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The 65th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1991) | The 66th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1992) | The 67th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1993) | 
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The 66th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 26, 1992 in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST, with the broadcast being hosted by Willard Scott and Katie Couric. Participating celebrities included the likes of Michael Feinstein, Shari Lewis, Mac Davis, Cheech Martin, Regina Belle and Peabo Bryson.
Overview[]
Rain poured down on the streets of NYC on Thanksgiving 1992. But, with an all-star list of giant character balloons, many different creative and colorful floats, and lots of musical entertainment, the 1992 Macy's Parade showed that no rain could stop this parade. Goofy got festive for the holidays as he wore a Santa suit, being the parade's only new giant character balloon that year, while Garfield returned to the lineup, leading the parade after a two-year absence.
Amongst the performers, hip-hop duo Kriss Kross preformed their 1992 mega hit "Jump" on the YMCA's 140th Birthday Celebration float, recording artist Shanice preformed her 1992 mega hit "I Like Your Smile" on the Big Apple, a group of Girl Scouts appeared on the Garden float accompanied with Captain Planet, and the characters of Beauty and the Beast appeared on the new Disney Fantasy Castle float.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1992 line of march. Each element is listed in their respective categories/sub-categories, with sponsors in bold.
Bold indicates a new Parade element, underline indicates an element that was brought back after an absence, and * indicates a Parade element that was retired after the 1992 procession.
Balloons[]
- Garfield (United Media)- 7th time
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (Scholastic Inc.) - 3rd time
- Quik Bunny (The Nestlé Beverage Company) - 5th time
- Bart Simpson (Fox, Inc.) - 3rd time
- Snoopy & Woodstock (United Media) - 5th time
- Betty Boop* (King Features) - 5th time
- Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) - 6th time
- Woody Woodpecker (Universal Studios Hollywood and Florida) - 11th time
- Goofy* (The Walt Disney Company) - 1st time
- Bugs Bunny* (Warner Bros. Consumer Products) - 4th time
- Pink Panther (Metro Goldwyn Mayer) - 5th time
- Big Bird (Children's Television Workshop) - 5th time
- Happy Dragon* (Macy's) - 23rd time
- Babar the Elephant* (Nelvana Limited and The Clifford Ross Company) - 2nd time
- Snuggle Bear (Lever Brothers Company) - 6th time
Novelty Balloons[]
- Ice Cream Cone (Macy's) - 6th time
- Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 7th time
- Pumpkins (Macy's) - 1st time
- Flower Ornaments (Macy's) - 8th time
- Pennsylvania Dutch Ornaments (Macy's) - 8th time
- Geometric Ornaments (Macy's) - 8th time
- Ice Stars (Macy's) - 6th time
- The Pinheads* (Animagic Entertainment) - 1st time
- American Star Ornaments* (Macy's) - 8th time
- Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 7th time
- Baseball*, Basketball and Football (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Snow Crystal Ornaments* (Macy's) - 8th time
- Poinsettia Ornaments (Macy's) - 8th time
Floats[]
- Turkey* (Macy's) - 20th time
- Watering Can (DiC/Turner Entertainment) - 5th time
- Puppy Play* (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Doodlebug (Macy's) - 13th time
- Herald Square Express Train (Macy's) - 7th time
- Western Village (Macy's) - 1st time
- Saggy Baggy* (Macy's) - 5th time
- Big Apple (The New York Daily News) - 10th time
- Soaring Spirit Canoe (Macy's) - 7th time
- Macy Clipper* (Macy's) - 7th time
- Statue of Liberty (Macy's) - 7th time
- Tree House* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Disney Fantasy Castle* (Walt Disney World Resort) - 1st time
- Magical World of Mother Goose (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Stars on Parade (Macy's) - 1st time
- YMCA's 140th Birthday Celebration (Macy's) - 1st time
- Macy's Flyer* (Trans World Airlines) - 7th time
- The Baby-Sitters Club* (Scholastic Inc.) - 2nd time
- Sleepy Time Fantasy (Macy's) - 1st time
- Paddington Bear* (Eden Toys) - 3rd time
- Trolls Winter Magic* (Russ Berrie and Company) - 1st time
- Christmas Wagon (Macy's) - 24th time
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 15th time
Specialty Units[]
- New York Police Department Motorcycle Unit - 8th time
- "Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner (Macy's) - 12th time
- GMC Banner* (GMC Trucks) - 1st time
- Park Enforcement Mounted Patrol - 9th time
- TWA Banner (Trans World Airlines) - 7th time
- North Wind Museum Stagecoach (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Hilltop Stud Farms Conestoga Wagons and Miniature Horses* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Caribbean Eagle* (Macy's) - 1st time
- North Wind Museum Calliope (Macy's) - 1st time
- Euclid Beach Rocket Car (Macy's) - 5th time
- The World of Miniature Horses - 1st time
- Pink Porsche* (Macy's) - 1st time
- New York City Police Department Mounted Unit - 66th time
- "If You Haven't Seen Macy's..." Banner (Macy's) - 12th time
- Excalibur Car (Macy's) - 1st time
Toy Floats[]
- Pilgrim Man & Woman (Macy's) - 18th time
- The Growing Flowers (Macy's) - 7th time
- Rocking Tortoise (Macy's) - 14th time
- Garden Snail (Macy's) - 17th time
- Clown Heads Train (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Rocking Lion (Macy's) - 14th time
- George Washington & Ben Franklin (Macy's) - 18th time
- Rocking Lobster (Macy's) - 13th time
- Bear Bee* (Macy's) - 20th time
- Rocking Kangaroo (Macy's) - 14th time
- Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 33rd time
Marching Bands[]
- West Orange High School Warrior Band (Winter Garden, FL), performed "Strike Up the Band" / "Seventy-Six Trombones"
- San Benito High School Mighty Marching Greyhounds (San Benito, TX), performed "The Eyes of Texas"
- Concord Marching Minutemen (Elkhart, IN), performed "How the West Was Fun"
- Kilgore College Band (Kilgore, TX), performed "T for Texas"
- Lexington High School Marching Band (Lexington, SC), performed "NBC Theme"
- New York Police Department Marching Band (New York, NY), performed "New York, New York"
- O'Fallon Township High School Marching Panthers (O'Fallon, IL), performed "Sunrise Lady"
- Gordon Lee High School Trojan Band (Chickamauga, GA)
- Marshfield Senior High School Marching Tigers (Marshfield, WI), performed "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
- New York University Pipes and Drums (New York, NY)
- Summer Music Games All-Star Drum & Bugle Corps (North America)
- Corning Painted Post West High School Band (Painted Post, NY)
- Parkersburg High School Big Red Band (Parkersburg, WV), performed "Jingle Bells"
- Albertvile High School "Aggie" Band (Albertville, AL), performed "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
- McGavock High School Marching Band (Nashville, TN), performed "Holiday Medley"
Guest Stars[]
- Parade Official Jean McFaddin
- Mac Davis, sang "Never Met a Man I Didn't Like" (Turkey)
- Pee Wee Love (Rocking Tortoise)
- Shaun Weiss (Garden Snail)
- Girl Scouts of Greater New York, sang "The Time Has Come to Love Our Earth" (Garden)
- Michael Feinstein, sang "The Ugly Bug Ball" (Doodlebug)
- Dr. Joyce Brothers and Joey Lawrence (Wild West Express Train)
- McBride & The Ride with the Valley Stream Central High School Streamers, performed "Trick Rider" (Western Village)
- The Big Apple Circus (Saggy Baggy)
- Rich Little (Rocking Lion)
- Shanice, sang "I Love Your Smile" (Big Apple)
- Riddick Bowe (Big Apple)
- Brian Greene, sang "River in the Rain" (Indian Canoe)
- Macy's Holiday Chorus, sang "One Brick at a Time" (Macy Clipper)
- Jessye Norman, sang "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" (Statue of Liberty)
- Jenna Von Oy, sang "Under the Boardwalk" (Rocking Lobster)
- Cheech Marin, sang "My Name Is Cheech, the School Bus Driver" accompanied by Dance Odyssey (Tree House)
- Belle, Beast, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts and Chip, performed "Be Our Guest" (Disney Fantasy Castle)
- Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, sang "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" (Magical World of Mother Goose)
- Miss America 1993 Leanza Cornett, sang "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Stars on Parade)
- Macy's Be-A-Star Winners (Stars on Parade)
- Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle, sang "A Whole New World" (Macy Flyer)
- Kriss Kross, sang "Jump" (YMCA's 140th Birthday Celebration)
- Aaron Tippin, sang "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" (Rocking Horse)
- The Baby-Sitters Club, performed "Dance" (The Baby-Sitters Club)
- Ann M. Martin (The Baby-Sitters Club)
- John Tesh and Connie Selleca, performed "In a Child's Eye" (Star Dreams)
- Macy's Be-A-Star Winners (Star Dreams)
- Russ Trolls, performed "Sleigh Ride" (Troll Winter Magic)
- Chris Burke (Christmas Wagon)
- Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)
Celebrity Characters[]
- Captain Planet (Garden)
- Dino
- Alvin & The Chipmunks (North Wind Museum Stagecoach)
- The California Raisins
- Sgt. Kabukiman
- The Balloonatiks (Euclid Beach Rocket Car)
- Barbie and Ken (Pink Porsche)
- Tom & Jerry
- Tom & Jerry Kids
- Pocahontas (Indian Canoe)
- Spider-Man, Captain America and Wolverine
- Fred Flintstone and Wilma Flintstone
- Barney Rubble and Betty Rubble
- Muffy VanderBear
- Mother Goose and Friends (Magical World of Mother Goose)
- Toxie and NoZone
- Pink Panther (Excalibur Car)
- Waldo, Wenda, Wizard Whitebeard and Odlaw
- Molly Teddy
- Lemon, Mint and Cherry
Performance Groups[]
- Andover One Wheelers (Andover, NH)
- Mobile Azalea Trails Maids (Mobile, AL)
- NCA All-American Cheerleaders (Nationwide), performed "America, Cheers to You!"
Pre-Parade Acts[]
- NCA Superstar Dance Team, performed "America on the Move"
- Annie Warbucks, performed "When You Smile"
- Jelly's Last Jam, performed "The Whole World's Waitin' to Sing Your Song"
- Guys and Dolls, performed "Fugue for Tinhorns" and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat"
- Five Guys Named Moe, performed "Five Times Named Moe"
- Falsettos, performed "Marvin at the Psychiatrist"
- Kilgore Rangerettes
- Dann Florek, sang "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning"
- Crazy for You, performed "Can't Be Bothered Now"
- American Ballroom Dancers, performed "The Waltz"
- Carol Channing, sang "Before the Parade Passes By" accompanied by NCA Superstar Dance Team
Clowns[]
- Skating Clowns - 25th time
- Dog Catcher Clowns - 4th time
- Cowboy Clowns - 1st time
- Hula Hoop Clowns - 1st time
- Rain Rag Ballet Clowns - 12th time
- Robot Clowns* - 8th time
- Ambulance Clowns - 8th time
- Clown Fire Brigade - 7th time
Clown Props[]
- Dog Catcher - 13th time
- Bells Jogging Wheel - 12th time
- Clown Ambulance - 8th time
- Glitz Jogging Wheel - 12th time
- Fire Truck - 9th time
- Fire Engine - 13th time
- Smoking Outhouse - 13th time
- Fire Pumper - 16th time
- TV Props - 18th time
- Open Jogging Wheel - 13th time