The 9th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade (1932) | The 10th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade (1933) | The 11th Annual Macy's Santa Claus Parade (1934) |
The 10th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade was held on November 30, 1933, in New York City.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 1933 Christmas Parade. They are categorized by unit type, with their respective sponsors in bold. The guest star’s float appearances are indicated in bold.
Bold denotes a new parade element, an underline indicates a unit that was brought back after an absence, and an asterisk (*) indicates an element that was retired after the 1933 Parade.
Balloons[]
- Fritz the Dachshund* (Macy's)- 2nd time
- Jerry the Pig* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Felix the Cat* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Andy the Alligator* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Tom the Cat* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Elephant* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Gulliver The Gullible* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Head Balloon* (Macy's) - 1st time
- The Colicky Kid (Macy's) - 1st time
- Rabbit* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Monkey* (Macy's) - 1st time
Floats[]
- Dinosaur* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Santa's Sleigh* (Macy's) - 1st time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 10th time
Guest Stars[]
- Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)
Trivia[]
- 1933 was the first and only year where the Parade was held on November 30th, as Thanksgiving was celebrated on the last Thursday of November until 1941.
- Many people misthought that Tom Cat appeared in the parade, but it was later clarified that he didn't appear.
- All of the balloons were repainted (expect for Felix the Cat).
Incidents[]
- Andy the Alligator split in two, losing his tail south of 70th Street.
- Gulliver had his nose punctured, but he was repaired at Lincoln Square.