The Wednesday before the big New York City Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday morning, the balloons that will take place in the parade are inflated. This is open to the public for a sneak view on what will come on the big day. In addition to the balloons, the floats are also lined up, but they cannot be earily seen (with exception of the first one, which is always Tom the Turkey), as they are behind a fence. It was a joy to see the balloons up close and personal with their handlers present to talk about them, and I was able to appreciate the size.
The entrance to the balloons went past the line up of floats, which I really did not get to see in detail except for the first one in the line-up, which is always the turkey float.
I was then able to see the different balloons. The four new ones this year were Mario, Buzz Lightyear, PAC-MAN, and Shrek's Onion Carriage.
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Spiderman
Spidrman and Minnion
Spiderman and pumpkins
Snoopy Scout
Marshall Paw Patrol
Minnie Mouse
Pilsbury Doughboy
Mario
Noorah
Bluey
Derpy
Shrek
Buzz
For the photographs of the parade itself, see: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025
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