Macy's Parade 2004 Lineup

The 78th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 25, 2004) in New York City, starting at 9:00am EST and ending at 12:00pm EST on NBC.

Sponsored by Fisher-Price, Royal Caribbean International, Bissell, Citi, MetLife, The 2005 Buick LaCrosse, and Delta Air Lines.

New Character Balloons: New Balloonicles: New Novelty Balloons: New Floats:
 * Chicken Little
 * Red & Yellow Brighten the Holidays by M&M's
 * SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Tibby, Tooey and Bumpus by Weebles from Playskool
 * Alexander Mora's Turkey of World Peace by Delta Air Lines
 * Wiggle Worm (2nd Version)
 * Red Candy Cane
 * Barbie: The Princess and the Pauper
 * Tuttenstein
 * Krazy Kritters by Georgia-Pacific
 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2nd Version)
 * Voyage to Adventure by Royal Caribbean International
 * NFL 85th Anniversary
 * Sesame Street (6th Version)
 * Drummer Boy - Holiday Beat
 * The Magic of Childhood by Fisher-Price

Character Balloons

 * Super Grover (Sesame Workshop) (Holiday Ambassador) - 2nd Time
 * Ronald McDonald (McDonald's) - 5th Time
 * Chicken Little (The Walt Disney Company) (To Promote Chicken Little (2005 Film)) - 1st Time
 * Little Bill (Nickelodeon) (Retired) - 3rd and Last Time
 * Pikachu (Pokémon USA Inc.) - 4th Time
 * M&M's Red and Yellow Brighten the Holidays (M&M's) - 1st Time
 * Strike Up the Band Barney (HIT Entertainment) (To Promote Barney's Colorful World Live!) - 2nd Time
 * Jeeves (Ask Jeeves) (Comeback Balloon/Returns Since 2002/with new design to his suit, Retired) - 4th and Last Time
 * SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon) (First ever square balloon, To Promote The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie) - 1st Time
 * Charlie Brown and the Allusive Football (United Feature Syndicate) (To Celebrate Peanuts' 55th Anniversary in 2005) - 3rd Time
 * Mr. Monopoly (Parker Brothers) (Retired) - 3rd and Last Time
 * Big Bird (Sesame Workshop) (To Celebrate Sesame Street's 35th Anniversary) - 4th Time
 * Garfield (Paws, Inc.) (To Promote Garfield: The Movie on DVD and VHS) - 2nd Time
 * Clifford the Big Red Dog (Scholastic) (Retired) - 11th and Last Time
 * Kermit the Frog (The Muppets) (Retired) (To Promote The Muppets Owned by Disney and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz in 2005)

Balloonicles

 * Weebles: Tibby, Tooey, and Bumpus (Playskool) (The Balloon of Weeble Returns Since 1978) - First Time

Novelty Balloons

 * Toy Soldier
 * Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Yellow Stars
 * Pumpkins
 * Alexander Mora's Turkey of World Peace
 * Flying Fish
 * Macy's White Stars
 * Macy's Stars and Stripes Balls
 * Uncle Sam
 * Macy's Blue Stars
 * Harold The Fireman
 * Crystal Balls
 * Poinsettias
 * Red Candy Cane
 * Charlie, Kit, & CJ Holiday Elves
 * Macy's Red Stars

Falloons

 * Green Dog (Retired) - 5th and Last Time
 * Drummer Boy - Holiday Beat (Universal Orlando Resort) - 1st Time

Floats

 * Tom Turkey
 * LEGO's Carousel of Imagination (Retired) - 3rd and Last Time
 * Ronald McDonald's Big Red Shoe Car (McDonald's)
 * Barbie: The Princess and the Pauper (Mattel)
 * Build-a-Bear Workshop Teddy Bear's Workshop
 * Eckō Unltd. Expedition to Rhino Mountain
 * Tutenstein (Discovery Kids & Jay Stephens)
 * Georgia-Pacific: Krazy Kritters
 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Sherman Brothers) (Retired)
 * Marion Carole Showboat
 * Barney's Musical Playground (HIT Entertainment) (To Promote Barney's Colorful World Live!) (Retired)
 * Hess Bridge to the Future
 * Royal Caribbean Voyage to Adventure
 * Animal Planet
 * The Statue of Liberty
 * NFL Classic
 * United States Postal Service: Spirit of America Eagle
 * Bob the Builder (HIT Entertainment) (To Promote Bob the Builder: Snowed Under: The Bobblesburg Winter Games) (Retired) - 4th and Last Time
 * Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop) (New Float Design, To Celebrate Sesame Street's 35th Anniversary)
 * Planter's Nutmobile
 * Hershey's Kids' Candy Creation Lab
 * Amica Mutual Insurance American Classic Malt Shop
 * Fisher-Price Magic of Childhood (Mattel)
 * The New York Daily News Big Apple
 * Angelina Ballerina (HIT Entertainment) (Retired) - 3rd and Last Time
 * Santa's Sleigh

Hosts

 * Katie Couric
 * Matt Lauer
 * Al Roker

Broadway Musicals

 * Wonderful Town
 * Bombay Dreams
 * All Shook Up
 * Good Vibrations

Performances

 * Kelsey Grammer
 * Brooke Shields
 * Jimmy Smits
 * Andrea Bocelli
 * Fantasia Barrino
 * Tony Shalhoub
 * Joe Namath
 * Tony Dorsett
 * The Cast of Passions
 * Deborah Voigt
 * Steve Irwin
 * U.S. Olympic Medal Winners
 * Nikki Cox
 * Miss USA
 * Shandi Finnessey
 * Jennifer Finnigan
 * Josh Cooke
 * Barenaked Ladies
 * Gavin DeGraw
 * Peter Cetera
 * José Feliciano
 * Ryan Cabrera
 * Nina Sky
 * The Cast of Hi-5
 * Raven-Symone
 * Jeff Timmons
 * Hayley Westenra
 * Bering Strait
 * The Cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
 * The Cast and Muppets of Sesame Street
 * Barney & Friends (Also, this Polar Bear from Barney's Colorful World will be added in the Barney's Musical Playground Float)
 * New York City Ballet
 * The Radio City Rockettes
 * Santa Claus

Marching Bands

 * Baker High School Marching Band
 * Waukesha North High School
 * Warren Harding Ohio Band
 * Dobyns-Bennett Marching Band
 * Highland High School Marching Band
 * Riverview High School Marching Band
 * Corning Painted Post West Marching Band
 * St. Augustine Marching Band
 * NYPD Marching Band
 * Mayfield High School Marching Band
 * Lassiter High School Marching Band