The 47th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 22nd, 1973, in New York City and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 AM to Noon EST. The lineup featured 8 giant character balloons, 11 floats, more than 700 clowns, 14 marching bands, a host of musical stars, and the one and-only Santa Claus.
Listed below are the elements that appeared in the 1973 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
Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps[1]
Doodlebug by Macy's (Johnny Whitaker)[2]
New York Police Department Emerald Society Pipe Band[3]
Space Bug* by Macy's[4]
TV Camera Clowns[5]
Mainland High School Buccaneer Band
Turkey by Macy's (George Jones and Tammy Wynette)
Clowns
Clowns
Highland Park High School Marching "Polar Bears" Band
Clowns
Story Book Train* by Western Publishing
Clowns
Airplane by Macy's
Clowns with TV Prop
Cisco Junior College Band and Wrangler Belles
Showboat by Macy's (The Fifth Dimension)
Clowns
Alli the Alligator by Macy's
Clown Head Push Float
Wintersville High School "Blue and Gold" Band
Snow Mountain by Anheuser-Busch
Rolly Polly Clown by Macy's
Woman in the Shoe by Macy's (Kathleen Freeman)
"If You Haven't Seen Macy's, You Haven't Seen New York" Banner
Clowns
Clown Head Push Float
Cinderella* by Macy's (John Davidson)
Clown Head Push Float
McDonald's All-American High School Marching Band
Gorilla by Macy's
Chambersburg Area Senior High School Marching Band
Alphabet Blocks* by Collins & Aikman (Johnny Nash)
Wauwatosa East High School "Red Raider" Marching Band
Mother Goose by Macy's (Mother Goose)
Humpty Dumpty by Macy's
Clown Shack by Macy's
Snail by Macy's (Judi Rolin)
Trinity High School Marching Band
Disney Wagon by Walt Disney Productions (Mickey Mouse, Pluto, and Goofy)
Clowns
Alice in Wonderland by Walt Disney Productions (Alice, White Rabbit, and Mad Hatter)
Captain Hook's Pirate Ship by Walt Disney Productions (Peter Pan, Wendy Darling, John Darling, Michael Daring, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Tinker Bell, & Tick Tock the Crocodile)
Disney Castle by Walt Disney Productions (Robin Hood, Little John, and Prince John)
Bear Bee by Macy's
Clowns
Santa Monica Jr. College Marching Band
Santa's Holiday Home by Macy's (Santa Claus)