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Disney’s New Buzz Lightyear Float Shocks Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Viewers
Despite wind warnings with gusts up to 35 mph, Macy's parade featured 34 giant balloons including Disney's Buzz Lightyear, attracting 3.5 million spectators, Macy's said.
- On Thursday, Macy's hosted its Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, featuring Disney's Buzz Lightyear balloon despite National Weather Service warnings of strong gusts.
- In the run-up to the parade, forecasters warned of gusts up to 35 miles per hour, and parade rules allow grounding at blasts near 55km/h, set after the 1997 Cat in the Hat incident that injured a 34-year-old woman.
- Entertainment highlights included 34 giant balloons, 28 floats, 11 marching bands, Cynthia Erivo, singers from Netflix's K-Pop Demon Hunters, and Mario and Pac-Man balloons.
- Historically, the parade's cancellations are rare; as of 2025, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was canceled only during 1942–44 and never due to weather.
- Starting on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the parade travels a four kilometres route along Central Park West and 6th Avenue, ending at Macy's Herald Square flagship store on 34th Street.
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The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place this Thursday in New York City, featuring new balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear.
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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 Buzz Lightyear. “We have Pikachu, we have Buzz Lightyear, we have ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ we have ‘Stranger Things,’ We have a Dreamscape float with Debbie Gibson on the float,” Macy’s Inc. chairman CEO Tony Spring told “Today” on Thanksgiving morning.…
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