This year is the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. , and the celebration continues with the upcoming 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in Manhattan.

For the first time ever, Nintendo’s top mascot will show up during the event alongside other balloons in a flying pose inspired by 2007’s Super Mario Galaxy, which you can see above. Dimension-wise, the balloon comes in at 51 ft. and 2 in. long, 37 ft. wide, and 43 ft. and 8 in. tall. Nintendo of America’s revenue EVP Devon Pritchard called bringing Mario to the parade “an incredible way to honor the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Since he first emerged from a Warp Pipe, Mario has embodied our goal of bringing smiles to faces all over the world. We are excited for Mario fans of all ages to see his new balloon

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