Santa made his seasonal arrival in the bucket of the Fountain Hills Fire Department ladder truck accompanied by Fire Chief Dave Ott.
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Fountain Hills High School Marching Band.
Medieval Times dinner theater in Scottsdale had an entry.
The Fountain Hills Oktoberfest had a band.
McDowell Mountain Cycles and the cycling Santas.
A young parade watcher visits with a member of the Tender Little Hearts Mini Tales.
Zero Reasons performed through the parade.
Fort McDowell Adventures.
The Elks Club had a wagon filled with gifts.
HS3 Roof King had a Pac Man theme.
The Hangry Donkey Sanctuary.
A young pom-pom team from Fountain Hills Unified School District.
Fountain Hills Theater paid tribute to the movies of 1984.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale brought WWF to life on their float.
Kids were busy collecting candy tossed from passing entries.
Four Peaks Rotary of Fountain Hills.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Posse members.
Arizona Patriot Guard Riders.
In keeping with the parade theme of a look back at 1984, the movie Ghostbusters was represented.
KDA Dance studio is a popular entry in the annual parade.
Long-time Valley radio and television personality Pat McMahon was the Grand Marshal for the parade.
VFW Post 7507 was represented by a display of military vehicles.
The Fountain Hills American Legion Post 58 Color Guard leads off the 40th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in Fountain Hills sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.
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