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The 11th Annual Macy's Santa Claus Parade was held on November 29, 1934, in New York City.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 1934 Macy’s Santa Claus 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 1934 Parade.
Balloons[]
- Mickey Mouse (Disney Enterprises) - 1st time
- Practical Pig (Disney Enterprises) - 1st time
- The Three Little Pigs (Walt Disney Productions) - 1st time
- The Colicky Kid* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Pluto (Disney Enterprises) - 1st time
- Eddie Cantor* (United Artists) - 1st time
- Elephant* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Horace Horsecollar (Disney Enterprises) - 1st time
- The Big Bad Wolf (Disney Enterprises) - 1st time
Floats[]
- Santa's Sleigh* (Macy's) - 1st time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 11th time
Guest Stars[]
- Eddie Cantor
- Harpo Marx
- Jessica Dragonette
- Benny Goodman
- Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)
Trivia[]
- The 1934 Parade was the first to feature celebrity appearances, a tradition that would become commonplace in the years that follow.
- 1934 was also the first year to feature units sponsored by the Walt Disney Company, which made up the majority of the lineup that year.
Defect[]
- Eddie Cantor's left shoe was deflated.
See Also[]
- The 11th Annual Macy's Santa Claus Parade Marching Order
- The 11th Annual Macy's Santa Claus Parade (1934)/Gallery