From a simple, citywide celebration, the thanksgiving parade has become a grandiose event where more than giant floats roam the streets of NY, and several notable celebrities and artists perform. With 8,000 participants-clowns, balloon handlers, marching bands, etc.-it’s a spectacle that’ll keep you occupied until it’s time for appetizers and schmoozing with distant relatives.
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President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans on Wednesday they’re protected to take to roads, trains and planes over the vacation. Raven Industries’ Aerostar division in South Dakota has produced more than 90 large balloons for the parade over the years, according to the Associated Press.
Thousands gathered in NY for an annual holiday tradition, watching as crews inflate the massive balloons that will fill the air during Thursday’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Everything you need to know and more for the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The 89th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 26 at 9 a.m ET.
Pinn and Durbin left for New York Saturday.
The officials spoke as families streamed into the Upper West Side to watch Macy’s workers inflate parade balloons along Central Park West.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday police had fine-tuned their response to a possible strike since the Sept 11, 2001, attacks in which the World Trade Center was toppled by two hijacked airliners.
“What we are focused on and continue to be focused on, as we have before Paris, are potential copycat acts”, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said. Cramming 320 members into even the biggest of New York City’s blocks isn’t easy.
Macy’s app: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2015, the app is available for both Android and iOS.
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“It’s worth it for the opportunity to be part of something so iconic as the Macy’s Parade and in the best city in the United States”, said Fred Allen, director of bands at the university. “We have full confidence in the security that is in place”. “We’re so grateful that our kids have this opportunity, and we’re so grateful the way that our community has risen up to support them and to love them, Chappell said”.
