November 12, 2007

Shrek, Abby Cadabby, Hello Kitty join Macy's parade

(Update: See NewYorkology's pictures from Thanksgiving Eve balloon inflation and more pictures of the Thanksgiving Day Parade.)

Shrek, Abby Cadabby and Hello Kitty will be the three new mega-balloon stars of this year's Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, according to NY1, which caught the test run of the characters in Queens during this past weekend.

Performers from several Broadway shows will also take part in their year's parade, including cast members from "Mary Poppins," "Legally Blonde" and "Xanadu," according to Playbill.com.

The parade itself starts Thanksgiving morning at 9 a.m. But the day before, November 21, you can watch the balloon inflation from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the Upper West Side on 77th and 81st streets between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade route starts at 77th Street and Cenral Park West, heading along Central Park to Columbus Circle and then down Broadway to 38th Street and into Herald Square. Fr o there it turns west on 34th Street, passing the block-long Macy's flagship story, concluding at 7th Avenue. After the parade, you can see the balloon deflation on many of the side streets near the end of the route.

Image source: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade official website.

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November 12, 2007 10:31 AM in Cheap Stuff, Kids, Midtown, Sightsology, Upper West Side

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