Novelty Balloons were first conceived in 1985, consisting of smaller balloons that range widely in size and are handled by between one and thirty people, some shaped like human heads that fit on the actual heads of the handlers.
1980s Introductions[]
1985[]
- Ice Cream Cone (2nd Version)
- Lollipops
- White Macy's Stars (1st Version)
- Pennsylvania Dutch Ornaments
- American Star Ornaments
- Geometric Ornaments
- Snow Crystal Ornaments
- Poinsettia Ornaments
1986[]
- White Macy's Stars (2nd Version)
1987[]
- Strawberry/Pistachio Ice Cream Cone (3rd Version)
- Ice Stars
1988[]
- ABC Bouncing Balls by Children's Television Workshop/Sesame Workshop
- Woodstock by United Media
1990s Introductions[]
1991[]
- Basketball (1st Version)
- Baseball (1st Version)
- Football (1st Version)
1992[]
1993[]
- Wiggle Worm (1st Version)
1994[]
- Cloe the Holiday Clown (1st Version)
1995[]
- Fuji Blimp by Fujifilm
1996[]
- Flying Fish (3rd Version)
- Harold the Fireman (2nd Version)
- Planet Earth (1st Version)
- Americana Ornaments
1999[]
- Americana Spheres (1st Version)
2000's Introductions[]
2000[]
- Elf (later renamed Charlie the Holiday Elf) by The John Deere Company/Macy’s
2001[]
- Toy Soldier (2nd Version)
- 75th Anniversary Parade Stars
- Happy Hippo (2nd Version) by Yahoo!/Macy’s
2002[]
- Uncle Sam (2nd Version)
- Macy's Yellow Stars
- The Centennial
- Red Macy's Stars
2003[]
- Turkey (2nd Version)
- Pumpkins (2nd Version)
- Freida the Dachshund (2nd Version) by Universal Orlando Resort/Macy’s
- Blue Macy's Stars
2004[]
- Design-a-Balloon by Delta Air Lines
- Wiggle Worm (2nd Version)
- Ice Crystals (2nd Version)
- Poinsettias (2nd Version)
- Red Candy Cane
- C.J. the Yellow Elf
- Kit the Red Elf
2005[]
- Cloe the Holiday Clown (2nd Version)
- Strawberry/Pistachio Ice Cream Cone (2nd Version)
2006[]
- Yellow Macy's Stars
- Football (2nd Version)
- Uncle Sam (3rd Version)
- Raspberry Cheesecake Swirl/Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Cone
- Handprint Spheres by Delta Air Lines
- Toy Soldier (3rd Version)
- Green Candy Cane
- Pokéball by Pokémon USA, Inc.
2007[]
- Beach Ball Clusters
- Planet Earth (2nd Version)
- Arrtle the Pirate by Universal Orlando Resort/Macy’s
- Soccer Ball (1st Version)
2008[]
2009[]
- Geometrics
- Basketball (2nd Version)
- Big Man Santa by Universal Orlando Resort/Macy’s
- Red "Believe" Stars
2010s Introductions[]
2010[]
2011[]
2012[]
- Pumpkins (3rd Version)
- Soccer Ball (2nd Version)
- Rex the Happy Dragon (2nd Version)
2013[]
- Happy Hippo (3rd Version)
- Football (3rd Version)
- Charlie "Blue" Elf (2nd Version)
- Kit "Red" Elf (2nd Version)
2014[]
- Wiggle Worm (3rd Version)
- Red & Green Candy Cane
2015[]
- Yellow Macy's Stars (2nd Version)
- Arrtle the Pirate (2nd Version)
- C.J. "Yellow" Elf (2nd Version)
- Red "Believe" Stars (2nd Version)
2016[]
- Felix the Cat (2nd Version) by DreamWorks Classics
- Trixie the Bouncing Dog
2017[]
- Blue & White Macy's Stars (2nd Version)
- Harold the Baseball Player (2nd Version) by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Christmas String of Lights
- Gold Macy's Starflakes
2018[]
- Opening Macy's Stars (2nd Version)
- Americana Spheres (2nd Version)
- Fleck, Bjorn, Jojo and Hugg by Netflix
- The Nutcracker by Universal Orlando Resort
- Sunny the Snowpal
2019[]
2020s Introductions[]
2021[]
- Toni, the Bandleader Bear
- Shifter Knob by Funko and Lucasfilm
- Santa Starflakes
- Tiptoe
2022[]
- Pumpkins (4th Version)
- The Hottest Heart by Adidas x Bad Bunny
- Baby Shark by Pinkfong and Nickelodeon
- Dolly by Universal Orlando Resort
- Red & Green Candy Cane (2nd Version)
2023[]
- Keepy Uppy Balloon by BBC Studios
- Cool Cats by Cool Cats NFT
- Uncle Dan by Illumination