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The 43rd 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[1] (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
Notes[]
- ↑ reskin of the previous year's Snoopy the Aviator balloon