|1928 | Fish, Tiger, Hummingbird, Sky Elephant, Early Bird |- | style="text-align:center;" |1929 | The Katzenjammers, The Turk, Turkey, Dragon (longest balloon to ever appear in the Parade) |- | style="text-align:center;" |1930 |Joe Jinks, Barney Google, Boob McNutt, Benny |- | style="text-align:center;" |1931 | Tiamat the Dragon, Jerry the Pig, Two-Headed Giant, Cheetah, Blue Hippo |- | style="text-align:center;" |1932 | Felix the Cat, Willie Red Bird, Fritz the Dachshund |- |1933 |Gulliver, The Colicky Kid |- | style="text-align:center;" |1934 |Mickey Mouse, Eddie Cantor (the only full-size balloon to be based on a living person), Little Pig, The Big Bad Wolf, |- | style="text-align:center;" |1935 |Donald Duck, Turkey, Harpo Marx, The Indian |- |1936 |Father Knickerbocker, Dragon, Two-Headed Pirate |- | style="text-align:center;" |1937 | Morton the Nantucket Sea Monster (redesigned version of Dragon Balloon, and second-longest balloon to appear in the Parade), Officer SOS 13 (redesigned version of Father Knickerbocker Balloon), Pinocchio, Christmas Stocking, The Man on the Trapeze |- | style="text-align:center;" |1938 |Uncle Sam, Ferdinand the Bull, Little Man Big Man |- | style="text-align:center;" |1939 |The Tin Man, Santa Claus |- | style="text-align:center;" |1940 | Hippopotamus, Superman, Laffo the Clown |- | style="text-align:center;" |1941 |Hugo the Football Player (redesigned version of Superman Balloon), Goldfish, Elephant |- | style="text-align:center;" |1945 | Bobo the Hobo (Clown), The Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, Teddy Bear, Pumpkin, Ice Cream Cone |- | style="text-align:center;" |1946 | The Baseball Player (redesigned version of Bobo the Hobo), Panda Bear (redesigned version of Teddy Bear Balloon), Pilgrim Father, Candy Cane |- | style="text-align:center;" |1947 | Pirate, Officer PAL (redesigned version of Baseball Player Balloon), The Gnome (Redesigned version of Ice Cream Cone Balloon) |- | style="text-align:center;" |1948 | Fireman (redesigned version of Officer PAL Balloon), The Monkey on the High Trapeze, Crocodile |- | style="text-align:center;" |1949 |Hobo Clown (redesigned version of Fireman Balloon), Dachshund, Howdy Doody |- | style="text-align:center;" |1950 | Toy Soldier, Rainbow Trout |- | style="text-align:center;" |1951 |Mighty Mouse |- |1952 |Spaceman |- |1953 |Dachshund (second version), Goldfish with Pinkish Fins (redesigned version of the Rainbow Trout Balloon) |- |1954 |Gorgeous Gobbler |- |1956 |Observer |- | style="text-align:center;" |1957 |Popeye |- | style="text-align:center;" |1960 |Happy Dragon |- | style="text-align:center;" |1961 |Bullwinkle J. Moose |- | style="text-align:center;" |1962 |The Flying Trapeze (redesigned version of the Observer Balloon), Donald Duck (second version) |- | style="text-align:center;" |1963 |Dino, Elsie the Cow |- | style="text-align:center;" |1964 |Linus the Lionhearted