Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1972 Parade, in order of appearance.
Parade Lineup[]
- Skating Clowns
- NYPD Mounted Unit
- "Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner
- Clowns
- Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps (Hawthorne, NJ)
- The Excalibur Car by Macy's (Betty White & Lorne Greene)
- Today's Children (Park Ridge, IL)
- Doodlebug by Macy's (Danny Bonaduce)
- The Huntington Thunderers (Huntington, NY)
- Clowns
- Broadway Belle Showboat by Macy's (John Raitt & The Broadway Cast of "Showboat")
- Clowns
- The New York Police Department Emerald Society Pipes and Drums (New York City, NY)
- Clowns
- Movie Camera Clowns
- Smile Balloon
- Clowns
- Garden Snail Toy Float (Freda Payne)
- Dover High School Marching "Tornado" Band (Dover, OH)
- Clowns
- Airplane by Macy's
- Alphabet Blocks (Donna Fargo)
- Colorful Turkey
- Clowns
- The Clown Shack Toy Float
- Rolly Polly Clown
- Smokey Bear Balloon
- Bear Bee Toy Float
- Western High School Marching "Pioneers" Band and Drill Team (Anaheim, CA)
- Clowns
- The Tortoise & the Hare Toy Floats
- Curious George Push Float by H. A. Rey & Margret Rey
- Clowns
- Clown Head Push Float #1
- Underdog Balloon
- Kokomo High School Marching "Wildkat" Band (Kokomo, IN)
- The Woman in the Shoe by Macy's (Jody Miller)
- Dog Clowns
- Sinclair Oil's Dino the Dinosaur Balloon
- Clowns
- Whitemarsh Marching "Colonials" Band (Plymouth, PA)
- Windmill by Macy's (Robert Horton)
- Astronaut Snoopy Balloon
- Alli the Alligator by Macy's (Mr. Chuck the Parade Clown)
- "If You Haven't Seen Macy's, You Haven't Seen New York" Banner
- Clowns
- Cardinal Dougherty High School Marching Band (Philadelphia, PA)
- "The Wonderful World of Disney" Banner
- The Disney Wagon by Walt Disney Animation Studios (Goofy, Pluto, & Dumbo the Elephant)
- Donald Duck Balloon
- TV Clowns
- Seahorse Clowns
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Captain Hook's Pirate Ship by Walt Disney Animation Studios (Rick Springfield with Peter Pan, Wendy Darling, John Darling, Micheal Daring, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Tinker Bell, & Tick Tock the Crocodile)
- The Walt Disney World Castle by Walt Disney World Resort (Mickey Mouse and The Country Bear Jamboree)
- Mickey Mouse Balloon
- McDonald's All-American High School Marching Band (Nationwide)
- Cinderella's Carriage by Macy's (Karen Wyman)
- Clowns
- Clown Head Push Float #2
- The Palmyra String Band (Berlin, NJ)
- The Snowman Sleigh by Budweiser
- Clowns
- Rocking Unicorn Toy Float (Bill Anderson)
- Linus the Lionhearted Balloon
- The Racine Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps (Racine, WI)
- The Story Book Train by Western Publishing
- Clowns
- Happy Dragon Balloon
- The Valley Stream South High School "Flag-Bearers" Marching Band (Valley Stream, NY)
- Rocking Giraffe Toy Float (Tommy Cash)
- Bullwinkle Balloon
- Clowns
- Northwestern University "Wildcat" Marching Band (Evanston, IL)
- Clowns
- Santa's Holiday Home by Macy's (Santa Claus)