The 2024 vacation season bought underway with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade happening in a wet New York Metropolis on Thursday (November 28), with an estimated 3.5 million spectators lining the two.5-mile route to soak up the procession of floats, marching bands, big balloons, and musical performances.
As typical, the In the present day present’s Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, and Al Roker hosted the NBC protection of the parade. This marks a special day, because it’s seemingly Kotb’s final time internet hosting the parade, as she might be formally retiring from the In the present day present in January. Kotb has co-hosted the parade alongside Guthrie since 2018.
The parade begins at West 77th Road and Central Park West, passes by Columbus Circle earlier than crossing Central Park South to Sixth Avenue and ending at Herald Sq., house of Macy’s flagship retailer.
This 12 months’s parade options 28 entertainers, 11 marching bands, 28 clown crews, 10 musical efficiency teams, alongside 17 featured character balloons, 22 floats, and 15 heritage and novelty inflatables.
Celebrities available embody Jennifer Hudson, Lea Salonga, T-Ache, Rachel Platten, Idina Menzel, Dan + Shay, and The Temptations, all of whom will carry out. Dancing with the Stars winner and TikToker Charli D’Amelio and ballet stars Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia additionally function.
There are additionally performances from Broadway musicals, together with Loss of life Turns into Her, Hell’s Kitchen, and The Outsiders. And, as per custom, the Radio Metropolis Rockettes may also carry out.
Neighborhood actress Alison Brie and The Goldbergs star Matt Bush minimize the ribbon to kick off this 12 months’s parade festivities, which started with round 8,000 folks marching by Manhattan.
The Tonight Present host Jimmy Fallon then joined Roker to debate his new vacation album and have fun his eleventh Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
.@alisonbrie and Matt Bush from @TheGoldbergsABC (JTP!) opening the #MacysThanksgivingDayParade on @NBC. pic.twitter.com/sY0NLflazH
— Jose Ramon Marquez (@joseramonmarmtz) November 28, 2024
Al Roker and Jimmy Fallon within the rain
on the Macy’s Thanksgiving day Parade. pic.twitter.com/eOe4K4pWMa— primalkey (@primalkey) November 28, 2024
Broadway star Idina Menzel appeared as a part of Bronx Zoo’s particular float to mark the New York zoo’s a hundred and twenty fifth anniversary, the place she carried out “Nice Escape” from the brand new Broadway musical Redwood.
Idina Menzel appears and sounds attractive on the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade #MacysParade pic.twitter.com/aFXbU0Ua0o
— SΞAN (@Seanlofficial) November 28, 2024
In the meantime, Motown legends The Temptations hopped aboard Marvel Bread’s “Wondership” float to carry out their traditional hit “My Lady.”
“We’ll have The Temptations on the float singing “My Lady” as a result of it makes folks lengthy for the times of somebody bringing them a sandwich on Marvel Bread.” – Macy’s Parade Exec#MacysParade #MacysThanksgivingDayParade pic.twitter.com/ipMBmVdtUh
— Josh Sneed (@JoshSneed) November 28, 2024
In fact, the floats and big character balloons are the primary occasion, which this 12 months embody seven new floats: The Addams Household from Netflix’s Wednesday, Rao’s Pasta Knight, Nickelodeon’s Dara’s Fantastical Rainforest, the Bronx Zoo’s wild denizens, Disney Cruise Line’s Magic Meets the Seas, Haribo’s Sweet Cosmos, and a Go Bowling determine.
Former favorites additionally make their return, together with Bluey, Beagle Scout Snoopy, Po from Kung Fu Panda, Ronald McDonald, The Pillsbury Doughboy, SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary, Stuart the Minion from Despicable Me, and Macy’s North Pole reindeer, Tiptoe.
The one and solely - @Snoopy !#MacysThanksgivingDayParade pic.twitter.com/t22k9SbuCn
— thirty fourth Road (@34thStNYC) November 28, 2024
PATCHY THE PIRATE, NO WAY!#SpongeBobSquarepants #Spongebob25 #MacysParade #MacysThanksgivingDayParade #Thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/hCAsZR7IUk
— iJermaine360 LIVE (#BringWOWtoXGP) (@iJermaine360) November 28, 2024
new float of Stuart#DespicableMe #MacysParade #MacysThanksgivingDayParade #Thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/ZyTSODOJWd
— iJermaine360 LIVE (#BringWOWtoXGP) (@iJermaine360) November 28, 2024
It’s Bluey!!! @Macys #Thanksgiving #MacysParade #MacysThanksgivingDayParade #Bluey pic.twitter.com/uKndYgPgPb
— Kerneycation (@Kerneycation) November 28, 2024
New balloons embody Disney’s Minnie Mouse, Elf on the Shelf with Extraordinary Noorah, Gabby from Gabby’s Dollhouse, Goku from Dragon Ball, Marshall from PAW Patrol, and Spider-Man.
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