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The 71st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order | The 72nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order | The 73rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order | 
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The 72nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 26, 1998, in New York City and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST. It was hosted by Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, and Al Roker. The lineup featured 12 giant helium balloons, 19 novelty balloons, 18 floats and five falloons, six toy floats, 12 marching bands, 11 special groups, 38 clown units, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.
Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1998 Macy's Parade, in order of appearance.
Parade Lineup[]
"Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner
Cloe the Holiday Clown Balloon
Franklin High School Marching Rebel Band
Tom Turkey by Macy's (Martinia McBride)
Sesame Street by Children's Television Workshop (The Stars of Sesame Street)
Fayetteville High School Bulldog Marching Band
Cornucopia by Macy's (Eric McCormick and Debra Messing)
American Gothic Clowns
Funny Farm Clowns with Funny Farm Produce Truck
Muffy VanderBear and PocaHoppy
The King & I by Morgan Creek Productions (Christiane Noll)
Rain Ballet Clowns
Barney’s Gingerbread House by Lyrick Studios (Barney)
Walton High School Marching Raider Band
Magical World of Mother Goose by Macy’s (John McDonough, The All New Captain Kangaroo)
Funny Factory Clown Band
Banana Split Clowns with Banana Split Vehicle
Mr. Peanut’s Circus by Planters Company (98°)
George Washington on Horseback
Field Musick of the American Revolution
Rip Van Winkle Wakin’ Up by Folgers Coffee (Rockapella)
Maurice Sendak’s Wild Thing Balloon
Soaring Spirit Canoe by Macy’s (Judy Collins)
Banda Escolar de Guayanilla
Caribbean Fiesta Clowns
Peter Pan’s Pirate Ship by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (Cathy Rigby)
Wavey Clowns
M&M’s Studios by M&M’s Chocolate Candies (*NSYNC)
Keystone Kops with Paddy Wagon
Kilgore College Wrangler Band and Wranglerettes
Black Cowboys Association of Brooklyn
Westward Ho! by Macy’s (Jo Dee Messina)
Cactus & Cowboys Clowns
“If You Haven’t Seen Macy’s, You Haven’t Seen New York” Banner
P.T. Flea’s Circus by Disney/Pixar (Flik & Atta & The Cast of A Bug’s Life)
Heimlich by Disney/Pixar
West High School Entertainment Unit
Pep Rally by Mike Miller & Associates
Universal Cheer & Dance Association
Statue of Liberty by GMC (Kenny Rogers and the Toms River, NJ Little League ‘98 World Champions)
United States Merchant Marine Band
New York City Police Department Mounted Unit
Baseball Clowns
Baseball, Basketball and Football Balloons
Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Beta Carotene, Lycopene and Lupein
Big Apple by The New York Daily News (Joe Torre, Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez and Graeme Lloyd)
New York City Police Department Marching Band
Funny Firefighter Brigade with Fire Truck, Fire Engine and Smoking Outhouse
Party Time! by Hanes Hosiery (Monica)
Funny Bone Medical Team with Clown Ambulance
Brandon Valley High School Marching Lynx
Uptown Doggie Walkers with Dog Catcher
Flights of Fancy by Continental Airlines (Taikoza Taiko Drummers and The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York)
Arapahoe High School Warrior Marching Band
Santaland Express by OshKosh B’Gosh (Chicago)
Klassical Clowns
The Snow Family Holiday by Fox/Family Channel (The New Addams Family)
Redland High School Patriot Marching Band
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by GoodTimes Entertainment (The Pointer Sisters)
Open Jogging Wheel Clowns
Annabelle’s Wish by Discover Card (Kevin Sharp)
Illinois State University Big Red Marching Machine
Santa’s Sleigh by Macy’s (Santa Claus)