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It's that time again—time for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. And one of the fun traditions to watching the balloons being blown up the night before. This year's Thanksgiving parade balloon inflation begins tomorrow at 3 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m., with the entrance at West 77th Street and Columbus Avenue. It does get very crowded, so be patient!
The parade's 43 balloons of various sizes will be blown up on the blocks outside the American Museum of Natural History—this year's new giant balloons are the Pillsbury Doughboy, Ronald McDonald, Sailor Mickey, and Spider-Man, joining favorites like Pikachu, Kermit and "Supercute" Hello Kitty. If you go to the inflation, share your pictures with us by emailing photos@gothamist.com or tagging them "gothamist" on Flickr.
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Nowadays, all of the balloons seem so commercialized. I mean, M&M, Ronald McDonald, Mr Peanut, Barney, SpongeBob, and Monopoly are purely related to profit-making for someone, don’t you think? Maybe they are all more eye-catching to the kids than the elves and turkeys, but I wonder what the selection criteria for these marketing icons are.
Is this event still on if it rains??