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The 72nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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The 72nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 26th, 1998 in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. EST. It was hosted by Katie Couric, Matt Lauer and Al Roker. Participating celebrities included Judy Collins, Martina McBride, Chicago, Kenny Rogers, 98 Degrees and *NSYNC.

Parade Lineup

Listed below are the various Parade units that appeared in the 1998 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, * indicates a retired Parade unit, and italics indicate an element that was removed from the line of march.

Balloons

Giant Balloons

  • Big Bird (Children's Television Workshop) - 11th time
  • Babe* (Universal Pictures) - 1st time
  • Barney (Lyrick Studios) - 5th time
  • Garfield (PAWS, Inc.) - 13th time
  • Wild Thing (Bell Atlantic) - 1st time
  • Arthur (Little Brown Children's Publishing) - 2nd time
  • Peter Rabbit* (Frederick Ward & Co.) - 3rd time
  • Spider-Man* (Marvel Comics) - 12th time
  • Rugrats (Nickelodeon) - 2nd time
  • Dexter (Cartoon Network) - 1st time
  • Quik Bunny (Nestlé USA) - 11th time
  • Eben Bear* (John Deere) - 4th time

Novelty Balloons

Floats

Specialty Units

Toy Floats

Marching Bands

  • Franklin High School Marching Band (Franklin, TN), performed "76 Trombones"
  • Fayetteville High School Marching Bulldog Band (Fayetteville, AR), performed "Give My Regards to Broadway"
  • Walton High School Marching Raider Band (Marietta, GA), performed "Rocket Man"
  • Banda Escolar de Guayanilla (Guyanilla, Peurto Rico), performed "Chips N' Salsa"
  • Kilgore College Band and Rangerettes (Kilgore, TX), performed "Texas Medley"
  • West High School Entertainment Unit (Torrance, CA), performed "Hooray for Hollywood"
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy Marching Band (Kings Point, NY)
  • NYPD Marching Band (New York, NY), performed "42nd Street"
  • Brandon Valley High School Marching Lynx (Brandon, SD), performed "West Side Story Medley"
  • Arapahoe High School Warrior Marching Band (Littleton, CO), performed "Star Trek Voyage"
  • Red Land High School Patriot Marching Band (Lewisberry, PA), performed "NY Traffic Stop"
  • Illinois State University Big Red Marching Machine (Normal, IL), performed "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"

Guest Stars

  • Parade Official Jean McFaddin
  • Martina McBride, sang "Happy Girl" (Tom Turkey)
  • The Stars of Sesame Street, sang "Sing" (Sesame Street)
  • Eric McCormick and Debra Messing (Cornucopia)
  • Christiane Noll, sang "Getting to Know You" (The King & I)
  • Barney, sang "If All the Raindrops" (Barney's Gingerbread House)
  • John McDonough, The All New Captain Kangaroo (The Magical World of Mother Goose)
  • 98°, sang "Because Of You" (Mr. Peanut's Circus)
  • Rockapella, sang "Wake Up" (Rip Van Winkle Wakin' Up)
  • Judy Collins, sang "The Fallow Way" (Soaring Spirit Canoe)
  • Cathy Rigby, sang "I Gotta Crow" (Peter Pan's Pirate Ship)
  • *NSYNC, sang "Tearin' Up My Heart" (M&M's Network)
  • Jo Dee Messina, sang "I'm Alright" (Westward Ho!)
  • Flik & Atta and The Cast of A Bug's Life, performed "The Flik Machine" (P.T. Flea's Circus)
  • Kenny Rogers, sang "Heroes" (Statue of Liberty)
  • The Toms River, NJ Little League '98 World Champions (Statue of Liberty)
  • Joe Torre, Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez and Graeme Llyod (Big Apple)
  • Monica, sang "Angel of Mine" (Party Time!)
  • Taikoza Taiko Drummers and the Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York (Flights of Fancy)
  • Chicago, sang "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Santaland Express)
  • The Cast of The New Addams Family, sang "Ring-A-Ding-Ding" (Snow Family Holiday)
  • The Pointer Sisters, performed "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
  • Kevin Sharp, performed "If You Believe" (Annabelle's Wish)
  • Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)

Celebrity Characters

Performance Groups

  • Funny Factory Clown Band (Colts Neck, NJ)
  • Field Musick of the American Revolution (Nationwide), performed "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
  • Black Cowboys Association of Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Universal Cheer & Dance Association (Nationwide)
  • Mike Miller Dance Team (Nationwide), performed "Salute to the Millennium"

Pre-Parade Acts

  • America Sings!, performed "Big City Beat"
  • Footloose, performed "Footloose"
  • Cabaret, performed "Cabaret"
  • The Scarlett Pimpernel, performed "Into the Fire"
  • The Radio City Rockettes
  • Annie Get Your Gun, performed "There's No Business Like Show Business"

Clowns

Clown Vehicles

Incidents

  • The Blue Geometric Ornament balloon was punctured by an unknown obstacle the night before the Parade and was removed.
  • A chamber inside burst on the Garfield balloon at 77th Street. Due to the damages, the balloon was taken out of the parade lineup.
  • Spider-Man's stomach tore open and
  • A lack of handlers on the Quik Bunny balloon caused it to go out of control, eventually being punctured and deflated by a tree.
  • A gust of wind pushed Wild Thing into a lamppost on 77th Street, tearing a 10-foot long gash in its left side. The damage was deemed to extensive and the balloon was removed from the lineup.
  • Dexter's right rocket was deflated during his debut march.

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