| ★ Welcome to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Wiki! ★ | |
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Wiki is a collaborative encyclopedia dedicated to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of America’s most beloved Thanksgiving traditions for nearly a century! The “Longest Running Show on Broadway” is so momentous that we offer 2,695 articles, 25,373 images, and 188,866 edits devoted to the Parade’s signature mix of balloons, floats, clowns, bands, music stars, and the one-and-only Santa Claus! The Wiki is made by fans, for fans, in the spirit of providing a comprehensive database for balloonatics everywhere! |
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 Since his debut in 1928’s Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse has become one of the most famous and recognizable cartoon characters in the world. Mickey is the mascot of the Walt Disney Company, appearing in the funny pages, in comic books, in over 130 theatrical films and shorts, and daily at Disney Parks around the world. Mickey’s popularity is especially apparent through his four unique Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon designs. The original Mickey Mouse balloon debuted in 1934, joined by his Disney contemporaries Horace Horsecollar, Pluto, a Little Pig, and the Big Bad Wolf. The following year, in an appropriately rain-soaked NYC, his foul-feathered friend Donald Duck debuted. Mickey was reintroduced as a balloon in 1971 in celebration of the Walt Disney World’s opening; this balloon appeared until 1983. He returned in 2000 as Bandleader Mickey in honor of his first color cartoon, The Band Concert. The fourth and most recent balloon—Sailor Mickey—sailed to 34th Street from 2009 until 2012. Read On... |
| The Road to 34th Street |
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| Get an inside look from former Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Executive Producer, Susan Tercero, who explains how the balloon concepts go from sketch to 3D models, how the floats are engineered to travel to the Parade route and so much more. Plus, there’s tons of glitter! Check out Macy's video series to see what goes on behind the scenes. |
| A Tour of Macy's Studios |
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Join HGTV's Crafty Lumberjacks as they explore the magical Macy's Studios in Moonachie, New Jersey. The behind-the-scenes tour introduces key creative minds behind the Parade, including sculptors, welders, carpenters, painters, costumers, designers, balloonatics, and more!  |
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| Let's Pod a Parade! |
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Listen to Let's Pod a Parade!, the official podcast of the Wiki! Our friends Bran and Ryan from Bramble Jam Media watch past Macy's Parades (and other celebrated holiday parades) for a fun-filled look back at their floats, balloons, bands, and more.
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