Below is an image gallery for the DINO balloons and Baby DINO balloonicles from Sinclair Oil Corporation.
Dino the Dinosaur (1963-1976)[]
Construction[]
Test Flight[]
1963 Macy's Parade[]
The Dino balloon during its debut on the 1963 NBC telecast.
1964 Macy's Parade[]
Despite a wound, Dino didn't go extinct during his 1964 appearance.
1965 Macy's Parade[]
Dino during his appearance on the 1965 NBC telecast.
1966 Macy's Parade[]
Dino during the 1966 Parade.
1967 Macy's Parade[]
1968 Macy's Parade[]
1969 Macy's Parade[]
1970 Macy's Parade[]
Dino during his appearance on the 1970 NBC telecast; the same footage would also be used in 1971 and in flashback sequences in 1983 and 1986.
1972 Macy's Parade[]
(Credit: Ron Rothschild)
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Dino during the 1972 NBC telecast. (Credit: NBC)
1973 Macy's Parade[]
1974 Macy's Parade[]
(Credit: Ernst Haas)
(Credit: Blue Cloud Photography)
(Credit: NBC)
1975 Macy's Parade[]
(Credit: Marlene Kern Fischer)
1976 Macy's Parade[]
(Credit: Kim Rancourt)
(Credit: Scott MacNeill)
Dino during his appearance in the 1976 NBC telecast. (Credit: NBC)
Retirement Party at the American Museum of Natural History (1977)[]
A poster used to promote Dino's retirement party
Other[]
DINO (2015-2021)[]
BalloonFest 2015[]
2015 Macy's Parade[]
DINO makes a dino-mite return to the Parade on the 2015 NBC telecast.
2016 Macy's Parade[]
DINO during his appearance on the 2016 NBC telecast. (Credit: NBC)
2017 Macy's Parade[]
DINO stomps down 34th Street on the 2017 NBC telecast.
2018 Macy's Parade[]
DINO during his appearance on the 2018 NBC telecast.
2019 Macy's Parade[]
DINO during the 2019 Parade telecast.
2021 Macy's Parade[]
The second DINO balloon flies down 34th Street one last time during the 2021 NBC Telecast.
Other[]
Concept rendering of the balloon.
DINO on the 2015 poster.
DINO celebrates Sinclair's 100th anniversary. (Credit: Amy Kule)
DINO and Baby DINO (2022-present)[]
Development & Creation[]
The "White Model" of the DINO and Baby DINO balloon.
Balloonfest 2022[]
(Credit: CBS News)
Dino and Baby Dino, alongside Bluey during Balloonfest 2022.
Underneath the balloon.
2022 Macy's Parade[]
DINO gives Baby DINO piggyback ride on the 2022 NBC telecast.
2023 Macy's Parade[]
DINO & Baby DINO stomping their way on the 2023 NBC telecast.
2024 Macy's Parade[]
DINO and Baby DINO during the 2024 NBC telecast.
Baby DINOs (2018-Present)[]
Development & Creation[]
2018 Macy's Parade[]
The Baby DINOs during the 2018 NBC telecast.
2019 Macy's Parade[]
The Baby DINOs during the 2019 NBC telecast.
2020 Macy's Parade[]
The Baby DINOs during the 2020 NBC telecast.
2021 Macy's Parade[]
The Baby DINOs during the 2021 NBC telecast.
2022 Macy's Parade[]
The Baby DINOs during the 2022 NBC telecast.
2023 Macy's Parade[]
2024 Macy's Parade[]
Baby DINOs during the 2024 NBC telecast.