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The 40th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 24th, 1966, in New York City and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 10 AM to Noon EST. It was hosted by Lorne Greene and Betty White. The lineup featured 10 giant character balloons, 10 floats, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands and 2 performance groups, a host of musical stars, and the one and-only Santa Claus.
Listed below are the elements that appeared in the 1966 Macy's Parade, in order of appearance.
Bold indicates a new Parade element, an underline indicates an element that was brought back after an absence, and * indicates an element retired after the procession.
Parade Lineup[]
Clowns
"Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner
1966 Camaros*
William Penn Senior High School Marching Band
Cinderella by Chevrolet (Wayne Newton and America's Junior Miss 1966: Kathryn Benysh)
Seabreeze High School Marching "100" Band
Hitch Wagon* by Anhueser-Busch
Jail Clowns
Grand Prix* by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Jack Brabham & Françoise Hardy)
Miller's Blackhawks Twirling Corps
Circus by Macy's (Frankie Michaels)
Anvil Clowns
TV Camera Clowns
Autumn Splendor* by Macy's (Nina Simone)
Clowns
Tyrannosaurus Rex* by Sinclair Oil Corporation
Ankylosaurus and Stegosaurus* by Sinclair Oil Corporation
Brontosaurus* by Sinclair Oil Corporation
Swissvale High School "Golden Triangles" Marching Band
Big Drum by McDonald's (Ronald McDonald)
Fantasyland* by McDonald's (Soupy Sales)
New York City Mission Society Warrior Cadet, Drum, & Bugle Corps
Carousel by Radio City Music Hall (Radio City Music Hall Choraliers)
Bathtub by Macy's
Clowns
Radford University Highlanders Pipes and Drums Band
Clown Town Firetruck* by the Annville Fire Company
Toyland* by Macy's (Tessie O'Shea)
The Underdog Show* by Total Television Productions
Northwestern Senior High School Band
Farm* by the New York City Center (Bruce Yarnell with the Cast of "Carousel")
Jack and the Beanstalk by Macy's
Greater Kensington String Band
Mother Goose by Macy's (Teresa Brewer)
Canadian Grenadier Guards
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Salute to Canada* by Expo 67 (Miss Canada 1967: Barbara Kelly)
Band of the Royal Regiment of Canada
Hanover Park "Golden Hornet" Marching Band
Old Woman in the Shoe[1] by Macy's (Dusty Springfield)
Comedy Ford*
Prince George High School Royals Band (Prince George, VA)
"If You Haven't Seen Macy's, You Haven't Seen New York" Banner
Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps and Muchachos
Clowns
Noah's Ark* by 20th Century Fox
Clowns
Jack Strauss as Emmett Kelly
Charleston High School "Mountain Lion" Band
Christmas* by Macy's (Santa Claus)
Notes[]
- ↑ These elements were either not seen at all in the Parade, or started their march and were later pulled from the lineup