Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Features New Float and Balloon Designs, Along With Old Fan Favorites

Seven new floats and six new balloons will be making their debut this year, combined with annual staples marking the 100 years since the first parade in 1924.

Disney's Minnie Mouse balloon is readied during the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation on the eve of the parade in New York on Nov. 27, 2024. Timonthy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

Thanksgiving preparations are in full swing in the Big Apple, ahead of the 98th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Fan favorite balloons and floats will appear on Nov. 28 in Manhattan, including 13 new faces unveiled earlier this month.