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The first-ever character balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was Felix the Cat in 1927

Creating a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon is a complex process that takes about five months to complete

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade's first female balloon character appeared in 1929 but vanished until the 1980s

Across American households and in New York City, Thanksgiving kicks off for millions with Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade .

Ever since the inaugural celebration in Manhattan on Nov. 27, 1924, and its first televised broadcast in 1939, viewers have spent year after year watching Broadway performances, marching bands, colorful balloons and, of course, the arrival of Santa Claus. There have been plenty of surprises over the years, as well as grand ballo

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