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The 82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2008) | The 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2009) | The 84th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2010) | 
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The 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 26, 2009 in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST, being hosted by Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira and Al Roker. The lineup featured 15 giant helium character balloons, 35 novelty/ornament balloons, balloonheads and balloonicles, 24 floats, 10 marching bands, 1,500 cheerleaders, dancers, singers and performers, 800 clowns, and a host of celebrity performers.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 2009 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 2009 procession.
Balloons[]
Giant Balloons[]
- Spider-Man (Marvel Entertainment) - 1st time
- Kermit the Frog (The Muppets Studio) - 6th time
- Abby Cadabby* (Sesame Workshop) - 3rd time
- Pikachu with PokéBall (The Pokémon Company International) - 4th time
- Shrek (DreamWorks Animation) - 3rd time
- Ronald McDonald (McDonald's) - 1st time
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon) - 5th time
- Sailor Mickey Mouse (Disney Cruise Line) - 1st time
- Snoopy as the Flying Ace (United Feature Syndicate) - 4th time
- Buzz Lightyear (Disney·Pixar) - 2nd time
- Dora the Explorer* (Nickelodeon) - 5th time
- Horton the Elephant (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment) - 2nd time
- "Super Cute" Hello Kitty (Sanrio) - 3rd time
- Smurf (Lafig Belgium/Sony Pictures Entertainment) - 2nd time
- Pillsbury Doughboy (Pillsbury) - 1st time
Novelty Balloons[]
- Yellow Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 4th time
- Pumpkins (Macy's) - 7th time
- Harold the Fireman (Macy's) - 14th time
- Geometrics (Macy's) - 1st time
- Strawberry/Pistachio Ice Cream Cone (Macy's) - 6th time
- Basketball (Macy's) - 1st time
- Freida the Dachshund* (Macy's) - 4th time
- Beach Ball Cluster (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Arrtie the Pirate (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Planet Earth (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Baseball (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Snow Crystals (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Cloe the Holiday Clown* (Macy's) - 5th time
- Big Man Santa (Universal Orlando Resort) - 1st time
- Green Candy Cane* (Macy's) - 4th time
- Red Candy Cane (Macy's) - 5th time
- Charlie, Kit & C.J. Elves (Macy's) - 9th time (Charlie); 6th time (Kit and C.J.)
- Green "Believe" Star (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Red "Believe" Stars (Macy's) - 1st time
Balloonheads[]
- Pilgrim Man & Woman (Macy's) - 5th time
- George Washington & Abraham Lincoln (Macy's) - 5th time
- Mama, Papa, & Baby (Macy's) - 3rd time
Balloonicles[]
- Energizer Bunny (Energizer) - 4th time
Floats[]
- Woodland Family Gathering (Ocean Spray) - 2nd time
- Tom Turkey (Food Network Magazine) - 17th time
- Watering Can* (Macy's) - 9th time
- Doodlebug* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- 1-2-3 Sesame Street (NAMM) - 6th time
- Local Heroes Helping Everyday (Hamburger Helper) - 1st time
- International Cele-bear-ation Clock Tower (Build-A-Bear Workshop) - 3rd time
- Statue of Liberty (Macy's) - 17th time
- M&M's On Broadway* (Mars Chocolate North America) - 3rd time
- Castle of Dreams (My Princess Academy) - 2nd time
- Pep Rally (Mike Miller & Associates) - 6th time
- Bridge to the Future (Hess Corporation) - 7th time
- There's A Party in My City* (Yo Gabba Gabba! Live) - 1st time
- Shine On! (Jimmy Dean) - 2nd time
- Jolly Polly Pirate Ship (Macy's) - 14th time
- The True Spirit of Thanksgiving (Oneida Indian Nation) - 2nd time
- Musical Innovation Bigger Than Life* (Gibson Guitar) - 3rd time
- Snoopy's Doghouse (United Feature Syndicate) - 4th time
- Santaland Express (Macy's) - 21st time
- Big Apple (The New York Daily News) - 5th time
- The Care Bears Winter Fun-derland* (American Greetings) - 3rd time
- Marion-Carole Showboat (Macy's) - 8th time
- Winter Wonderland in Central Park (Delta Air Lines) - 1st time
- Smurf Mushroom House (Lafig Belgium/Sony Pictures Entertainment) - 2nd time
- Bountiful Harvest Cornucopia (Macy's) - 10th time
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 1st time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Highway Patrol Motorcycle Unit - 25th time
- "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" Banner (Macy's) - 1st time
- Parade Pedicab (Macy's) - 2nd time
- GMC Banner (GMC) - 1st time
- NYC Parks Enforcement Mounted Patrol - 22nd time
- Star Sound Unit #1 (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Big Red Shoe Car (McDonald's) - 10th time
- The Mach 5 Speed Racer* (Speed Racer Enterprises) - 1st time
- Star Sound Unit #2 (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Star Sound Unit #3 (Macy's) - 2nd time
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 83rd time
- 1902 "U.S. Tableau" Circus Wagon (Big Apple Circus) - 3rd time
- Calliope Wagon (Big Apple Circus) - 3rd time
- Planters NutMobile* (Planters) - 8th time
- "All the World Loves a Parade" Banner (Macy's) - 1st time
- Macy's REO Truck (Macy's) - 13th time
Toy Floats[]
- Rocking Tortoise (Macy's) - 28th time
- Parade Drum (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Rocking Lobster (Macy's) - 23th time
- Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 36th time
Marching Bands[]
- Macy's Great American Marching Band (Nationwide), performed "Seventy-Six Trombones"
- Choctawhatchee Style Marchers (Fort Walton Beach, FL), performed "Defying Gravity"
- Franklin Regional High School Band (Murrysville, PA), performed "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend"
- Adair County High School Marching Band (Columbia, KY), performed "Respect"
- The Ballou "Majestic" Marching Knights (Washington D.C.), performed "Working Day and Night" / "Thriller"
- Pittsburg High School Pirates Marching Show Band (Pittsburg, CA), performed "Alive and Amplified"
- Morgantown High School Red & Blue Marching Band (Morgantown, WV), performed "Country Roads"
- NYPD Marching Band (New York, NY), performed "Chameleon"
- Harrison High School Marching Band (Kennesaw, GA), performed "Sweet Georgia Brown"
- Towson University Tiger Marching Band (Towson, MD), performed "Bill Chase Medley"
- Pickerington Central High School Marching Tigers (Pickerington, OH), performed "Jing, Jing, Jing"
Guest Stars[]
- Parade Official Robin Hall
- Rose Syracuse (Parade Pedicab)
- Jane Krakowski, sang "With You, I'm Home" (Woodland Family Gathering)
- Sunny Anderson, Anne Burrell and Claire Robinson (Tom Turkey)
- Mitchel Musso, sang "Shout It" (Watering Can)
- Sesame Street Cast and Muppets, sang "What Makes Music?" and "Sing" (1-2-3 Sesame Street)
- Jay Sean, sang "Down" (Local Heroes Helping Everyday)
- Keke Palmer, sang "Top of the World" (International Cele-bear-ation Clock Tower)
- Miss America 2009 Katie Stam and 2009 NYC Marathon Winner Meb Keflezighi (Statue of Liberty)
- Alan Cumming, sang "That's Life" (M&M's On Broadway)
- Cyndi Lauper, sang "Set Your Heart" (Castle of Dreams)
- Gloria Gaynor, sang "I Will Survive" (Pep Rally)
- Ronald McDonald and McKids (Big Red Shoe Car)
- Boys Like Girls, sang "Two Is Better Than One" (Bridge to the Future)
- Speed and Trixie (Mach 5)
- DJ Lance Rock and the Cast of Yo Gabba Gabba!, sang "Party In My Tummy" and "Get the Sillies Out" (There's A Party in My City)
- Katharine McPhee, sang "Had It All" (Shine On)
- Ziggy Marley with Judah Marley, sang "Family Time" (Jolly Polly Pirate Ship)
- Iroquois Dancers, performed a smokedance (The True Spirit of Thanksgiving)
- Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, sang "One Big Holiday Medley" (Musical Innovation Bigger Than Life)
- Billy Currington, sang "People Are Crazy" (Holiday Express)
- Cheyenne Jackson, sang "Play to Win" (Big Apple)
- Big Apple Circus (1902 "U.S. Tableau" Circus Wagon)
- Carly Simon, sang "Let the River Run" (The Care Bears Winter Fun-derland)
- John Pizzarelli & The Swing Seven, sang "I Wanna Play Santa" (Marion-Carole Showboat)
- The Cast of Days of Our Lives (Central Park Carriage)
- Andrea Bocelli and Emily Hughes, performed "White Christmas" (Winter Wonderland in Central Park)
- Kermit the Frog and Tiffany Thornton, sang "I Believe" (Bountiful Harvest Cornucopia)
- Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus (Santa's Sleigh)
Special Characters[]
- Queen Bee (Rocking Tortoise)
- Bearemy, Pawlette Coufur, Holly and Hal Moose (International Cele-bear-ation Clock Tower)
- Mother Goose
- Alice in Wonderland
- Queen of Hearts
- Little Bo Peep
- Little Miss Muffett
- The Fiddlers Three
- Princess Skylar (Castle of Dreams)
- Mermaid (Rocking Lobster)
- Charlie Brown, Linus, and Lucy (Snoopy's Doghouse)
- Wompkee
- The Care Bears (The Care Bears Winter Fun-derland)
- Captain Macy (Marion-Carole Showboat)
- Smurf, Smurfette, and Papa Smurf (Smurf Mushroom House)
- Clown, Band & Macy*s Parade Bears
- Elf (Rocking Horse)
- Sleigh Driver Elf (Santa's Sleigh)
Performance Groups[]
- Chinese American Community Center Folk Dance Troupe (Hockessin, DE), performed "Buddha Lion Dance"
- NETSational Seniors & NETS Kids Dance Team (Brooklyn, NY), performed "Showdown"
- Team USA Jump Rope Team (Nationwide), performed "Bring the Noise"
- Ohio Purple Peddlers (Zanesville, OH), performed "Hang On Sloopy"
- Spirit of Long Island Mounted Drill Team (East Iceland, NY), performed "Hooked On America"
- Mike Miller Dance Team (Nationwide), performed "Outer Space Techno"
- Stagedoor Manor (Loch Sheldrake, NY), performed "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Pre-Parade Acts[]
- Varsity Spirit Cheerleaders, performed "Salute to America"
- Hair, performed "Aquarius"
- Bye Bye Birdie, performed "Put on a Happy Face"
- Billy Elliot, performed "Shine"
- Shrek, performed "I'm A Believer"
- The Radio City Rockettes, performed "New York at Christmas"
Clowns[]
- Hi! Roller Skating Clowns - 5th time
- Confetti Clowns - 2nd time
- Rag Doll Clowns - 4th time
- Funny Farm Clowns - 16th time
- Safari Clowns with Butterfly Kites - 4th time
- Pre-K Clowns - 4th time
- Class Clowns - 10th time
- Keystone Cops & Robbers - 1st time
- Funny Firefighter Brigade Clowns - 11th time
- Parade Studio Artist Guild - 6th time
- Gnomes - 1st time
- Jester Clowns - 4th time
- Birthday Party Clowns - 15th time
- Malt Shop Clowns - 6th time
- Doggie Walker Clowns* - 16th time
- Silly Seaside Clowns - 11th time
- Pirate Plankster Clowns - 3rd time
- Pool Hall Clowns - 1st time
- Wild, Wild West Clowns - 15th time
- Spacey Clowns and Stars - 2nd time
- All-Star Baseball Clowns - 8th time
- Sleepy Clowns - 10th time
- Cloe's Clowns - 5th time
- Holiday Clowns - 5th time
- Santa's Toy Box Clowns - 5th time
- Half Baked Holiday Sweets - 2nd time
Stilt Walkers[]
- Toy Soldiers - 2nd time
- Roosters - 6th time
- Flamingo - 1st time
- Butterflies - 1st time
- Jesters - 4th time
- Peg Leg Pirates - 2nd time
- Mardi Gras* - 1st time
- Toy Soldiers - 2nd time
- Bakers - 2nd time
Clown Cars[]
- Funny Farm Clown Vehicle - 16th time
- School Bus - 4th time
- Fire Truck - 18th time
- Dog Catcher - 10th time
Trivia[]
- The 2009 Parade marked the introduction of a brand new route, the first time the route had been altered since 1957.
See also[]
- The 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade/Gallery
- The 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order