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The 27th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1953) | The 28th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1954) | The 29th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1955) | 
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The 28th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 25, 1954, in New York City and was shown to viewers live on NBC that same day.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the various Parade units that appeared in the 1954 line of march. Each unit is listed in several categories and sub-categories, in addition to the unit's sponsor.
Terms for Parade unit status: Bold indicates a new Parade unit, Underline indicates a unit that was brought back after an absence, Italics indicates a removed Parade unit, and * indicates a retired Parade unit.
Balloons[]
- Gorgeous Gobbler (Macy's) - 1st time
- Toy Soldier* (Macy's) - 4th time
- Goldfish with Pinkish Fins* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Mighty Mouse (Terrytoons) - 4th time
- Spaceman (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Dachshund (Macy's) - 2nd time
Floats[]
- Peter Pan* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Circus* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Queen of Hearts* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Long John Silver* (Distributors Corporation of America) - 1st time
- The Glass Slipper* (MGM) - 1st time
- Noah's Ark* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Tootsie Land* (Sweets Company of America, Inc.) - 1st time
- Winter Holiday* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Macy's) - 1st time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 28th time
- Tick Tock the Crocodile* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Howdy Doody Car* - 2nd time
- Clown Town Firetruck* (The Annville Fire Company) - 1st time
Marching Bands[]
- Bergenfield High School Marching Band (Bergenfield, NJ)
- Sewanhaka High School Marching Band (Floral Park, NY)
- Ferko String Band (Philadelphia, PA)
- Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps (Hawthorne, NJ)
- Northern Lebanon High School "Viking" Marching Band (Lebanon, PA)
Guest Stars[]
- Jon Hall
- Bud Abbott & Lou Costello (Circus)
- Lassie (Circus)
- Virginia Mayo (Queen of Hearts)
- Buffalo Bob Smith, Howdy Doody, & Clarabell the Clown (Howdy Doody Car)
- Jackie Cooper (Long John Silver)
- Carol Haney (The Glass Slipper)
- J. Fred Muggs
- Sid and Michele Caesar (Noah's Ark)
- Pinky Lee (Tootsie Land)
- Judy Holiday (Winter Holiday)
- Santa Claus (Here Comes Santa Clause)
Special Characters[]
- Felix the Cat (Circus)