The 68th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 24, 1994, in New York City and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day at 9:00 a.m. It was hosted by Willard Scott and Katie Couric. Participating celebrities included Bob Hope, Shari Lewis, The Lawrence Brothers, Kenny G, Judy Collins and Nick Clooney.
Parade Lineup
Listed below are the various Parade units that appeared in the 1994 line of march. Each unit is listed in several categories and sub-categories, in addition to the unit's sponsor.
Bold indicates a new Parade unit.
Balloons
Giant Balloons
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega of America, Inc.) - 2nd time
- Quik Bunny (The Nestlé Beverage Company) - 7th time
- Beethoven (Universal City Studios, Inc.) - 2nd time
- Snoopy & Woodstock (United Media) - 7th time
- Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) - 8th time
- Bart Simpson (Fox, Inc.) - 5th time
- Ronald McDonald* (McDonald's) - 6th and last time
- Big Bird (Children's Television Workshop) - 7th time
- Garfield (Paws, Inc.) - 9th time
- Barney (The Lyons Group) - 1st time
- Pink Panther (Metro Goldwyn Mayer) - 7th time
- Izzy (Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games) - 2nd time
- The Cat in the Hat (Random House Children's Publishing) - 1st time
- Woody Woodpecker (Universal City Studios, Inc.) - 13th time
- Snuggle* (Lever Brothers Company) - 8th and last time
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (Scholastic) - 5th time
Heritage Balloons
- ABC Bouncing Balls (Children's Television Workshop) - 7th time
Novelty Balloons
- Ice Cream Cone - 8th time
- Macy's White Stars - 9th time
- Pumpkins - 3rd time
- Wiggle Worm - 2nd time
- Snowstars - 7th time
- Circus Ball and Flower Ball - 10th time
- Cloe the Holiday Clown - 1st time
- Macy's White Stars - 9th time
- Baseball, Basketball and Football - 4th time
- Poinsettias - 7th time
Falloons
- Sea Venture (Macy's) - 1st time
- Elf in the Box (Macy's) (Retired) - 2nd and last time
- Little Drummer Boy (Macy's) (Retired) - 2nd and last time
Floats
- Statue of Liberty (GMC Trucks) - 9th time
- Soaring Spirit Canoe (Macy's) - 9th time
- Tom Turkey (Butterball Turkey Company) - 2nd time
- The Magical World of Mother Goose (Macy's) - 4th time
- The Swan Princess (Nest Entertainment) - 1st and only time
- Dragon Tales (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Mike Miller Stars on Parade
- Sesame Street (Applause, Inc.) - 1st time
- Salute to Movie Musicals (American Movie Classics) - 1st time
- Western Village (Macy's)
- Big Apple (The New York Daily News) - 13th time
- Flights of Fancy (Continental Airlines) - 1st time
- Cornucopia - 2nd time
- Holiday Sweets (Dunkin' Donuts)
- Circus Wagon
- Home for the Holidays (Wendy's) - 2nd and last time
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 7th time
Toy Floats
- Mr. Tortoise - 17th time
- Mr. Hare - 8th time
Marching Bands
- East Coweta High School Marching Band
- Deer Valley High School Marching Band
- Defiance High School Marching Band
- Port Charlotte High School Marching Band
- Lincoln High School Marching Band
- Summer Music All Star Drum and Bugle Corps
- Wyoming High School Marching Band
- NYPD Marching Band
- Summerville High School Marching Band
- Atlanta Olympic Marching Band
- Bergenfield High School Marching Band
- Opelika High School Spirit of the South Marching Band
- Madisonville High School Marching Band
Guest Stars
- Kenny G
- Lamb Chop, Charlie the Horse, and Sheri Lewis
- Nick Clooney
- Natalie Cole
- The Stars of Sesame Street
- Judy Collins
- Bob Dorian
- Joely Fisher
- Ricky Paull Goldin
- Tricia Leigh Fisher
- Sam Harris
- Bob Hope and Dolores Hope
- Dorothy Lamour
- The Lawrence Brothers
- Barney, BJ, Baby Bop and the Kids
- The Cast of The Swan Princess
- Megan Mullally
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Connie Stevens
- Spider-Man
- The Radio City Rockeetes
- Liz Torres
- Heather Whiterstone
- Susan Wood
- The Cast of WWE World Wrestling Ever
- Special Tribute to Elvis Presley
Walk-Arounds
- Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy
- Gumby
Performer Groups
- America Sings
- Mike Miller Dance Team
- Universal Cheerleaders Association
Gallery
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA
unless otherwise noted.
