Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Floats Falloons

Included in the parade this year were 14 giant helium balloons, 10 novelty balloons, 25 floats, 3 falloons, 4 toy floats, 12 bands, 500 clowns, 1000 cheerleaders, celebrities and 4,000 Macy's employees. Some of the character balloons which took part this year included: Barney, Big Bird, Blue, Cheesasaurus Rex, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Ronald McDonald, Jimmy Neutron and new to the parade this year were Charlie Brown & the Elusive Football, Kermit the Frog, Little Bill, Mr. Monopoly, The Centennial and Uncle Sam. Celebrities who took part in the parade this year included: Ashanti, Baha Men, American Idol's Justin Guarini, Miss USA Shauntay Hinton, Country Legend Alan Jackson, R&B newcomer Mario, Natural, Lee Ann Womack, WWE Superstars, cast members of several popular NBC shows, "Joe" from Blues Clues, The Radio City Rockettes and many more. The parade began on 77th Street and Central Park West with the Tom Turkey float leading the way, and after it reached Columbus Circle, it turned on to Broadway. The parade marched through Times Square and down to 34th Street where it turned at Macy's Herald Square and ended on Seventh Avenue at around noon with none other than Santa Claus ushering in the Christmas season. To find out more about this holiday tradition follow this link, http://www.macyparade.com
MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE & RELATED CHARACTERS: 2002 Macy's East, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CHARLIE BROWN: Peanuts © 2002 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. DEXTER: Cartoon Network. KERMIT THE FROGT: © 2002 The Jim Henson Company. LITTLE BILL: © 2002 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Little Bill is a trademark of Smiley, Inc. Original Little Bill characters © 1997 William H. Cosby, Jr. MR. MONOPOLY: © 2002 Hasbro.
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Jolly Polly Pirate Ship sponsored by The Wiggles Touring Party, LTD

	Little Bill Cosby

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	For more than three decades, Tom Turkey leads the brigade of America’s most beloved Parade.Gracing the float will be Miss USA Shauntay Hinton









Tony Award winner Judy Kaye on the Santaland Express and Coal Car, sponsored by OshKosh B’Gosh.

The mean-one returns to the Parade this year courtesy of Universal Orlando Resort. Mr. Grinch sits on top of his sled hoarding all the gifts he’s stolen from the citizens of Whoville.	Kermit the Frog, one of the Biggest Falloons!

	The most famous reindeer in the world: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen

Straight from the North Pole, Santa’s Sleigh makes its way to St. Nick’s holiday home at Macy's Herald Square	WWE Star The Hurricane on the Raw Energy float, complete with high tech wrestling ring, hanging lights and its very own announcer’s box.

Mr. Monoploy

	The Big Apple float captures the heart and soul of New York City. Sponsored by The New York Daily News, the Float is an elegant replica of the New York City skyline.

	Jimmy Neutron

	Jimmy Neutron







The Baha Men	Country singer Lee Ann Womack