For its 99th anniversary, the creators of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have spent the last 18 months working to deliver a showstopping spectacle one to remember.

“We are the largest and hopefully most entertaining variety show on television,” executive producer Will Coss tells TV Insider. “Friends, strangers, family come together for an opportunity to just be together.”

This year, they’ll watch giant balloons featuring new additions from the video game world, such as Pac-Man and Mario. Audiences can also expect the float game to deliver on current pop culture trends, like a Stranger Things float boasting an 8-foot-tall Demogorgon that’s puppeteered in classic parade fashion.

“We’re bringing it back to our roots, but we’re adding some new technologies to it,” teases Coss. “Th

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