Nearly every year, Macy's releases a plush based on a balloon (or character) that achieves the Macy's Holiday Ambassador award, if the Holiday ambassador is based on a balloon, the balloon based on the character that has won the holiday ambassador award usually appears as the first, middle, or last character balloon. However, it can depend. A cold-air balloon also oftentimes sits on the top of Macy's Herald Square.
Years for plushies[]
- 1987 = Snoopy
- 1988 = Snoopy
- 1989 = Max the Sheepdog
- 1990 = Paddington Bear
- 1991 = Babar the Elephant
- 1992 = Goofy
- 1993 = Lambchop
- 1994 = Kermit the Frog
- 1995 = The Cat in the Hat
- 1996 = Bullwinkle
- 1997 = The Grinch
- 1998 = Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- 1999 = Millennium Snoopy
- 2000 = Bandleader Mickey Mouse
- 2001 = Curious George
- 2002 = Kermit the Frog
- 2003 = Garfield
- 2004 = Grover
- 2005 = Scooby-Doo
- 2006 = Snoopy
- 2007 = Shrek
- 2008 = Horton the Elephant
- 2009 = Sailor Mickey Mouse
- 2010 = Smurf
- 2014 = SpongeBob SquarePants
- 2015 = Snoopy & His Sister Belle
- 2016 = Trolls
- 2018 = Sunny the Snowpal
- 2021 = Tiptoe
Aflac Duck Plushies[]
The Aflac Duck gets more plushes than any other character, and they have been released since 2001. Most of them talk and say the duck's famous line "AFLAC!".
- 2003 = Reindeer Hat
- 2004 = Elf Costume
- 2005 = Winter Sledder
- 2006 = Santa Claus
- 2007 = Pajamas
- 2008 = Ski Jacket
- 2009 = Christmas Tree
- 2010 = Snowflake covered Scarf & Hat
- 2011 = Red & Black scarf and hat
- 2012 = Reindeer
- 2013 = Skier
- 2014 = Ice Skater
- 2015 = Elf Costume 2
- 2016 = Christmas Carol
- 2017 = Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Trivia[]
- 2019 is the first known year since 1986 to not have a holiday ambassador.