1st 1986 Big Balloon Parade Lineup

Character Balloons (bold is for new balloons)

 * The Very Hungry Caterpillar (To celebrate The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 50th Birthday in 2019) - 1st Time
 * Kermit the Frog (To promote Muppet Babies (2018 series)) - 1st Time
 * Super Grover (To celebrate Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary in 2019)) - 1st and only time
 * ​​​​Rocky & Bullwinkle (To promote Rocky & Bullwinkle (Reboot) on Amazon Prime Instant Video) - 1st and only time
 * Red Mighty Morphing Power Ranger - 1st and only time
 * Red & Yellow M&M's (To promote the M&M's Flavor Vote) - 1st and only time
 * Airplane Hello Kitty - 1st Time
 * Nesquick​​​​​​ Bunny - 1st Time
 * Santa's Hat Spongebob SquarePants - 1st Time (To promote Nickelodeon Kart Racing)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog - 1st Time (To promote Sonic Team Racing and Sonic the Hedgehog (2019 film))
 * Charlie Brown - 1st Time
 * Mr. Incredible - 1st Time (To promote the Incredibles 2)
 * Wild Thing - 1st Time
 * Pillsbury Doughboy - 1st Time
 * Super Wings' Jett - 1st and only time
 * Frozen's Olaf - 1st Time (To promote Frozen 2)
 * Ronald McDonald - 1st Time (Holiday Ambassador)
 * Eben Bear (To promote Eben The Macy's Holiday Bear 1st Time

Novelty Balloons (bold is for new novelty balloons)

 * Yellow Stars
 * Pumpkins
 * Rex the Happy Dragon 
 * Harold the Baseball Player
 * Harold the Fireman
 * Wiggle Worm
 * Chloe The Holiday Clown
 * White Stars
 * Felix The Cat
 * Happy Hippo
 * Christmas Lights
 * Elf Family
 * Red & Green Stars

Balloonicles

 * Tough-guy and Bulldog Trikealloons - 1st Time
 * The Aflac Duck - 1st Time

Floats

 * Tom Turkey, Johnny Genna Guest Stars
 * Sour Patch Kids' Parade Day Mischeif, Minecraft Steve Guest Stars
 * National Geographic's Sea-Venture, Gill Grunt Guest Stars
 * 1-2-3 Sesame Street, Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, & Oscar The Grouch Guest Stars
 * Major League Baseball's At The Ball Game, Mr. Met Guest Stars
 * Sprout's Day Time Play Time Night Time Too, Spyro Guest Stars
 * New York Daily News' Big Apple, New York Mets Guest Star
 * Pep Rally, Pop Fizz Guest Stars
 * Homewood Suites' On the Roll Again, Leonidas Guest Stars
 * Day And Night, Emmet Guest Stars
 * Krazy Glue's Fun House, Roman Raines Guest Stars
 * Beard Burger Pirate Ship, Spongebob And Patrick Guest Star
 * Ice Cream Truck, Batman Guest Stars
 * Snoopy’s Doghouse, Snoopy & Woodstock Guest Stars
 * SS Disney, R2-D2, Geine from Aladdin, & Ulsula Guest Stars
 * Carousel of Fantasy, Balloon Boy Guest Stars
 * Bridge of Doom, Master Wu, & Garmadon Guest Stars
 * Green Giant Harvest in the Valley, Eyebrawl Guest Stars
 * The Big Bacon Circus, Leonard the Pig Guest Stars
 * Snow Globe of Happiness, Thor Guest Stars
 * New York Tin Toy, Chompy Mage Guest Stars
 * Big Red Shoe Car, Ronald McDonald Guest Stars
 * Polar Express, Triggerhappy Guest Stars
 * The Little Drummer Boy, Minions Guest Stars
 * Santa's WorkShop, Santa Claus Guest Stars

Marching Bands

 * Las Vegas High School Marching Band Nevada
 * Louisville High School Marching Band Kentucky
 * Brooklyn High School, New York
 * MCPD Marching Band
 * 1986 Cheer Academy
 * Dallas University, Texas
 * Miami High School, Florida
 * Anchorage High School, Alaska
 * 1986 Dance Stars
 * Wichita High School, Kansas
 * Boston University, Massachusetts
 * Philadelphia High School, Pennsylvania
 * 1986 All American Band