Simonette says, though she felt prepared as a balloon handler, balloon handler training doesn’t include navigating around trees and other city infrastructure For nearly a century, the streets and ...
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11 Things You Didn't Know About Being a Balloon Handler at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Exclusive)
PEOPLE spoke with two former volunteers, who shared behind-the-scenes details about the festive tradition Every Thanksgiving, as families across the United States are lazily tuning into the Macy’s ...
Thirty-two "larger-than-life character" balloons and three balloonicles will float down Manhattan on Thanksgiving Day, if the weather allows, for the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. One of the ...
These New Yorkers are elated when the balloons are inflated. Hundreds of young spectators and their parents lined the Upper West Side Wednesday to watch beloved character balloons fill with helium ...
The 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is underway in New York City as Americans prepare for a busy holiday season. The parade began at 8:30 a.m. EST in the Big Apple. Take a look at some photos from ...
Crowds in New York City bundled up to take in the latest version of a tradition that has run for nearly a century. Crowds in New York City bundled up to take in the latest version of a tradition that ...
From Busta Rhymes to Labubu and ‘Stranger Things,’ the parade featured various floats and performers that highlighted online fan favorites and previous hits. By Lexy Perez Digital Editor and Producer ...
SAN DIEGO — As part of the Holiday Bowl festivities in San Diego, the bayside streets of downtown San Diego were taken over by balloons, bands, and floats in the Holiday Bowl Parade on Friday, January ...
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked it up a notch once again for its 99th annual event on Thursday by adding five new balloons into the mix, including Derpy Tiger from “KPop Demon Hunters” and ...
Meghan Simonett, who volunteered as a balloon handler in 2023, details the arm of the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ balloon hitting a tree before the parade kicked off Meghan Simonette; Gotham/GC Images ...
Every Thanksgiving, as families across the United States are lazily tuning into the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from their living rooms, there are thousands of volunteers who have been awake for ...
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