Thanksgiving Day Parade! *special*

   Hey guys! Happy Thanksgiving! Today, lets take a small break from art and focus on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! The first parade started in 1924 but it will once again come every year. Well, when do people have all this time to get the parade ready and to make sure that everything is perfect? Well, lets find out! Two days before Thanksgiving is full of activity. Its one of the most hectic time of the year for them. They have to take 25 floats, 44 balloons, and dozens of push floats to go through the Lincoln Tunnel from the Hoboken Studio the day before Thanksgiving. From the famous singers to Broadway shows. They also have to close the road in New York so they can make room for the parade.

   Now lets talk about the balloon inflation and deflation. Inflating and deflating the balloons are also really hard and time consuming. To inflate a balloon, it takes about one hour and a half to about two hours. They have to do to it really early in the morning on Thanksgiving day before the parade. Plus, since the balloons are so gigantic, they can't even see what it is until it gets really big which takes a long time! Deflating the balloon takes double the time because they have to pack them up nicely so they can use it for next year. They also have to bring it all the way back to the Hoboken Studio.


Thanks to:
http://www.history.com/videos/thanksgiving-day-parade