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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, a host of celebrity performers, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 2009 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 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 2009 Parade.
Balloons[]
Giant Balloons[]
- Spider-Man (Marvel Entertainment) - 1st time
- Kermit the Frog (The Muppets Studio) - 6th time
- Abby Cadabby* (Sesame Workshop) - 3rd time
- Pikachu (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 (20th 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) - 3rd time
- Basketball (Macy's) - 1st time
- Freida the Dachshund* (Macy's) - 4th time
- Beach Ball Cluster (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Arrtle 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
- Benjamin Franklin & Abraham Lincoln (Macy's) - 5th time (Benjamin Franklin); 2nd time (Abraham Lincoln)
- 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) - 16th 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) - 16th 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) - 13th 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) - 20th 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
Toy Floats[]
- Rocking Tortoise (Macy's) - 28th time
- Rocking Lobster (Macy's) - 23th time
- Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 36th time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Highway Patrol Motorcycle Unit - 25th time
- Parade Pedicab (Macy's) - 2nd time
- NYC Parks Enforcement Mounted Patrol - 22nd time
- Star Sound Unit #1 (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Drum (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
- Macy's REO Truck (Macy's) - 13th time
Banners[]
- "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" Banner - 1st time
- GMC Banner - 1st time
- "All the World Loves a Parade" Banner - 1st 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 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" / "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[]
- Confetti Clown Banner Managers
- Pedicab Driver (Parade Pedicab)
- Mother Nature (Doodlebug)
- Butterflies (Doodlebug)
- Harold the Fireman
- Bearemy, Pawlette Coufur, Holly and Hal Moose (International Cele-bear-ation Clock Tower)
- Nursery Rhyme Characters
- Princess Skylar (Castle of Dreams)
- Mermaid (Rocking Lobster)
- Pirate King and First Mate (Jolly Polly Pirate Ship)
- Charlie Brown, Linus, and Lucy (Snoopy's Doghouse)
- Wompkee
- Leafhead (Big Apple)
- The Care Bears (The Care Bears Winter Fun-derland)
- Showboat Captain and First Mate (Marion-Carole Showboat)
- Smurf, Smurfette, and Papa Smurf (Smurf Mushroom House)
- Clown, Band and Macy's Parade Bears
- Elf (Rocking Horse)
- Elf Driver (Santa's Sleigh)
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
- Holiday Chefs - 2nd time
Performance Groups[]
- Chinese American Community Center Folk Dance Troupe (Hockessin, DE), performed "Buddha Lion Dance"
- NETSational Seniors & NETS Kids Dance Team (Brooklyn, NY), performed "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" / "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"
First Hour[]
- 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 - 4th time
- Pre-K Clowns - 4th time
- Teen Grad 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
- Teen 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
Clown Vehicles[]
- Farm Truck - 16th time
- School Bus - 4th time
- Clown 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.
- The Wiggle Worm balloon, despite being featured on the poster, did not appear in the parade.