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The 8th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade (1931) | The 9th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade (1932) | The 10th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade (1933) | 
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The 9th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade was held on November 24, 1932, in New York City.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 1932 Macy’s Christmas Parade. They are categorized by unit type, with their respective sponsors in bold. The guest star’s float appearances are indicated in bold.
Bold denotes a new parade element, and an asterisk (*) indicates an element that was retired after the 1932 Parade.
Balloons[]
- Tom Cat (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Fritz the Dachshund (Macy's) - 1st time
- Jerry the Pig (Macy's) - 1st time
- Andy the Alligator (Macy's) - 1st time
- George the Giant Drum Major* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Felix the Cat (Macy's) - 1st time
- Terrible Turk* (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Willie Red Bird* (Macy's) - 1st time
Floats[]
- Herald Square Express* (Macy's) - 1st time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 9th time
Guest Stars[]
- Santa Claus (Herald Square Express)
Trivia[]
- The 1932 Parade marked the last year of Macy's Balloon Race after an accident involving student pilot Annette Gibson. Gibson's plane became entangled with the Tom-Cat balloon and nearly crashed, before being quickly saved by her flying instructor. Because of the incident, and another accident that occurred the year before, Macy's made the decision to forego the short-lived tradition.
- 1932 was the only time that Santa Claus led the procession, heralding in the event aboard the Herald Square Express.