Thursday 24 November 2022 01:26 AM Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons pumped up ahead of 2022 spectacular ... trends now
New Yorkers on the Upper West Side of Manhattan were treated to a sneak peak of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons as they were inflated with helium on Wednesday afternoon.
The massive balloons were blown up between midday and 6pm along Central Park West. It takes about 90 minutes to inflate each balloon.
New balloon giants joining the line-up this year include Stuart, the one-eyed Minion from Despicable Me 2, a new green dinosaur, an Apatosaurus, the debut of the cartoon dog Bluey, and a new Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon.
Members of the Macy's Inflation Team work to inflate the balloon McDonald's mascot Ronald McDonald, to be used in Thursday's 96th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in New York City
Members of the 'inflation team' are seeing working to fill the massive 16 giant character balloons with helium
It takes 90 minutes to inflate each balloon. There will be 16 participating in this year's parade include Papa Smurf
Striker the US Soccer Star balloon is inflated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon
The Macy's Inflation Team prepares the Sinclair Oil Dino and Baby Dino - one of seven new balloons in the parade
Stuart The Minion is seen being inflated - another of this year's new balloons
Workers inflate a balloon of the character Goku from Japanese metaseries Dragon Ball
The Macy's Inflation Team prepare the Pikachu & Eevee balloons on Wednesday afternoon
The Ronald McDonald balloon is seen bursting into life as it is carefully inflated with helium gas
Some of the balloons look extremely lifelike as they are slowly filled with helium
Stuart, a one-eyed Minion characterized by his rebelliousness and playfulness, is inflated on Wednesday
The Stuart balloon, measures 40-feet long, 28-feet wide and is 37-feet tall
Members of the Macy's Inflation Team work to inflate the Striker the US Soccer Star balloon
Once inflated, the balloons are held in place by netting which in turn is held down by sand bags
A new Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon is seen having been full inflated and ready for Thursday morning's parade
A members of the Macy's Inflation Team can be seen under the netting
The balloons start out flat but then suddenly come to life once they are filled with air
Hundreds of people came to see the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon inflation on the Upper West Side
The giant eye of Stuart The Minion is filled with helium in advance of Thursday's parade
Kids of all ages came out to see the balloons being erected over the course of Wednesday afternoon
This year's parade will feature 16 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 40 novelty and heritage inflatables, 12 marching bands, more than 800 clowns and, of course, Santa Claus.
Other balloons this year include Pillsbury Doughboy, Boss Baby, Aida Twist, The Hottest Heart, Chase from Paw Patrol, Red Titan, Goku, Bluey, and SpongeBob SquarePants & Gary.
Baby Shark, Smokey Bear, Go Bowling Ballonicles, Striker, Ronald McDonald, Astronaut Snoopy, Papa Smurf and Pikachu & Eeevee round out the crowd.
