1. The 2021 parade will include 15 giant character helium balloons, including TK new balloons, including Ada Twist, Scientist, Baby Yoda from the Star Wars series The Mandalorian,” Ronald McDonald and Pikachu & Eevee.
  2. The tallest balloon, Ronald McDonald, stands 67 feet high and the widest, Trolls by DreamWorks Animation, measures 38 feet. It took 2,629 hours to complete the Ronald balloon at Macy’s Studio; and over 50 gallons of paint! 3. Astronaut Snoopy will be lifting off once again. This year’s appearance will be Snoopy’s 42nd flight, the most of any balloon, according to Macy’s! His very first balloon was the 1968 Flying Ace, and a year later he was reworked as an Apollo astronaut.
  3. The new Ada Twist, Scientist balloon is inspired by the the Netflix series of the same name. The balloon version of Ada has a pen tucked behind her ear and is sporting her signature lab coat. Fun Fact: If you lined up 27 real pens, they would equal the length of the pen behind Ada’s ear!
  4. The original Sinclair DINO balloon was inducted as an honorary member of the Museum of Natural History in 1975, and the balloon returned to the Macy’s Parade in 2015, after nearly 40 years.
  5. The Boss Baby balloon is carrying a briefcase so large that it can hold 540,000 crayons.
  6. Chase from Paw Patrol’s hat could cover a real police squad car. His paws are also larger than two full-grown Great Dane dogs.
  7. Greg Heffley, of the book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid, will appear for the 12th time this Thanksgiving. The second version of the balloon (new this year) celebrates the release of the 16th book in the series, Big Shot. Both balloon versions have featured him clutching his trademark “Diary.”
  8. Red Titan, the alter-ego of Ryan from Ryan’s World, is the parade’s first-ever YouTube-inspired balloon.
  9. Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, from The Mandalorian makes his Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade debut in 2021. The ballon is 29-feet long, 37-feet wide and 41-feet tall. In fact, Grogu’s 37-foot ear span is longer than a telephone pole is tall!
  10. If you created a “dough-sized” version of the Pillsbury Doughboy balloon, it would take more than four million Pillsbury Crescent Rolls.
  11. SpongeBob, who made his debut in 2004, was the first square balloon in the parade.
  12. The “DreamWorks Trolls” Poppy, Branch and Guy Diamond’s hair is more than 12-feet tall.
  13. There’s nothing small about the Papa Smurf balloon, who’s returning to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the classic cartoon. He’s taller than a four-story building!
  14. Smokey Bear is the star of the longest-running public service advertising campaign in American history. Smokey Bear made his Parade debut as a giant character balloon in 1966. Next, 21 Thanksgiving movies to watch while curled up in your comfiest pants!

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