by Kathi Leiden | Nov 16, 2017 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Macy’s parade turns 91 this year, but did you know that in the early years, the giant Thanksgiving helium balloons were released to the air? The birth of Thanksgiving helium balloons The trademark Thanksgiving helium balloons of the annual parade that...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 10, 2017 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Macy’s helium balloons are the icons of the Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the company has four new characters planned for 2017. The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade hits its 91st year this year and the company has leaked some early information on this...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 23, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses
Ever wonder what it takes to create the massive helium balloons of the Thanksgiving Day Parade? It’s a full-time, year-round job—check it out. All year for one day For over four decades, the helium balloons of the Thanksgiving Day Parade were made in a Tootsie...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 20, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses
So many giant helium balloons float down the city streets in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®, you’d think things would go wrong sometimes. They do. A lot. Yesterday, we gave you a quick history of the evolution of the Thanksgiving Day Parade helium balloon...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 19, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses
We all watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade® to see what big helium balloon character will float down the block next, but how did the tradition even come to be? No plan for a helium balloon character The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade wasn’t always the helium...