- Title: 100 volunteers bring Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons to life in 8 hours
- Date: 23rd November 2022
- Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 23, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF WORKERS PREPARING BALLOON FLOATS FOR MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE (SOUNDBITE) (English) DONNA GAUTHIER, AUSTIN, TEXAS, RESIDENT WHO CAME TO NEW YORK WITH HER HUSBAND BRANDON (TO HER LEFT) AND CHILDREN, SAYING: "We're here to see the Macy's 2022 Thanksgiving Parade! We're so excited! Yeahhhh!" VARI
- Embargoed: 7th December 2022 20:15
- Keywords: 12 marching bands 16 giant character balloons 28 floats Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade NYC streets
- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,North America
- Reuters ID: LVA001184023112022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Baby Shark, Baby DINO, and Papa Smurf balloons popped up near West 81st and 77th Streets in Manhattan on Wednesday (November 23) ahead of the 96th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade sta starts at 8:45 a.m. ET on Thursday (November 24).
Organizers expect three million people will be watching the event in person, lined up along the parade route from New York City's Upper West Side to Macy's flagship store at Herald Square.
Altogether, 16 giant inflatables, 28 floats, 12 marching bands, 700 clowns, and Santa Claus, plus many musical stars will entertain the spectators.
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