Since I was a little kid, my Thanksgiving tradition has included watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on TV. So when I moved to NY, my mom asked if I was going to attend the parade. Standing amidst millions of people (mostly tourists) in really cold weather, sometimes windy and rainy, is not my thing. But when I found out that you could go and watch them inflate the balloons the day before, I was intrigued. So this year I ventured uptown, only to discover that this was as much of an event as the parade itself! There were millions of people walking through 2 blocks of larger-then-life inflated characters. It was fun, but an experience I won’t need to do again.
Shrek was one of this year’s new balloons.
Jeff Koons rabbit, also new for 2007.
Dora the Explorer was popular with the little kids in the crowd.
Mr. Potato Head, an old classic.
Pikachu
Snowman
Kermit the Frog
More Macy’s stars
Check out the crowd I was stuck in!
Energizer Bunny
Ronald McDonald
Hello Kitty was also new to the parade this year.
Scooby Doo