The 43rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1969)

The 42nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1968)

The 43rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1969)

The 44th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1970)

The 43rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The lineup ad for the 1969 Parade showcases the new look of the Snoopy balloon.
Date	November 27, 1969
Parade #	43
New Floats	"Woman in the Shoe" by Macy's "Alli the Alligator" by Macy's "Pink Castle" by Chevrolet " American Museum of Natural History's 100th Anniversary" by the American Museum of Natural History "Showboat" by Macy's "The Three Little Pigs" by Walt Disney Productions "Captain Hook's Pirate Ship" by Walt Disney Productions "Army Navy Football" by Macy's "Baldwin Organ" by Radio City Music Hall
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The 43^rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 27, 1969, in New York City and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST. It was hosted by Lorne Greene, Betty White, and Joe Garagiola. Participating celebrities included Guy Lombardo & The Royal Canadians, Melanie, The Four Seasons, David Houston, and Richard W. Leibert.

Parade Lineup

Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1969 line of parade march. Each element is listed in their respective categories/sub-categories, with sponsors in bold.

Bold indicates a new Parade element, an underline indicates an element that was brought back after an absence, and * indicates an element that was retired following the 1969 procession.

Balloons

• Happy Dragon (Macy's) - 9th time
• Smokey Bear (Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Program) - 4th time
• Superman (National Periodical Publications) - 4th time
• Underdog (Total TeleVision Productions) - 5th time
• Dino the Dinosaur (Macy's) - 7th time
• Bullwinkle Moose (Macy's) - 9th time
• Donald Duck (Walt Disney Productions) - 8th time
• Linus the Lionhearted (Macy's) - 6th time
• Snoopy the Astronaut (United Media) - 2nd time

Floats

• Cat, Mouse, and Cheese* (Macy's) - 2nd time
• Woman in the Shoe (Macy's) - 1st time
• Pink Castle (Chevrolet) - 1st time
• American Museum of Natural History's 100th Anniversary* (The American Museum of Natural History) - 1st time
• Circus* (IHOP) - 2nd time
• Showboat (Macy's) - 1st time
• Soap Box Derby* (Chevrolet) - 2nd time
• The Three Little Pigs (Walt Disney Productions) - 1st time
• Captain Hook's Pirate Ship (Walt Disney Productions) - 1st time
• Santa's Toy Factory* (Anheuser-Busch) - 2nd time
• Army-Navy Football* (Macy's) - 1st time
• Baldwin Organ (Radio City Music Hall) - 1st time
• Santa's Sleigh* (Macy's) - 3rd time

Specialty Units

• NYPD Mounted Police - 43rd time
• "Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner - 6th time
• Antique Roadster* (Macy's) - 2nd time
• Alli the Alligator (Macy's) - 1st time
• "If You Haven't Seen Macy's, You Haven't Seen New York" Banner - 6th time
• Horse-Drawn Carriage - 2nd time
• Disney Wagon (Walt Disney Productions) - 5th time
• Buckboard* (Macy's) - 3rd time

Toy Floats

• Snail (Macy's) - 2nd time
• Bear Bee* (Macy's) - 2nd time
• Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 12th time
• Clown Shack (Macy's) - 2nd time
• The Tortoise and the Hare (Macy's) - 2nd time
• Airplane (Macy's) - 3rd time

Marching Bands

• Archbishop Wood High School Band and Drill Team (Warminster, PA)
• New York Police Department Emerald Society Pipe Band (New York, NY)
• Monroe High School Girls' Corps (Monroe, GA)
• University of Iowa Pipe Band (Iowa City, IA)
• McDonald's All-American High School Band (Nationwide)
• P.A.L. Wynn Center Drum & Bugle Corps (New York, NY)
• Ferko String Band (Philadelphia, PA)
• Miller's Blackhawks Musical Corps (Dayton, OH)
• Huntington Thunderers (Huntington, NY)
• St. Paul's Paulettes (New York, NY)
• Bergenfield High School Marching Band (Bergenfield, NJ)
• Wagner College Band (Staten Island, NY)
• United States Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps (Annapolis, MD)
• Lake Worth High School Band (Lake Worth, FL)
• Kilgore Jr. College Marching Band (Kilgore, TX)
• Prince George High School Royal Band (Prince George, VA)

Guest Stars

• New York Mets
• Teresa Graves sang "Everybody's Talking" (Cat, Mouse, and Cheese)
• The Broadway Cast of Jimmy sang "The Darlin' of New York" (Antique Roadster)
• Melanie sang "Animal Crackers" (Woman in the Shoe)
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Pink Castle)
• America's Junior Miss Jackie Bennington (Pink Castle)
• Dick Roman sang "The Circus is Here" (Circus)
• Marc Copage (Circus)
• Johnny Whitaker (Rocking Horse)
• Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians performed "Rampart Street on Parade" (Showboat)
• David Hartman sang "On a Wonderful Day Like Today" (Soap Box Derby)
• Tournament of Roses Queen: Pamela Anicich (Horse-Drawn Carriage)
• David Houston sang "Baby Baby (I Know You're A Lady)" (Buckboard)
• Richard W. Leibert (Baldwin Organ)
• Santa Claus (Santa’s Sleigh)

Costumed Characters

• Mr. Chuck the Parade Clown (Alli the Alligator)
• Colorful Turkey
• Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Baloo, and King Louie (Disney Wagon)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (The Three Little Pigs)
• Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf (The Three Little Pigs)
• Peter Pan, Wendy Darling, Captain Hook, and Mr. Smee (Peter Pan)
• Ronald McDonald (Airplane)

Performance Groups

• St. Helen's School Crazy Wheels (Newbury, OH)
• Omar Motor Patrol (Columbia, SC)
• American Ballet Theatre (New York, NY)
• Radio City Music Hall Rockettes

Pre-Parade Acts

• Hardy Ward and the Kilgore College Rangerettes

Clowns

• Skating Clowns - 2nd time
• TV Camera Clowns - 5th time

See also

• The 43rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade/Gallery
• The 43rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order