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 ...

The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is getting closer to its Centennial anniversary. This beloved holiday extravaganza dates back to 1924, when employees of Macy’s dressed in festive gear and ...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a spectacular annual event marched by thousands and watched by millions — and a massive undertaking with countless moving parts. Inevitably, mistakes happen, ...

New Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons have been revealed, with the likes of KPop Demon Hunters, Shrek, and more taking over New York City's skies. The yearly parade will be sporting a number of ...

With only hours to go before NBC's preview shows and less than 24 hours before the iconic holiday event gets underway in NYC, there was the not-so-small matter of getting a whole lot of balloons ...

Q: The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is right around the corner. What happens behind the scenes with the balloons? A: It takes a team of dedicated engineers and artisans, not to mention ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Giant balloons got into shape Wednesday for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as crews inflated the giant characters on the streets of New York City. The parade kicks off Thursday ...

The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York. For the third year in a row, Thursday's parade starts at 8:30 a.m. ET (instead of 9 a.m.) and will ...

Meghan Simonette, who volunteered as a balloon handler in the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, details when the arm of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon hit a tree before the parade kicked off “It ...