{"id":515361,"date":"2022-11-24T17:20:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T14:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/macys-96th-annual-thanksgiving-day-parade-draws-huge-crowds\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T17:20:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T14:20:32","slug":"macys-96th-annual-thanksgiving-day-parade-draws-huge-crowds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/macys-96th-annual-thanksgiving-day-parade-draws-huge-crowds\/","title":{"rendered":"#Macy&#8217;s 96th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade draws huge crowds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fd6b5a2c7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fd6b5a2c7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/macys-96th-annual-thanksgiving-day-parade-draws-huge-crowds\/#%E2%80%9CMacys_96th_annual_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade_draws_huge_crowds%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Macy&#8217;s 96th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade draws huge crowds&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMacys_96th_annual_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade_draws_huge_crowds%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Macy&#8217;s 96th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade draws huge crowds&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>They\u2019re a bunch of h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y turkeys! <\/p>\n<p>New Yorker\u2019s lined the Big Apple\u2019s streets bright and early Thursday, soaking up the sun and mild winter weather ahead the 96th annual Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade. <\/p>\n<p>The quintessential Thanksgiving tradition kicked off on 77th and Central Park West at 9 a.m. to the cheers of spectators waiting to catch a glimpse of classic balloons like Snoopy and Pikachu \u2014 and some of this year\u2019s new additions like Bluey. <\/p>\n<p>Marisa Lau, a teacher celebrating her 40th birthday all the way from Sacramento, California, has wanted to view the parade in person since she was a little girl. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a dream come true for me,\u201d Lau, sporting a pair of turkey earrings, told The Post from her viewpoint at 53rd and Sixth. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the best Thanksgiving for me. It\u2019s going to be bigger and better than on TV. I can\u2019t wait to wave, cheer and scream. It\u2019s going to bring my inner child back,\u201d the excited spectator said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Tom Turkey float\" class=\"wp-image-24776196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The quintessential Thanksgiving tradition kicked off on 77th and Central Park West at 9 a.m. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-14.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"PARADE\" class=\"wp-image-24776217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New Yorkers woke up bright and early to see the parade.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The massive crowd has drawn in both New Yorkers and tourists looking to take part in a tradition that for many signals the official start of the holiday season \u2014 especially with Santa Claus set to make a special appearance and close out the event.  <\/p>\n<p>Children were yelling, screaming, waving and calling out the names of their favorite characters as they floated or drove by on parade floats. At one point the festive crowd began to do the wave. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see the Bluey balloon,\u201d said Tsehai Burns, a 15-year-old from Flushing, Queens who was watching an episode of the show on her cellphone before the parade began.<\/p>\n<p>The tenth grader, who has Crohn\u2019s disease, recalled how the show inspired her when she was hospitalized from Halloween to Christmas Eve in 2019 with a lower intestine infection. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t eat. I was very skinny. I had to get surgery,\u201d she said, adding that she is now in better health. Burns\u2019 face lit up upon seeing her favorite character, Josh, standing on the float before the Bluey balloon. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI shouted out his name. I wanted to take a selfie with him. He is my idol from when I was in the hospital. I had to get surgery and I watched him a lot. Josh helped me through my struggles in the hospital. Whenever I was sad, I watched Josh.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Children and adults made up the large and lively crowd, both equally excited to bear witness to the parade.<\/p>\n<p>Dawna Tsitrian, a substitute teacher from Rapid City, South Dakota, came with her daughter to celebrate her 80th birthday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-16.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"MACYS PARADE\" class=\"wp-image-24776252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-16.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-16.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-parade-new-yorkers-soaking-sun-16.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThis is the best Thanksgiving for me. It\u2019s going to be bigger and better than on TV. I can\u2019t wait to wave, cheer and scream.\u201d said watcher. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Macy&#8217;s, Inc.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to come since the 60s when we had a TV. I started watching it on my black-and-white TV \u2014 it was a little TV \u2014 and now I\u2019m experiencing it live,\u201d the young at heart Tsitrian said. \u201cI chose to come on my 80th because you gotta move and grove.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Macy\u2019s beloved parade was back last year after going virtual during the COVID pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s parade will feature 16 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 40 novelty and heritage inflatables, 12 marching bands, 700 clowns, 10 performance groups and a slew of musical stars. The parade will be put on by the work of over 5,000 volunteers. <\/p>\n<p>Some new balloons will hit New York City skies this year, including Bluey, a character from a popular Disney Junior cartoon about a 6-year-old Australian Heeler dog and her canine family. <\/p>\n<p>Other new additions this year include \u201cDiary of a Wimpy Kid,\u201d from the beloved children\u2019s books; Dino and Baby Dino, an electric green pair of dinosaurs; and the one-eyed Minion, Stuart. <\/p>\n<p>Returning balloons include \u201cAstronaut Snoopy,\u201d \u201cThe Boss Baby,\u201d Chase from \u201cPaw Patrol,\u201d the Pillsburgy Doughboy, Ronald McDonald, Red Titan from \u201cRyan\u2019s World,\u201d Papa Smurf from \u201cThe Smurfs,\u201d \u201cSpongebob Squarepants\u201d and Pikachu and Eevee from \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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