History of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon accidents

The Craziest and Most Dangerous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ...

When the balloon pulled away from the lamp as it was deflating, it dislodged the light itself and metal pieces, which fell and injured a man and ...

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade turns 90

The Macy's parade started in 1924 but was put on hold during World War II, when commodities like helium and rubber were in short supply.

The 89-Year Evolution Of The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Over the 88-year history of the parade, there have been numerous injuries caused. In 1997, the Cat in the Hat balloon was pushed into a lamp ...

How Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Works - Stuff You Should Know

design balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but died before he ... Day parade history and brother is it? I love it. I love the advocate ...

OPINION: Flops and pops of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

In 1993, the Sonic the Hedgehog balloon crashed into a lamppost in Columbus Circle and then into an off-duty officer. The ordeal left some with ...

The 17 Most Iconic Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Floats

While the balloons are now safely deflated following the parade, they were initially released into the air with a return address and offer of a ...

Memorable Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade moments - WVNS

In 1997 the parade received some bad press when a Cat in the Hat balloon was blown into bystanders by strong winds and injured four people, with ...

The Most Infamous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades | Weather Blog

The 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of the most infamous Parades ever! Several balloons were either damaged or destroyed due to strong winds.

Attack of the Giant Balloons - The 1932 Macy's Thanksgiving Day ...

But for sheer drama, nothing comes close to a 1932 incident, when the Macy's spectacle was upstaged by a life-and-death struggle that took place ...

Thanksgiving Parade Accidents | TikTok

Which is basically how I feel. when the express train suddenly goes local. In 1997, a cat in the hat balloon. was going for a couple of blocks, ...

What happens to helium after Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Yes, the up-to-five-story-tall behemoths are deflated immediately after the parade. I mean, you can't have your friendly neighborhood web- ...

Sonic the Hedgehog balloon busted at 1993 Macy's Thanksgiving ...

Here is rare Channel 7 Eyewitness News footage from the 1993 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which featured the debut of the Sonic the ...

The History of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! - Travalanche

To replace the headaches of caring for live animals, the parade planners came up with the novel idea of large inflatable balloons. Introduced to ...

Macy's Parade Balloons Are Upside-Down Puppets - UConn Today

A forum held at UConn's Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry revealed some surprising facts about the famous balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

A Brief History of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Thirteen.org

The first three parades included only floats but in 1927 the first balloon of Felix the Cat debuted. Because the parade organizers had no ...

Holiday Traditions and the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

The tradition came to an end when a loose balloon became entangled in the propeller of a small plane almost causing an accident. Soon after, ...

Macy's used to set the balloons free, and other Thanksgiving Day ...

In 1942, the president of Macy's, Jack Straus, announced that the parade would be canceled because of the war. He deflated a green dragon ...

Two injured in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The annual parade had a similar incident in 1997, when a Cat in the Hat balloon hit a lightpost, making it collapse. Two serious injuries were ...

2024 MACY's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Helpful Tips from a Local)

NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons. On average, the balloons paraded in NYC during the Thanksgiving Day parade are five stories tall and weigh more than 800 ...

Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue and Billy Porter to perform at Macy's ...

The giant balloons may ...