Gothamist: Map of the Day: Thanksgiving Balloon Inflation!

blkiznewprez

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:47:49 -0500

if *i* had evil intentions, i'd sneak into the balloon warehouse and rig those puppies up with kaboom. then tomorrow, when charlie brown floats down the street and kids are ooh-ing and aah-ing over kermit... but they totally guard those balloons, right? i've been watching too many of the "die hard" movies.

ides_of_march

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:28:40 -0500

#12 Exactly. Five years ago I was in the neighborhood that afternoon and it was relaxed and informal. Went again last year: it was crowded with cops moving people along like cattle.

zodak

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:28:49 -0500

a special dvd of toy story is being released & toy story 3 is in the works for 2010. abby cadabby is a fairy on sesame street. lol matty i would love to see the Union Scab Rat in the parade. i love that rat!! i'll b there taking pics tomorrow.

drewo

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:17:10 -0500

There was a time... 20 or so years ago... when the night-before-Thanksgiving-balloon-inflating scene was a spontaneous street party, mostly involving only locals and the few New Yorkers in-the-know. You could walk right up to pretty much any tethered balloon and get a great pre-parade glimpse into the behind the scenes preparation. Now it's organized, securitized and no doubt corporatized. And no longer fun.

ides_of_march

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:09:50 -0500

#7 The Obama balloon is next year. It won't even need helium. It inflates with its own ego.

PFCheungs

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:02:27 -0500

Meow!!

matty

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:32:50 -0500

Buzz light year reminds me too much of good economic times. Can we have, like, an Eyor balloon? Or like, the Union Scab Rat?

EricGewiz

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:41:27 -0500

Hope doesn't float?! They should have had an Obama balloon....

Gregoire

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:30:37 -0500

No Obama balloon?

felixthecat

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:11:23 -0500

I wondered if Ronald McDonald paid Macys to include him in the lineup. It is wrong to have him. McDonald kills.

felixthecat

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:08:28 -0500

why is Ronald McDonald included? he is killing many children with obesity, not to mention adults. Why did Jen C include him? McDonald is no friend of children

r1b2

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:13:48 -0500

Who is Abby Cadabby, and what the hell is a balloonicle?

Jen Chung

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:39:08 -0500

Yeah, I'm all over it--that's why there's a SuperCute Hello Kitty balloon. And FWIW, this year is the Smurfs' 50th anniversary.

PFCheungs

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:20:53 -0500

Jen Chung does, actually.

ANGRYGOD11

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:08:39 -0500

The Smurfs hit their popularity peak 20 years ago. Toy Story came out in 1995. Who makes these decisions, coma patients?