2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Line-Up and Details
The official line-up for the 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been released.
Special appearances and celebrities appearing in the 83rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade:
- Carly Simon
- Bello
- Mitchel Musso
- Andrea Bocelli
- Grandma and the cast of the Big Apple Circus
- Katharine McPhee
- Boys Like Girls
- the cast and Muppets of Sesame Street
- Jane Krakowski
- Alan Cumming
- The Pizzarelli Quartet
- DJ Lance Rock and the cast of Yo Gabba Gabba!
- Ziggy Marley with Judah Marley
- Billy Currington
- Keke Palmer
- Kermit the Frog and Tiffany Thornton
- Gloria Gaynor
- Jay Sean
- Jimmy Fallon and The Roots
- Cyndi Lauper
- Sarah Hughes
- Miss America 2009 – Katie Stam
- cast of Billy Elliot
- cast of Bye Bye Birdie
- cast of Hair
- cast of Shrek
- The world-famous Radio City Rockettes
New Balloons for 2009:
- Spiderman
- Sailor Mickey
- Pillsbury Doughboy
- Ronald McDonald
Other Balloon Characters in the 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade:
- Hello Kitty
- Abby Cadabby
- Kermit the Frog™
- Buzz Lightyear
- Smurf
- Dora the Explorer™
- Pikachu™
- Horton
- SpongeBob SquarePants™
- Flying Ace Snoopy
- Shrek®
New Floats for 2009:
- There’s A Party in My City float
- Local Heroes Helping Everyday float
- the first new Santa’s Sleigh in more than 40 years
Other Floats in the 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade:
- 123 Sesame Street
- Big Apple
- Bridge To The Future
- Bountiful Harvest Cornucopia
- The Care Bears™ Winter Fun-derland
- Castle of Dreams
- Cele-bear-ate Hugs Worldwide
- Doodlebug
- Jolly Polly Pirate Ship
- M&M’s® Chocolate Candies on Broadway
- Marion-Carol Showboat
- Musical Innovation Bigger Than Life
- Pep Squad
- Shine On
- The Smurfs™
- Snoopy’s Doghouse
- Spirit of Liberty
- Tom Turkey
- The True Spirit of Thanksgiving
- Winter Wonderland in Central Park
- Woodland Family Gathering
- the Speed Racer Mach 5 (in a special appearance)
Marching Bands for 2009:
- Adair County High School from Columbia, Kentucky
- Frank W. Ballou Senior High School from Washington, DC
- Choctawhatchee High School from Fort Walton Beach, FL
- Franklin Regional High School from Murrysville, PA
- Harrison High School from Kennesaw, GA
- Morgantown High School from Morgantown, WV
- Pickerington Central High School from Pickerington, OH
- Pittsburg High School from Pittsburg, CA
- Towson University from Towson, MD
- Macy’s Great American Marching Band featuring students from all fifty states
Performance Groups for 2009:
- Big Apple Circus,
- Chinese American Community Center Folk Dance Troupe
- Mike Miller Dance Team
- NETSational Seniors & NETS Kids Dance Team
- The Purple Peddlers
- Varsity Spirit
- Spirit of Long Island Mounted Drill Team
- Stagedoor Manor
- USA Jump Rope

4 Responses to “2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Line-Up and Details”
November 4th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
You missed a Marching Band.
It’s 11 and not 10.
November 24th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
No Bullwinkle balloon? In the 50th anniversary of Rocky and Bullwinkle? TRAVESTY!
November 26th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
ahhhh!? mitchel musso is performing??
November 30th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
I need to give major shout out to my girl Olivia from NC for the USA Jump Rope team
GO OLIVIA…..your my girl!
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