Poster for the 1986 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Balloons (Bold is for new Balloons)
- Garfield - 3rd Time
- Raggedy Ann (Retired) - 3rd and last Time
- Kermit the Frog - 10th Time (To Celabrate The muppets 30th birthday)
- Superman (Right hand ripped off due to accident)- 7th Time
- Humpty Dumpty (The 100th Balloon in the Parade's History/Redesigned Version of Weeble Balloon, Retired) - First and only Time
- Olive Oyl and Swee'Pea (Alteration to existing Olive Oyl Balloon, Retired) - 5th and last Time
- Woody Woodpecker - 5th Time
- Baby Shamu - First Time
- Betty Boop (Not Seen Due to Accident, Videotape Footage from 1985) - 2nd Time
Novelty Balloons (Bold for new Novlety Balloons)
- Macy's White Stars
- Ice Cream Cone
- Red & Blue Stars Balls
- Circus Balls
- Flower Balls
- Lollipops
Falloons (Bold is for new Falloons)
- The Chipmunk Adventure's Hot-Air Balloon (To Promote The Chipmunk Adventure) - First and only Time
Hosts
- Pat Sajak (Last Time Hosting the Parade)
- Stefanie Kramer (Last Time Hosting the Parade)
Broadway Musicals
- Me an My Girl
- Sweet Charity
- Big River
Floats (Bold for new Floats)
- Tom Turkey - 15th Time
- Indian Canoe - First Time
- Pirate Ship - 16th Time
- Statue of Liberty - 3rd Time
- The Chipmunk Adventure (To Promote The Chipmunk Adventure, Retired) - First and only Time
- Doodlebug - 12th Time
- New York Daily News Big Apple - 9th Time
- Showboat - 9th Time
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Retired) - 2nd and last Time
- Rocking Turtle - 9th Time
- Futuristic Playground (Retired) - First and only Time
- Mother Goose - First Time
- Rocking Snail - 10th Time
- Clock Tower - First Time
- Bell Tower (Return Float, Since 1984)
- Cinderella's Carriage - 2nd Time
- Santaland Express - 5th Time
- Rocking Lobster - 2nd Time
- Barbie and the Rockers - First Time
- The Great American Small Dog - First Time
- Wagon - First Time
- Rocking Lion - 5th Time
- Cabbage Patch Kids - 3rd Time
- Up, Up, and Away Airplane - First Time
- Seaworld (redesigned version of the fraggle rock float)
- Rocking Horse - 4th Time
- Curcus Wagon - 10th Time
- Santa's Sleigh - 7th Time
Performers
- Ed Begley Jr.
- Shirley Jones
- Amy Grant
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (To Promote The Chipmunk Adventure)
- Dolph Lundgren
- Keith Hernandez
- Markie Post
- The Radio City Rockettes
- Ronald Reagan
- Seaworld Characters
- Ann Reinking
- The Monkees
- Celeste Holm
- Crystal Gayle
- Barbie and the Rockers
- Dottie West
- Sawyer Brown
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power: He-Man, She-Ra, Teela, Man-At-Arms, Stratos, Orko, and Skeletor
- Michael Cline
- Robert Vaughn
- Nell Carter
- The Lawrence Brothers: Joey Lawrence, and Matthew Lawrence
- Hal Linden
- Dick Van Patten and Pat Van Patten
- The Four Tops
- Laurence Lau
- John James
- Cabbage Patch Kids
- Robert Merrill
- Roger Miller
- Victor French
- The Care Bears
- Phyllis Diller