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Fun Facts about Macy's Parade Balloons

Some facts about the balloons in the parade:

  • The Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger is the longest balloon in the Parade; one of his arms is the length of a standard school bus at 45 feet.
  • The original DINO balloon was inducted as an honorary member of the Museum of Natural History in 1975, and the balloon returned to the Macy’s Parade in 2015, after nearly 40 years.
  • Illimination’s The Grinch and Max are only the fourth-ever giant balloons to take flight as a duo in the Parade’s history.
  • Jett is the widest balloon in the Parade and his wingspan is equal to the size of an actual Learjet.
  • If the Olaf balloon were made of actual snow, it would be enough to cover the surface of the Matterhorn Bobsleds mountain at Disneyland Resort.
  • It would take more than four million Pillsbury Crescent Rolls to create a dough-sized version of the Pillsbury Doughboy balloon.

I have many favorite balloons in the parade. The Grinch was super cool this year.

Photos courtesy of Pixabay.

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