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MAPS AND GUIDES FOR BALLOON INFLATION AND MACY’S THANKSGIVING PARADE

November 25, 2015 | 9:06 AM
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It’s that very special time of year again on the Upper West Side, so get your warm clothes on, make sure the kids have gone to the bathroom (because we’re not stopping for bathroom breaks, sweetie!), and get ready. The maps below show the route for Wednesday’s balloon inflation and Thursday’s parade.

The Mommy Poppins site has an “insider’s guide” to the inflation and the parade.

As for the inflation: “Arrive early to beat the crowds. By 5 pm the majority of balloons have begun to take shape and by 9 pm all are usually inflated.”

Gothamist has some info on what’s new and what’s coming back, and here’s the full list of balloons:

There are four new balloons—Scrat and his Acorn from Ice Age; Ronald McDonald (in his fourth incarnation); the Red Angry Bird; and the DINO™ by Sinclair Oil. DINO was a parade favorite in the ’60s and ’70s but hasn’t been in the parade in 40 years; next year is Sinclair Oil’s centennial, so he’s back and he’s apparently the only life-sized balloon in the parade!

Of course, other beloved balloons are back: Hello Kitty, Pikachu, the Pillsbury Doughboy, Spongebob Squarepants, the Kool-Aid Man.

If you go to either event, please send us photos! And to reminisce about how the balloon inflation used to be, check out this lovely column.

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One of the fun events in neighborhood. We go every year. Last year it was freezing cold and rainy and fewer people were there. This year it will be packed.

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MAPS AND GUIDES FOR BALLOON INFLATION AND MACY’S THANKSGIVING PARADE

balloons2

It’s that very special time of year again on the Upper West Side, so get your warm clothes on, make sure the kids have gone to the bathroom (because we’re not stopping for bathroom breaks, sweetie!), and get ready. The maps below show the route for Wednesday’s balloon inflation and Thursday’s parade.

The Mommy Poppins site has an “insider’s guide” to the inflation and the parade.

As for the inflation: “Arrive early to beat the crowds. By 5 pm the majority of balloons have begun to take shape and by 9 pm all are usually inflated.”

Gothamist has some info on what’s new and what’s coming back, and here’s the full list of balloons:

There are four new balloons—Scrat and his Acorn from Ice Age; Ronald McDonald (in his fourth incarnation); the Red Angry Bird; and the DINO™ by Sinclair Oil. DINO was a parade favorite in the ’60s and ’70s but hasn’t been in the parade in 40 years; next year is Sinclair Oil’s centennial, so he’s back and he’s apparently the only life-sized balloon in the parade!

Of course, other beloved balloons are back: Hello Kitty, Pikachu, the Pillsbury Doughboy, Spongebob Squarepants, the Kool-Aid Man.

If you go to either event, please send us photos! And to reminisce about how the balloon inflation used to be, check out this lovely column.

2015-Macys-Parade-Balloonfest-presented-by-Citi-map

2015-Macys-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade-route-map

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One of the fun events in neighborhood. We go every year. Last year it was freezing cold and rainy and fewer people were there. This year it will be packed.

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