Maybe you might need a special pass to get in at 7:00 A.M., but we walked in last year and were able to catch some of the parade without any special passes.
Last year they shot the parade scenes on both Friday and Saturday mornings. It was interesting to see how they interspersed these segments into the final tv show, as Friday was rather overcast, while Saturday was bright and sunny...or maybe it was the other way around. IN any event one of the days looked totally opposite of the other weather wise.
One other warning...BE PREPARED FOR HUGE CROWDS THOSE TWO DAYS!!
Brian