Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1978 Parade, in order of appearance.
Parade Lineup[]
- New York Police Department Mounted Police
- Skating Clowns
- Parade Official: Jean McFaddin
- "Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner
- Clowns
- Concord Community High School Marching "Minutemen" Band (Elkhart, IN)
- Linus the Lionhearted Balloon
- Pilgrims
- Pilgrim Man and Woman Toy Floats
- The Thanksgiving Turkey by Macy's (The Oak Ridge Boys)
- Clowns
- The Kearny Caledonian Pipe Band (Kearny, NJ)
- The Loch Ness Monster by Busch Gardens
- The Glasgow Scottie Band (Glasgow, KY)
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
- The Walt Disney World Castle by Walt Disney World Resort (Shields & Yarnell with Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse)
- Mickey Mouse Balloon
- Clowns
- The Cootie by Schaper Toys
- Clowns
- Lancaster High School Marching Band of Gold (Lancaster, OH)
- The Giant Jukebox by FM 99 WXLO (The Village People)
- Smokey Bear Balloon
- Bear Bee Toy Float
- Lone Ranger and Tonto
- The Wilderness Family by Pacific International Enterprises (The Cast of "The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family")
- Wheeling High School Marching Band (Wheeling, IL)
- Weeble Walk-Arounds
- Weeble Balloon
- The Broadway Belle Showboat by Macy's (Melba Moore, Bruce Jenner, Peter Ustinov, Paula Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Mariana Vlady, Wally Amos, & Misha the Bear)
- Independence High School 76th Cavalry Band (San Jose, CA)
- The Central Park Carriage (Ricardo Montalban)
- The Lord of the Rings by United Media
- Burl Ives & Katy Kurtzman
- Happy Dragon Balloon[1]
- Clowns
- The Circus Wagon by Macy's (Mr. Chuck the Parade Clown)
- Rocking Giraffe Toy Float[1] (Margo Smith)
- Falls Church High School Band (Falls Church, VA)
- The Airplane by Macy's
- Clowns
- Aviator Snoopy Balloon
- Mr. Snail Toy Float
- Clowns
- Ice Castles by Columbia Pictures (Lynn Holly Jackson)
- Homewood High School "Patriot" Marching Band (Homewood, AL)
- Mother Goose by Macy's
- The Excalibur Car by Macy's (The Smothers Brothers)
- Kermit the Frog Balloon
- Sesame Street by Children's Television Workshop (The Cast of Sesame Street)
- Clowns
- United States Merchant Marine Academy Regimental Band (Kings Point, NY)
- Watership Down by Nepenthe Productions
- Bullwinkle Balloon
- Big Apple by New York Daily News (Buckey Dent)
- Cary High School Marching Band (Cary, NC)
- Clowns
- The Wiz by Universal Pictures
- Underdog Balloon
- McDonald's Gazebo by McDonald's (Paul Lavalle)
- McDonald's All-American High School Marching Band (Nationwide)
- The Pirate Ship by Macy's (Brass Construction)
- Long Prairie High School Marching Band (Long Prairie, MN)
- Santa's Sleigh by Macy's (Santa Claus)