11 Facts About the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons—And What It Takes To Inflate Them
At its start in 1924 ( when it celebrated Christmas ! ) , the Macy ’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was n’t a high - fly case : It was organise by employee and featured animals from the Central Park Zoo . The balloons — which used to be make full with only air — made their debut in 1927 ; Felix the Cat was the first character balloon . Now , 85 years by and by , the splashiness of the balloons is an case itself ....