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A Welcome Form of Inflation: Balloons Take Shape for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
More than 30 large helium balloons, including new characters like Mario and Buzz Lightyear, were inflated on Columbus Avenue as a family-friendly parade kickoff.
- On Nov. 26, 2025, crews inflated giant character balloons on Manhattan's Upper West Side ahead of the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 27, 2025.
- New York City's wind-safety rules bar full-size balloons when sustained winds exceed 23 mph or gusts top 35 mph, and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Thursday morning authorities would decide on balloon adjustments with NYPD and on-route police forces prepared.
- Crews inflate balloons chamber by chamber off Columbus Avenue between 81st and 77th streets, with about 100 balloon technicians and volunteers working about eight hours to ready all balloons, securing them overnight with netting and sandbags.
- Authorities said no known credible threats and will station thousands of police along the 2.5-mile procession, which NBC will broadcast live with Peacock streaming, and the parade runs three and a half hours.
- First launched as a near‑century tradition, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ushers the holiday season as Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, and Al Roker return ahead of the centennial.
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