SkyFoxHD was over the West Side where parade organizers text-inflated the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons the night before the parade.
The 89th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off at 77th Street and Central Park West in New York City at 9:00 a.m. EST. The parade proceeds to Columbus Circle, turns left onto Central Park South and then to a new path via 6th Avenue/Avenue of the Americas past 42nd Street and on to 34th Street. The Parade makes its final turn west (right) at 34th Street and ends at 7th Avenue in front of Macy’s Herald Square. Join Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Savannah Guthrie on NBC for the annual spectacular through the streets of Manhattan.
NBC Telecast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Begins at 9 AM in All Time Zones
In Arlington Heights on Comcast …
NBC is Channel 05 for standard definition WMAQ-TV
NBC is Channel 188 HD for High Definition WMAQ-TV
In Arlington Heights on WOW! Internet and Cable TV …
NBC is Channel 05 for standard definition WMAQ-TV
NBC is Channel 203 HD for High Definition WMAQ-TV
In Arlington Heights on AT&T U-verse …
NBC is Channel 05 for standard definition WMAQ-TV
NBC is CHannel 1005 for High Definition WMAQ-TV
RCN CHICAGO …
NBC is Channel 05 for standard definition WMAQ-TV
NBC is CHannel 605 for High Definition WMAQ-TV
WMAQ-TV over the air channel is 5.1, digital is 29.
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CBS2 New York: Balloon inflation underway.
The 89th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup
12 MARCHING BANDS
The 89th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Band Lineup
• Gulf Coast High School Marching Band, Naples, FL
• Lewis Cass High School Marching Kings, Walton, IN
• Munford High School Marching Band, TN
• Nogales High School Marching Band, La Puente, CA
• North Hardin High School Marching Band, Radcliff, KY
• Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjack Marching Band, Nacogdoches, TX
• University of Illinois Marching Illini, Champaign, IL
• University of Virginia Cavalier Marching Band, Charlottesville, VA
• Walled Lake Central Viking Marching Band, Walled Lake, MI Macy’s Great American Marching Band will celebrate its 10th Anniversary in the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
• West Chester University “Incomparable” Golden Rams Marching Band, PA
• Macy’s Great American Marching Band, USA
• NYPD Marching Band, New York, NY
SEE ALSO …
SEE ALSO …
PERFORMANCE GROUPS
• 610 Stompers, New Orleans, LA
• Brooklyn Jumbies, Brooklyn, NY
• J.U.M.P. Jump Rope Team, Strongsville, OH
• Kruti Dance Academy, Duluth, GA
• Spirit of America Cheer, United States
• Spirit of America Dance Stars, United States
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade also features 1,000 clowns.
CELEBRITIES
• Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
• Mariah Carey
• Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson
• Cirque du Soleil
• Daughtry
• Andra Day
• Andy Grammer
• Sandra Lee
• Shawn Mendes
• MercyMe
• MIPSO
• Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell
• Jennifer Nettles
• NHL legends Mark and Marty Howe
• Jake Owen
• Panic! At the Disco
• Plain White T’s
• Rachel Platten
• Questlove with the cast & the Muppets of Sesame Street
• Prince Royce
• The cast of Broadway’s School of Rock
• Trey Songz
• Jordin Sparks
• Chica and the gang from Sprout
• Train
27 FLOATS
• 1-2-3 Sesame Street
• At the Ball Game
• Big Apple
• Big City Cheer!
• Casa Fresca Cafe
• The Colonel’s Road Trip to NYC
• The Cranberry Cooperative
• Discover Adventure!
• Dreamseeker by Cirque du Soleil
• Enchanting World of Lindt Chocolate
• Frozen Fall Fun
• Free to Play
• The Girl-Powered Spinning Machine
• Heartwarming Holiday Countdown
• It’s All Rock & Roll
• Mount Rushmore’s American Pride
• On the Roll Again
• Santa’s Sleigh
• Santaland Express
• Snoopy’s Doghouse
• Stirrin’ Up Sweet Sensations
• Stone Forest of Kunming, China
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Tom Turkey
• Treasure Hunt
• Winter Wonderland In Central Park
• A World at Sea
17 GIANT BALLOONS
• Adventure Time with Finn and Jake
• Angry Birds’ Red
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• The Elf on the Shelf
• Hello Kitty
• How to Train Your Dragon’s Toothless
• Ice Age’s Scrat and his Acorn
• Paddington
• Pikachu
• Pillsbury Doughboy
• Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger
• Ronald McDonald
• Sinclair Oil Dino
• Skylanders Eruptor
• Snoopy & Woodstock
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Thomas the Tank Engine
• The parade also includes 24 novelty/ornament balloons and balloonicles.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST …
Santa Claus
OFFICIAL WEBSITE …
See also …
Official Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Website …
ALSO …
nbc.com/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade
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