The 84th Macy's Thanksgiving Parade rolled out today in the heart of New York city. It started bang on time, at 9 from Central Park West, 77th street. We waited on the 38th street for more than an hour, before we got the first glimpse of the roaring parade. People started cheering and yes, it was time for the gigantic balloons to float in the air.
The Parade begins...
The Parade was started in 1924, by Macy's employees and from then on, it became an annual event. It covers almost two miles and features balloons, floats, marching bands, performers, falloons (balloon on a float) and Santa Clause. This year, the parade started with the NYPD men on bikes, followed by a marching band and the cheerleaders. And then came the clowns holding the Thanksgiving parade banner followed by Macy's star floats. There were almost 36 balloons in this year's parade featuring Greg Heffley from the 'Diary of a Wimpy kid', Kung-Fu Panda, Pumpkins, Turkey, Smurf, Kool-Aid, Shrek, Sailor Mickey, Pillsbury Doughboy and many-many more.
Kung-Fu Panda
The Parade was a spectacle with over 800 clowns, 1600 cheerleaders and dancers, and lots of celebrities. The celebrity list included Jessica Simpsons, Singer Kayne West, Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Fallon and more. And the bands entertained with music and marching, most of them represented their home state and the performance groups vowed the crowds with flip-flops, spins, acrobatics and cheered 'We love NYC'; this time there was an Indian performance group too, wearing traditional dresses, carrying embellished umbrellas and dancing to the Bollywood tunes.
Ronald McDonald
And the clowns entertained people with funny tricks, especially the children. In all, it was a fabulous show and the performers in the parade were fabulous too. It was incredible to see the Parade again this year, and definitely, it was even more spectacular than before.
The Parade was a spectacle with over 800 clowns, 1600 cheerleaders and dancers, and lots of celebrities. The celebrity list included Jessica Simpsons, Singer Kayne West, Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Fallon and more. And the bands entertained with music and marching, most of them represented their home state and the performance groups vowed the crowds with flip-flops, spins, acrobatics and cheered 'We love NYC'; this time there was an Indian performance group too, wearing traditional dresses, carrying embellished umbrellas and dancing to the Bollywood tunes.
And the clowns entertained people with funny tricks, especially the children. In all, it was a fabulous show and the performers in the parade were fabulous too. It was incredible to see the Parade again this year, and definitely, it was even more spectacular than before.