In nine hours, Macy’s will kick off their annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Each year, people flock from everywhere to witness the three-hour event (which starts at 9:00 AM) even though it is televised by WNBC-TV (and other local networks) as they love to see it in person.

Below, you will find the line-up of the acts and appearances scheduled for the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade which includes, 31 baloons (of which 13 are giant and 13 novelty), 26 floats, 21 clowns, 10 marching bands, 18 talents, 9 specialty units, and 10 performance groups.

13 GIANT BALLOONS
Abby Cadabby
Buzz Lightyear
Dora the Explorer
Energizer Bunny
Horton the Elephant
Kermit the Frog
Pikachu
Ronald McDonald
Shrek
Smurf
Snoopy as The Flying Ace
SpongeBob SquarePants
Super Cute Kitty

18 NOVELTY BALLOONS
Arrrrtie the Pirate
Beach Ball Cluster
Blue Elf
Candy Cane
Cloe the Holiday Clown
Flying Fish
Gold Macy’s Tri-Star
Gold Macy’s Stars
Harold the Fireman
Keith Haring “Heart” Balloon
Planet Earth
Poinsettia Balloons
Red Elf
Red Macy’s Stars
Sesquicentennial Hot Air Balloon
Stars & Stripes
Uncle Sam
Yellow Elf

26 FLOATS
Big Apple (Daily News)
Bolt (Walt Disney Pictures)
Bridge to the Future (Amerada Hess Corp)
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Care Bears
Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends
Greendog (MMG)
Jolly Polly Pirate Ship
M&M’s on Broadway
Marion-Carol Show Boat
Music Bigger Than Life (Gibson Guitar)
New York Tin Toy (History Channel)
Oneida Nation
Pep Rally (Mike Miller)
Princess Academy
Rhino Mountain (Ecko)
Santaland Express
123 Sesame Street
Smurfs
Snoopy’s Dog House
Spirit of America (U.S. Postal Service)
Sunshine Theme (Jimmy Dean)
Thanksgiving Harvest (Ocean Spray)
Tokyo Style (Coty US, LLC)
Tom Turkey
Winter Wonderland

21 CLOWNS
Baseball Clowns
Birthday Party Clowns
Class Clowns
Cloe’s Clowns
Clown Band
Confetti Clowns
Dog Walkers
Funny Business Clowns
Funny Farm Clown Vehicle
Half Baked Holiday Sweets Clowns
Holiday Clowns
Jester Clowns
Patriotic Clowns
Pirate Plankster Clowns
Pre-K Clowns
Santa’s Toy Box Clowns
Silly Seaside Clowns
Sleepy Clowns
Spacey Astronaut Clown Captain
Springtime Clowns
Western Clowns

10 MARCHING BANDS
Coplague HS Marching Band (NY)
Fayetteville HS Marching Band (AK)
Georgia Institute of Technology Marching Band (GA)
Jomes Bowie HS Marching Band (TX)
James Madison University Marching Band (VA)
Macy’s Great American Marching Band (USA)
Nogales HS Marching Band (CA)
Sioux Falls HS Marching Band (SD)
The AWesome Original Second Time Arounders
West Johnson HS Marching Band (NC)

18 CELEBRITIES/TALENT
Andy Williams
David Archuleta
Charise
The Clique Girls
The Case of Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends
Harajuku Girls
James Taylor
Kermit the Frog
Kristen Chenowerth
Lang Lang (Chinese Pianist)
Miley Cyrus
Oneida Indian Nation
Push Play
Rick Astley
Santa & Mrs. Claus
The Case of Sesame Street
Trace Adkins
Uno the Westminster Show & Dog Escort

9 SPECIALTY UNITS
Big Apple Circus Act: LaSalle Brothers
Big Apple Circus Wagons
Big Red Shoe Car (McDonald’s Corp)
East Brooklyn “Soul Tigers” Marching Band Kids
George Washington on Horseback
Harajuko Girl Balloonheads
Macy’s REO Delivery Truck
Nut Mobile (Planter’s)
NYPD Mounted & Motorcycle Unit

10 PERFORMANCE GROUPS
Alvin Ailey Children’s Company
Camp Broadway
Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drum
Fred Hill Brief Case Drill Team
Heartbeat Jump Rope Team
Mike Miller Dancers
NYPD Marching Band
Polynesian Dance Ensemble (Hawaii)
The Special Needs Colorguard of America
U.S. Twirling All-Stars

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