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The 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2014) | The 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2015) | The 90th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2016) | 
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The 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 26, 2015 in New York City, and shown to viewers on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST. It was hosted by Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker. The lineup featured 17 giant helium balloons, 24 novelty/ornament balloons, balloonicles and trycaloons, 27 floats, 1,100 cheerleaders and dancers, more than 1,000 clowns, 12 marching bands, a host of celebrity performers, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 2015 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 the 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, and an asterisk (*) indicates an element that was retired after the 2015 Parade.
Balloons[]
Giant Balloons[]
- Ice Age's Scrat and His Acorn (20th Century Fox) - 1st time
- Adventure Time with Finn & Jake* (Cartoon Network) - 3rd time
- Hello Kitty (Sanrio, Inc.) - 4th time
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid* (Abrams Books) - 6th time
- Ronald McDonald (McDonald's) - 1st time
- Power Rangers Mighty Morphin Red Ranger (Saban) - 2nd time
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon) - 3rd time
- Skylanders' Eruptor (Activision Publishing, Inc.) - 2nd time
- Angry Birds' Red (Rovio Entertainment) - 1st time
- Thomas the Tank Engine (Mattel, Inc.) - 2nd time
- Paddington (The Weinstein Company) - 2nd time
- How To Train Your Dragon's Toothless* (DreamWorks Animation) - 3rd time
- DINO (Sinclair Oil) - 1st time
- Pikachu (The Pokémon Company International) - 2nd time
- Pillsbury Doughboy (Pillsbury) - 2nd time
- The Elf on the Shelf (The Elf on the Shelf) - 4th time
- Snoopy & Woodstock* (Peanuts Worldwide) - 3rd time
Novelty Balloons[]
- Yellow Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 1st time
- Pumpkins (Macy's) - 4th time
- Harold the Policeman (Macy's) - 5th time
- Arrtle the Pirate* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Wiggleworm (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Happy Hippo (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Harold the Fireman (Macy's) - 20th time
- Virginia* (Macy's) - 6th time
- Red Candy Cane (Macy's) - 10th time
- Charlie, Kit & C.J. Holiday Elves (Macy's) - 3rd time (Charlie and Kit); 1st time (C.J.)
- Red "Believe" Stars (Macy's) - 1st time
Balloonheads[]
- Pilgrim Man & Woman (Macy's) - 11th time
- Mama, Papa & Baby (Macy's) - 1st time
Balloonicles[]
- Kool-Aid Man* (The Kraft Heinz Company) - 6th time
- The Aflac Duck (Aflac) - 2nd time
Trycaloons[]
- Tough Guy & Bulldog (Macy's) - 5th time
- Nutcracker & Mouse King (Universal Orlando Resort) - 4th time
Floats[]
- Tom Turkey (Macy's) - 22nd time
- Girl-Powered Spinning Machine (GoldieBlox) - 2nd time
- 1-2-3 Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop)- 12th time
- Big City Cheer! (Spirit of America Productions) - 1st time
- Frozen Fall Fun (Discover) - 5th time
- At the Ball Game (Cracker Jack) - 2nd time
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon) - 4th time
- A World at Sea* (Royal Caribbean International) - 3rd time
- Treasure Hunt (Pirate's Booty) - 2nd time
- Dreamseeker* (Cirque du Soleil) - 3rd time
- Stone Forrest of Kunming, China* (Sino-American Friendship Association) - 1st time
- The Colonel's Road Trip to NYC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) - 1st time
- Casa Fresca Café* (Avocados from Mexico) - 1st time
- Free to Play (Sprout) - 1st time
- On The Roll Again (Homewood Suites by Hilton) - 6th time
- Discover Adventure! (Build-A-Bear) - 1st time
- The Enchanting World of Lindt Chocolate* (Lindt) - 3rd time
- Big Apple (NY Daily News) - 11th time
- It's All Rock & Roll (Gibson Brands) - 4th time
- Mount Rushmore's American Pride (South Dakota Department of Tourism) - 6th time
- Stirrin' Up Sweet Sensations (Domino Sugar) - 4th time
- The Cranberry Cooperative (Ocean Spray) - 1st time
- Winter Wonderland in Central Park (Delta Air Lines) - 7th time
- Santaland Express* (Macy's) - 24th time
- Snoopy's Doghouse (Peanuts Worldwide) - 1st time
- Heartwarming Holiday Countdown (Hallmark Channel) - 1st time
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 7th time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Motorcycles - 31st time
- Parade Pedicab* (Macy's) - 4th time
- "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" Banner* (Macy's) - 4th time
- Ram Trucks Banner* (Ram Trucks) - 1st time
- Big Red Shoe Car (McDonald's) - 16th time
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 89th time
- Star Sound Unit #1 (Macy's) - 9th time
- Star Sound Unit #2 (Macy's) - 9th time
- Star Sound Unit #3 (Macy's) - 9th time
- STORR Tractor Banner (STORR Tractor) - 6th time
- 1903 "United States Tableau" Circus Wagon (Big Apple Circus) - 9th time
- "All the World Loves a Parade" Banner* (Macy's) - 4th time
- Planters NUTmobile (Planters)- 5th time
- FDNY 1924 Ford Model T Vintage Fire Truck* - 1st time
- NYC Parks Mounted Unit - 28th time
Toy Floats[]
- Rocking Flamingo (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Rocking Tortoise (Macy's) - 34th time
- Rocking Giraffe (Macy's) - 6th time
- Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 56th time
Marching Bands[]
- Macy's Great American Marching Band (Nationwide), performed "A New York Medley"
- Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjack Marching Band (Nacogdoches, TX), performed "Emblems of Allegiance"
- University of Virginia Cavalier Marching Band (Charlottesville, VA), performed "The Good Ol' Song"
- NYPD Marching Band (New York, NY), performed "Uptown Funk"
- Gulf Coast High School Shark Marching Band (Naples, FL), performed "Stayin' Alive/Disco Inferno"
- Walled Lake Central High School Viking Marching Band (Walled Lake, MI), performed "The Firebird"
- Munford High School Marching Band (Munford, TN), performed "The Music of Elvis Presley"
- Nogales High School Noble Regiment (La Puente, CA), performed "New York State of Mind"
- Lewis Cass Marching Kings and Guard (Walton, IN), performed "American Medley"
- FDNY Pipes & Drums Band (New York, NY)
- North Hardin High School Trojan Marching Band (Radcliff, KT), performed "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
- West Chester University Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band (West Chester, PA), performed "Winter Wonderland"
- University of Illinois Marching Illini (Champaign, IL), performed 'Here Comes Santa Claus"
Guest Stars[]
- Parade Official Amy Kule
- Roseann Levy (Parade Pedicab)
- Sandra Lee (Tom Turkey)
- Jordin Sparks, sang "Right Here, Right Now" (Girl-Powered Spinning Machine)
- The Cast and Muppets of Sesame Street with Questlove, sang "Smarter, Stronger, Kinder" (1-2-3 Sesame Street)
- Trey Songz, sang "About You" (Big City Cheer!)
- Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell (Big City Cheer!)
- Jake Owen, sang "Real Life" (Frozen Fall Fun)
- NHL Legends Mark and Marty Howe (Frozen Fall Fun)
- Ronald McDonald and McKids (Big Red Shoe Car)
- Andy Grammer, sang "Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)" (At the Ball Game)
- Panic! At The Disco, sang "Victorious" (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Plain White T's, sang "American Nights" (A World at Sea)
- Shawn Mendes, sang "Stitches" (Treasure Hunt)
- Cirque du Soleil, performed "Paramour" (Dreamseeker)
- Sani Dance Ensemble (Stone Forest of Kunming, China)
- Mipso, sang "Bad Penny" (The Colonel's Road Trip to NYC)
- Daughtry, sang "Long Live Rock & Roll" (Casa Fresca Café)
- Chica & Her Co-Hosts and Nina & Star, sang "Everyday Is Extraordinary" (Free to Play)
- Andra Day, sang "Rise Up" (On The Roll Again)
- Mr. Peanut (Planters NUTmobile)
- Sofia Carson, sang "Rotten to the Core" (Discover Adventure!)
- Rachel Platten, sang "Stand By You" (The Enchanting World of Lindt Chocolate)
- Prince Royce, sang "Stuck on a Feeling" (Big Apple)
- The Cast of Broadway's School of Rock, sang "Teacher's Pet" (It's All Rock & Roll)
- MercyMe, sang "Christmastime Again" (Mount Rushmore's American Pride)
- Jennifer Nettles, sang "Sugar" (Stirrin' Up Sweet Sensations)
- Train, sang "Merry Christmas Everybody" (The Cranberry Cooperative)
- Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, sang "One December Night" (Winter Wonderland in Central Park)
- Mariah Carey, sang "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Heartwarming Holiday Countdown)
- Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus (Santa's Sleigh)
Special Characters[]
- Pilgrim Couple (Tom Turkey)
- Goldie and Ruby Rails (Girl-Powered Spinning Machine)
- Turkey Tech Gobbler
- Sailor Jack (At the Ball Game)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Mother Nature (Rocking Flamingo)
- Pirate's Booty Pirate (Treasure Hunt)
- Wompkee
- Colonel Sanders (The Colonel's Road Trip to NYC)
- Racing Rabbit (Rocking Tortoise)
- Lewis the Duck (On The Roll Again)
- Safari Explorer (Rocking Giraffe)
- Mr. Peanut (PLANTERS NUTmobile)
- Mother Goose
- Alice in Wonderland
- The Fiddlers Three
- Pied Piper
- Baker Puppets (The Enchanting World of Lindt Chocolate)
- Swiss Puppets (The Enchanting World of Lindt Chocolate)
- Stem (Big Apple)
- Mount Rushmore Mascots (Mount Rushmore's American Pride)
- Cookie Engineers (Stirrin' Up Sweet Sensations)
- Henry and Justin (The Cranberry Cooperative)
- Engineers (Santaland Express)
- Macy's Teddy Bears (Santaland Express)
- Inflatable Elves (Santaland Express)
- Clara (Nutcracker Trycaloon)
- Charlie Brown, Linus and Lucy (Snoopy's Doghouse)
- Sleigh Driver Elf (Santa's Sleigh)
Performance Groups[]
- Spirit of America Cheer (Nationwide), performed "Classic Cheer Medley"
- Kruti Dance Academy (Duluth, GA), performed "A Bollywood Extravaganza"
- Brooklyn Jumpies and Laura Anderson Barbata (Brooklyn, NY), performed "Intervention: Indigo"
- 610 Stompers (New Orleans, LA), performed "Canned Heat"
- J.U.M.P (Strongsville, OH), performed "My Type"
- Spirit of America Dance Stars (Nationwide), performed "Gingerbread Sparkle"
Pre-Parade Acts[]
On Your Feet!, performed "Gloria Estefan Medley"
- The King and I, performed "Getting to Know You"
- Finding Neverland, performed "Believe"
- Something Rotten, performed "A Musical"
- Fiddler on the Roof, performed "To Life"
- The Wiz! Live, performed "Brand New Day"
- The Radio City Rockettes, performed "We Wish You a Rockette Christmas"
Clowns[]
- Hi-Roller Skating Clowns - 11th time
- Celebration Clowns* - 5th time
- Corny-Copia Clowns - 11th time
- Funny Farm Clowns - 22nd time
- Birthday Party Clowns - 21st time
- Pre-K Clowns - 10th time
- Nutty Professor Einsteins & Wacky Graduates - 16th time
- Turkey Tech Football Gobblers - 5th time
- Baseball All-Stars - 14th time
- Malt Shop Clowns - 9th time
- Keystone Cops & Robbers - 7th time
- Silly Seaside Clowns & Bathing Beauty - 17th time
- Springtime Clowns - 13th time
- Pop Flowers - 1st time
- Pool Hall Clowns - 7th time
- Breakfast Clowns - 5th time
- Racing Rabbits - 3rd time
- Clown U. Kazoo Band* - 13th time
- Holiday Clowns - 11th time
- Circus Clowns* - 6th time
- Viking Clowns - 3rd time
- Funny Fire Brigade Clowns - 17th time
- Funday Times - Press Corp Photographers* - 2nd time
- Sixties City Tourist Clowns - 1st time
- Artist Clowns - 12th time
- Hoedown Clowns - 4th time
- Rag Doll Clowns - 10th time
- Santa's Toy Box Clowns - 11th time
- Half-Baked Holiday Clowns - 8th time
- Sleepy Clowns - 16th time
- Nutty Crackers Ballet Clowns & Sugar Plump Fairies - 5th time
Stilt Walkers[]
- Roosters - 12th time
- Pencils - 5th time
- Apple - 4th time
- Hot Dog and Ice Cream Vendors - 2nd time
- Sea Anemone - 3rd time
- Peg Leg Pirates - 2nd time
- Holiday* - 4th time
- Jack and the Beanstalk - 6th time
- Cowboy and Cowgirl - 1st time
- Candy Canes - 5th time
- Christmas Trees - 1st time
- Toy Soldiers - 8th time
Clown Cars[]
- Produce Wagon - 22nd time
- Confetti-Pult - 3rd time
- Fire Truck - 11th time
- Taxi Cab - 7th time
Trivia[]
- Guest stars interviewed in the NBC telecasts first hour included Jennifer Nettles and Alyvia Alyn Lind (Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors), Eva Longoria (Telenovela), Jaime Alexander (Blindspot), and America Ferrera and Ben Feldman (Superstore).