The 47th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 23, 1972, in New York City and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST. The lineup featured 10 giant helium balloons, 10 floats, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands, a host of musical stars, and the one and-only Santa Claus.
Listed below are the elements that appeared in the 1972 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[]
"Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner
Huntington Thunderers
Rocking Giraffe by Macy's (Tommy Cash)
NYC Police Department Emerald Society Pipe Band
TV Camera Clowns
Snail by Macy's (Freda Payne)
Dover High School Marching Tornado Band
Airplane by Macy's
Clowns
Alphabet Blocks by Collins & Aikman (Donna Fargo)
Rolly Polly Clown by Macy's
Clowns
Western High School Band
Clown Head Push Floats
Curious George* by Knickerbocker Toy Company
The Tortoise and the Hare by Macy's
Clowns
Woman in the Shoe by Macy's (Jody Miller)
Dog Catcher Clowns
Plymouth Whitemarsh Senior High School Band
Windmill* by Macy's (Robert Horton)
Bear Bee by Macy's
Alli the Alligator by Macy's
"If You Haven't Seen Macy's, You Haven't Seen New York" banner
Cardinal Dougherty High School Band
Disney Wagon by Walt Disney Productions (Goofy, Pluto, and Dumbo)
Clowns with TV Prop
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Captain Hook's Pirate Ship by Walt Disney Productions (Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Tinker Bell, and Rick Springfield)
Disney Castle by Walt Disney Productions (Mickey Mouse, Miss Disneyland, Miss Walt Disney World, and the Country Bear Jamboree)
McDonald's All-American High School Marching Band
Clown Shack by Macy's
Cinderella by Macy's (Karen Wyman)
Palmyra String Band
Snow Mountain by Anheuser-Busch
Rocking Unicorn* by Macy's (Bill Anderson)
Racine Explorer Scouts Drum & Bugle Corp
Story Book Train by Western Publishing
Westchester High School Wranglerettes
Showboat by Macy's (John Raitt)
Gorilla by Macy's
Northwestern Senior High School Band
Santa's Holiday Home by Macy's (Santa Claus)