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The 67th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 25, 1993, in New York City and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST. The telecast was hosted by Willard Scott and Katie Couric. The lineup featured 16 giant helium balloons, 23 novelty balloons, 13 marching bands, 21 floats, a host of celebrity appearances, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.
Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 1993 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They are categorized by unit type, with their respective sponsors in bold. Home locations of talent ensembles are featured in brackets, and the guest star’s float appearances are indicated in bold.
Bold denotes a new parade element, an underline indicates a unit that was brought back after an absence, a strikethrough signifies a parade unit that was sidelined before or during the march, and an asterisk (*) indicates an element that was retired after the 1993 Parade.
15 other, non-themed Clown Units appeared throughout the line of march. Note that the 1993 Parade was the final procession to feature non-themed clown groups.
Trivia[]
The 1993 Parade marked the final time that Lynda Lopez served as the announcer for the Parade's NBC broadcast. The following year, Don Pardo took over announcing duties.
This was the last Parade to feature a Goodyear balloon in the giant balloon lineup (in this case, Smokey)
Bugs Bunny and Betty Boop were considered to appear, but were ultimately sidelined.
