship, On the Town, Side Show
2015 – On Your Feet!, The King and I, Finding Neverland, Something Rotten!, Fiddler on the Roof, School of Rock
2016 – Holiday Inn, Waitress, Cats, Paramour
2017 – Anastasia, SpongeBob SquarePants, Once on This Island, Dear Evan Hansen
2018 – Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, The Prom
2019 – Ain’t Too Proud, Beetlejuice, Hadestown, Tina[34]
Marching bands
1972 – Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps (Hawthorne, New Jersey), Huntington Thunderers (Huntington, New York), New York Police Department Emerald Society Pipe Band (New York City, New York), Dover High School Marching Tornado Band (Dover, Ohio), Western High School Marching Pioneers and Drill Team (Davie, Florida), Kokomo High School Wildkat Marching Band (Kokomo, Indiana), Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Marching Colonials (Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania), Cardinal Dougherty High School Band (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), McDonald’s All-American Marching Band (U.S.), Palmyra String Band (Berlin, New Jersey), The Valley Stream South High School Color Guard (Valley Stream, New York), Racine Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps (Racine, Wisconsin), Northwestern University Wildcat Marching Band (Evanston, Illinois)
1987 – Albertville High School Marching Band, Albertville, Alabama; Bergenfield High School Marching Band, Bergenfield New Jersey; Danbury High School Marching Band, Danbury Connecticut; J. M. Tate High School Marching Band, Pensacola, Florida; Carlisle High School Marching Band, Carlisle Pennsylvania, “Big Green Machine”; East Carteret High School Marching Band, Beaufort North Carolina; All American High School McDonalds Band, (Band members met one week prior to Parade with 2 students from every state); Dalton High School Marching Catamount Band, Dalton Georgia; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Band, “Highty-Tighties” Regimental Band of Virginia Tech; Live Oak High School Marching Band, Morgan Hill California; Greenbrier High School Marching Band, Lewisburg West Virginia; Southport High School Marching Band, Indianapolis Indiana; George Rogers Clark High School Marching Band, Winchester, Kentucky
2013 – Concord High School Marching Band, Elkhart, Indiana; Lakota West High School Marching Band, West Chester, Ohio; Macy’s Great American Marching Band; James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes, Harrisonburg, Virginia; Marian Catholic High School Marching Band, Chicago Heights, Illinois; Mountain View High School Marching Band, Mesa, Arizona; New York City Police Department Marching Band, New York; Ooltewah High School Marching Band, Tennessee; Tarpon Springs High School Marching Band, Florida; Union High School Marching Band, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Quantico Marine Corps Band, Quantico, Virginia; University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band, Amherst, Massachusetts
2014 – American Fork High School Marching Band, Utah; Bahamas All Stars Marching Band, Nassau, Bahamas; Baldwinsville High School Marching Band, Baldwinsville, New York; Center Grove High School Marching Band, Greenwood, Indiana; Winston Churchill High School Marching Band, San Antonio, Texas; Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Marching Band, Lexington, Kentucky; Foothill High School Marching Band, Henderson, Nevada; Georgia State University Marching Band, Atlanta, Georgia; Macy’s Great American Marching Band; Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps Anniversary Corps, Madison, Wisconsin; New York City Police Department Marching Band, New York; Western Carolina University Marching Band, Cullowhee, North Carolina
2015 – Macy’s Great American Marching Band; Stephen F. Austin State University Marching Band, Nacogdoches, Texas; Cavalier Marching Band (University of Virginia), Charlottesville, Virginia; New York City Police Department Marching Band, New York; Gulf Coast High School Marching Band, Naples, Florida; Walled Lake Central High School Viking Marching Band, Walled Lake, Michigan; Munford High School Marching Band, Munford, Tennessee; Nogales High School Noble Regiment Marching Band, La Puente, California; Lewis Cass High School Marching Band, Walton, Indiana; New York City Fire Department Emerald Society Pipes & Drums, New York; North Hardin High School Marching Band, Radcliff, Kentucky; West Chester University Marching Band, West Chester, Pennsylvania; Marching Illini (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign), Champaign, Illinois
2016 – Cary Senior High School marching band, Cary, North Carolina; Grain Valley High School Marching Eagles, Grain Valley, Missouri; Greendale High School Marching Band, Greendale, Wisconsin; Harrison High School marching band, Kennesaw, Georgia; Hawaii All State Marching Band; Hendrickson High School Hawk Band, Pflugerville, Texas; Newsome High School Marching Band, Lithia, Florida; Prospect High School Marching Knights, Mt. Prospect, Illinois; West Point Band, West Point, New York; West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band, Morgantown, West Virginia; Macy’s Great American Marching Band; New York City Police Department Marching Band, New York
2017 – Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, Texas; Nation Ford H.S. Fort Mill, South Carolina; Trumbull High School, Trumbull, CT; West Harrison High School, Gulfport, MS; Spirit of America Cheer Marching Band; The U.S. Air Force Band and Honor Guard, Washington, D.C.; New York City Police Department; Ohio University, Athens, Ohio; Colony High School, Palmer, AK; Spirit of America Dance Stars; Rosemount High School, Rosemount, MN; Rockford High School, Rockford, MI; Davis High School, Kaysville, UT
2018 – CNS H.S. Northstars marching band, Cicero, New York; Grants Pass H.S. marching band & color guard, Grants Pass, Oregon; Homewood Patriot Band, Homewood, Alabama; JMU Marching Royal Dukes, Harrisonburg, Virginia; Keller High School marching band, Keller, Texas; Lafayette H.S. Mighty Lion marching band, Lafayette, Louisiana; Macy’s Great American Marching Band; New York City Police Department Marching Band, New York; The Ohio State University Marching Band, Columbus, Ohio; Park Vista High School marching band performers, Lake Worth, Florida; Riverside City College Marching Tigers, Riverside, California; Woodland High School Wildcat marching band, Cartersville, Georgia
2019 – Awesome Original Second Time Arounders of Saint Petersburg, Florida; Blue Springs High School of Kansas City, Missouri; Catalina Foothills High School of Tucson, Arizona; Franklin Regional School District of Murrysville, Pennsylvania; Madison Central High School of Richmond, Kentucky; Martin Luther King, Jr. High School of Lithonia, Georgia; Morgan State University Magnificent Marching Machine; NYPD; Ronald Reagan High School of San Antonio, Texas; Western Carolina University Pride of the Mountains; Macy’s Great American Marching Band
Television coverage
44 million people typically watch the parade on television on an annual basis. Thanksgiving Day Parade first televised locally in New York City in 1939 as an experimental broadcast on NBC’s W2XBS. In 1940 or 1941 No television stations broadcast the parade. In 1945 after the wartime suspension local broadcasts resumed. After 1948, CBS began its network television appearances.
The parade has been broadcast simultaneously in Spanish on the sister network of NBCUniversal hosted by María Celeste Arrarás from 2003-2006. For the first time, the parade was telecasted for an hour. In 1961, the telecast expanded to two hours and was then reduced to 90 minutes in 1962, before reverting to a two-hour telecast in 1965. The full parade was telecasted in 1960 First.
For the 1997 motorcade, MTV visitor correspondents, Beavis and Butt-head, have Kurt Loder. Given their typical style of analysis on parts of the procession, and of their interpretation of Thanksgiving by and large. The uncommon, named Beavis and Butt-head Do Thanksgiving, incorporated an inflatable of Beavis and Butt-head spectating from their lounge chair. The inflatable was not taking an interest in the motorcade, yet positioned on the head of a structure close by the procession course.
Since 2016, Verizon has delivered a 360-degree augmented reality live broadcast of the motorcade. With insignificant analysis, made accessible through YouTube. The 2019 version, delivered in collaboration with NBC. More broad creation, including has Terry Teams, Lilly Singh, and Ross Matthews, additionally including virtual inflatables produced through watchers’ votes.
Parade route
The Procession has consistently occurred in Manhattan. The procession initially began from 145th Road in Harlem and finished at Macy’s lead in Messenger Square, making a 6-mile course. During the 1930s, the inflatables were expanded around 110th Road and Amsterdam Road, close to the House of prayer of St. John the Perfect. The motorcade continued south on Amsterdam Road to 106th Road and turned east. At Columbus Road, the inflatables must be brought down to go under the Ninth Road El. Past the El tracks. The motorcade continued east on 106th Road to Focal Park West and went south to end at Macy’s lead.
In 2009 A new route was established For the parade. From 77th Road and Focal Park West, the course went south along Focal Park to Columbus Circle, at that point east along Focal Park South. The procession would then make a correct turn at seventh Road and go south to Times Square. At 42nd Road, the procession turned left and went east, at that point at sixth Road turned right again at Bryant Park.
Inflatable groups race through Columbus Hover because of higher breezes in this level territory, mentioning it an unacceptable objective fact area. New York City authorities review the motorcade course and attempt to kill whatever number possible hindrances as would be prudent, including pivoting overhead traffic lights off the beaten path. The survey is confined from 38th Road through the finish of the procession course, as this zone is utilized for the NBC broadcast.
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