Perhaps the most disastrous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade occurred in 1997, when an accident involving a Cat in the Hat ...
Inevitably, mistakes happen, Mother Nature intervenes, and balloons go off the prescribed path through New York.
On November 27, 1997, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade became infamous for those who witnessed the chaos firsthand, thanks ...
It was originally known as the Macy's Christmas Parade as an effort to give holiday sales a boost for the new Macy's store, ...
In 2024, approximately 3.5 million people watched the parade in person, with a record-setting 31.3 million viewers watching ...
From flaming cats to flying moose, these balloon blunders prove that gravity always wins. Every November, millions tune in to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of America’s most beloved holiday ...
As the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled through New York on 27 November 2025, nostalgia mingled with unease. Many recalled the infamous 1997 incident involving the giant Barney the ...