Macy's thanksgiving day parade 2022

 

 

Parade Lineup

 

Giant Balloons

• Grogu (Funko and Lucasfilm) - 2nd time
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Abrams Books) - 1st time
• Pillsbury Doughboy (Pillsbury) - 9th time
• The Boss Baby (DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures) - 3rd time
• Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix) - 2nd time
• Chase from PAW Patrol (Nickelodeon) - 6th time
• Red Titan from Ryan's World (Sunlight Entertainment and pocket.watch) - 3rd time
• Goku (Toei Animation Inc.)
• Bluey (BBC Studios and Ludo Studio) - 1st time
• SpongeBob SquarePants & Gary (Nickelodeon) - 4th time
• DINO and Baby DINO (Sinclair Oil) - 1st time
• Ronald McDonald (McDonald's USA) - 2nd time
• Astronaut Snoopy (Peanuts Worldwide) - 4th time
• Papa Smurf (IMPS/Nickelodeon) - 5th time
• Stuart the Minion (Illumination) - 1st time
• Pikachu & Eevee (The Pokémon Company International) - 2nd time

Heritage Balloons

• Hottest Heart (Adidas and Bad Bunny) - 1st time
• Baby Shark (Pinkfong and Nickelodeon) - 1st time
• Smokey Bear (U.S.D.A. Forest Service) - 4th time
• Dolly (Universal Orlando Resort) - 1st time

Novelty Balloons

• Opening Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 5th time
• Acorn (Macy's) - 5th time
• Pumpkins (Macy's) - 1st time
• Blue & White Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 5th time
• Blue Starflakes (Universal Orlando Resort) - 2nd time
• Tiptoe (Macy's) - 2nd time
• Snow Crystal Ornaments (Macy's) - 12th time
• Candy Cane (Macy's) - 1st time
• "Believe" Stars (Macy's) - 7th time

Balloonicles

• Baby DINOs (Sinclair Oil) - 5th time
• Go Bowling (Go Bowling) - 5th time
• Striker, the U.S. Soccer Star (FOX Sports) - 1st time

Trycaloons

• Tough Guy & Bulldog (Macy's) - 11th time
• Nutcracker & Mouse King (Macy's) - 10th time

Floats

• Tom Turkey (Macy's) - 5th time
• Harvest in the Valley (Green Giant) - 6th time
• Big Turkey Spectacular (Jennie-O) - 3rd time
• People of First Light (Macy's) - 1st time
• Toy House of Marvelous Milestones (New York Life) - 4th time
• Blue's Clues & You! (Nickelodeon) - 4th time
• 1-2-3 Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop) - 18th time
• Supersized Slumber (Netflix) - 1st time
• The Brick-Changer (The LEGO Group) - 4th time
• Big City Cheer! (Spirit of America Productions) - 7th time
• Her Future Is STEM-Sational (Olay) - 3rd time
• Fantasy Chocolate Factory (Kinder) - 4th time
• Magic Meets the Sea (Disney Cruise Line) - 2nd time
• Colossal Wave of Wonder (Kalahari Resorts & Conventions) - 2nd time
• Baby Shark (Pinkfong and Nickelodeon) - 1st time
• Celebration Gator (The Louisiana Office of Tourism) - 2nd time
• Everyone's Favorite Bake Shop (Entenmann's) - 6th time
• Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party (Toys"R"Us) - 1st time
• The Wondership (Wonder) - 1st time
• Snoopy's Doghouse (Peanuts Worldwide) - 3rd time
• Birds of a Feather Stream Together (Peacock) - 2nd time
• Winter Wonderland in Central Park (Macy's) - 11th time
• Heartwarming Holiday Countdown (Hallmark Channel) - 8th time
• Elf Pets (The Lumistella Company) - 4th time
• Christmas in Town Square (Lifetime) - 3rd time
• Deck the Halls (Balsam Hill) - 6th time
• Macy's Singing Christmas Tree (Macy's) - 5th time
• Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 14th time

Specialty Units

• NYPD Motorcycles - 38th time
• Ram Trucks Banner (Ram Trucks) - 2nd time
• Storr Tractors Banner (Storr Tractor Company) - 1st time
• NYPD Mounted Unit - 95th time
• NYC Parks Mounted Unit - 26th time
• Big Red Shoe Car (McDonald's USA) - 23rd time
• "The Holidays Are Here!" Banner (Macy's) - 2nd time
• Winter Dragon (Macy's) - 1st time

Toy Floats

• Star Sound Unit #1 (Macy's) - 15th time
• Rocking Lobster (Macy's) - 34th time
• Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 63rd time
• Star Sound Unit #2 (Macy's) - 13th time
• Rocking Moose (Macy's) - 7th time
• Star Sound Unit #3 (Macy's) - 10th time

Marching Bands

• University of Missouri's Marching Mizzou (Columbia, MO), performed "All I Wanna Do"
• Benedict College Marching Tiger Band of Distinction (Columbia, SC), performed "On Broadway," "Dancing in the Street" and "Party Rock Anthem"
• Delfines Marching Band (Veracruz, Mexico), performed "La Fiesta del Mariachi"
• Vandegrift High School Viper Marching Band & Vision Dance Company (Austin, TX), performed "1812 Fantasy Overture"
• NYPD Marching Band (New York, NY), performed "It's My Life"
• The Queer Big Apple Corps (New York, NY), performed "I Like It"
• Clovis North Educational Center Bronco Band (Clovis, CA), performed "Welcome to New York" and "California Dreamin'"
• The Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band (Brookings, SD), performed "Birdland"
• Bourbon County High School Marching Colonels (Paris, KT), performed "Angels of Kentucky"
• Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds (Carmel, IN), performed "Winter Wonderland"
• Macy's Great American Marching Band (Nationwide), performed "Christmas Carols on Parade"
• Tarpon Springs Outdoor Performance Ensemble (Tarpon Springs, FL), performed "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

Guest Stars

• Mario Lopez & Family (Tom Turkey)
• Jordan Davis, sang "What My World Spins Around" (Harvest in the Valley)
• Paula Abdul, sang “Straight Up” with performance by the St. John's Dance Team (Big Turkey Spectacular)
• Dionne Warwick, sang "What the World Needs Now" (Toy House of Marvelous Milestones)
• Josh Dela Cruz, sang “We’re On Our Way” (Blue's Clues & You!)
• The Cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, sang “Best Christmas Ever” (1-2-3 Sesame Street)
• Ballet Hispánico, performed "Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot" (Supersized Slumber)
• Fitz and the Tantrums, sang "Moneymaker" (The Brick-Changer)
• Miss America 2022 Emma Broyles (Big City Cheer!)
• Betty Who, sang "Blow Out My Candle" with performance by Boss Kids (Her Future Is STEM-Sational)
• Big Time Rush, sang "Paralyzed" and "Boyfriend" (Fantasy Chocolate Factory)
• Captain Minnie Mouse and Friends, sang "Seas the Adventure" (Magic Meets the Sea)
• Sean Paul, sang "Temperature" (Colossal Wave of Wonder)
• Ziggy Marley, sang "Music Is in Everything" (Baby Shark)
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue performed "Hurricane Season" (Celebration Gator)
• Blanco Brown, sang "The Git Up" (Everyone's Favorite Bake Shop)
• Cameron Crowe and Jillian Martin (Go Bowling)
• Jordin Sparks, sang "Stop This Feeling" with performance by Boss Kids (Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party)
• Ronald McDonald, Grimace and Hamburglar (Big Red Shoe Car)
• Cam sang "Classic" (The Wondership)
• The Cast of Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, sang "99 Luftballons/Take On Me" (Birds of a Feather Stream Together)
• Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, sang "Almost Too Early for Christmas" (Winter Wonderland in Central Park)
• Joss Stone, sang "What Christmas Means to Me" (Heartwarming Holiday Countdown)
• Kirk Franklin, sang "This Christmas" (Christmas in Town Square)
• Gloria, Sasha & Emily Estefan, sang "Thankful" (Deck the Halls)
• Macy’s Singing Christmas Tree Choir, sang "Sant Claus Is Coming to Town" (Macy’s Singing Christmas Tree)
• Mariah Carey, sang "All I Want for Christmas Is You" with performance by the Kilgore College Rangerettes
• Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus (Santa's Sleigh)

Special Characters

• Macy's Starlets
• Unicycle Groom
• Flip and Nemo (Supersized Slumber)
• Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus (Snoopy's Doghouse)
• Geoffrey the Giraffe (Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party)
• Frantic Bananas
• Elf on the Shelf Scout Elves (Elf Pets)
• Jingle Bell

Performance Groups

• Opening Cheer Group (Nationwide)
• Kilgore College Rangerettes (Kilgore, TX), performed "Baby I'm A Star"
• Big Apple Circus (New York, NY)
• Spirit of America Cheer (Nationwide), performed "Cheer for America"
• The Sigma Gamma Rho Centennial Step Team (Indianapolis, IN), performed "Thanksgiving Just Got Greater"
• Fusion Winter Guard (Clifton, NJ) and Phantom Limb (New York, NY), performed with Tiptoe
• Spirit of America Dance Stars (Nationwide), performed "Run Rudolph Run"

Pre-Parade Acts

• Funny Girl, performed "Don't Rain On My Parade"
• The Lion King, performed "Circle of Life"
• Some Like It Hot, performed "Some Like It Hot"
• A Beautiful Noise, performed"Crunchy Granola Suite" and "Sweet Caroline"
• The Radio City Rockettes, performed "New York at Christmas"

Clowns

• Corny-Copia Clowns - 18th time
• Turkey Tech Players & Sports Fans - 12th time
• Funny Farm Clowns - 28th time
• Macy's Parade Brigade Clowns - 6th time
• Wedding Bell-Y Laffs Limo Service Clowns - 3rd time
• City Tourist Clowns - 8th time
• Nutty Professor Einsteins & Wacky Graduate Clowns - 21st time
• Keystone Cops - 4th time
• Funny Firefighter Brigade Clowns - 1st time
• Funny Bone Medical Team Clowns - 1st time
• Superhero Clowns - 3rd time
• Artist Clowns - 18th time
• Silly Sailors - 5th time
• Silly Seaside Clowns & Sea Creatures - 17th time
• Safari Clowns- 2nd time
• Hoedown Clowns - 9th time
• Baseball All-Stars - 20th time
• Half-Baked Holiday Sweets - 15th time
• Malt Shop Clowns - 15th time
• Holiday Clowns - 15th time
• Birthday Party Clowns - 27th time
• Aviator Clowns - 3rd time
• Spacey Clowns - 2nd time
• Jester Clowns with Queen of Hearts - 12th time
• Sleepy Clowns - 22nd time
• Slumber Party Clowns - 5th time
• Nutty-Cracker Ballet Clowns - 12th time
• Funny Flurry Clowns - 4th time
• Santa's Toy Box Clowns - 4th time
• Rag Doll Clowns - 6th time
• Wintertime Clowns - 5th time

Stilt Walkers

• Rooster - 15th time
• Statue of Liberty - 5th time
• Pencils - 10th time
• Cowboy - 7th time
• Parrot - 6th time
• Toucan - 7th time
• Mardi Gras - 2nd time
• Entenmann's Bakers - 6th time
• Lumberjacks - 3rd time
• Elves - 5th time
• Candy Canes - 12th time
• Christmas Trees - 7th time
• Toy Soldiers - 15th time

Clown Vehicles

• Funny Farm Truck - 28th time
• Taxi Cab - 13th time
• Fire Truck Clown Car - 16th time
• Half-Baked Delivery Truck - 6th time