{"id":2374160,"date":"2024-11-28T10:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-marches-in-the-rain-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-28T10:46:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:46:05","slug":"macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-marches-in-the-rain-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-marches-in-the-rain-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade marches in the rain &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmacys-thanksgiving-day-parade-marches-in-the-rain-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2374160&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Macy&#8217;s \u2063Thanksgiving Day Parade took place on Thursday morning in New York City,\u2064 despite steady rain adding ponchos and umbrellas\u2064 to\u200b the event&#8217;s festive atmosphere. This\u200b annual holiday tradition\u200b featured new character balloons of Spider-Man and \u200cMinnie Mouse, along with themed\u2064 floats celebrating the Bronx Zoo and Big Apple coffee and bagels. Performances by artists including\u200d Jennifer Hudson, Idina Menzel, and\u200d Kylie\u2063 Minogue highlighted the\u2062 lineup. <\/p>\n<p>The parade has significantly evolved since its inception a century ago, yet it \u2064still \u200bretains \u200bfamiliar\u2064 elements such as marching bands and clowns, culminating in Santa Claus&#8217;s appearance to kick \u2064off the holiday season.\u200c This year&#8217;s\u200d event showcased 17 giant balloons, 22 floats, and numerous performers, including reality star Ariana \u2062Madix\u2063 and\u200d hip-hop\u2063 artist T-Pain. The parade combines nostalgia\u2063 with contemporary entertainment, reflecting the joyous spirit of Thanksgiving.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Macy&rsquo;s Thanksgiving Day Parade marches in the rain<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1897288\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Macy&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Thanksgiving Day Parade\">Thanksgiving Day Parade<\/a> started on Thursday morning in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" New York City\"> New York City<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"steady rain\">steady rain<\/a> that added ponchos and umbrellas to the lineup of balloons, floats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-everything-thats-new-for-this-years-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade\/\" title=\"New for this year&#039;s Macy&#039;s Thanksgiving Day Parade: all the latest updates\">star-studded performances<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">annual holiday tradition features<\/a> new Spider-Man and Minnie Mouse balloons, zoo and pasta-themed floats, an ode to Big Apple coffee and bagels, performances from Jennifer Hudson, Idina Menzel and Kylie Minogue, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup is a far cry from the parade&rsquo;s initial incarnation a century ago, which featured floats showing scenes from Mother Goose, Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, Miss Muffet and the Spider, and other fairy tales.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/patriotism-unity\/3243138\/thanksgiving-should-be-a-patriotic-holiday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"THANKSGIVING SHOULD BE A PATRIOTIC HOLIDAY\"><strong>THANKSGIVING SHOULD BE A PATRIOTIC HOLIDAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Handlers pull the Ronald McDonald balloon down Sixth Avenue during the Macy&rsquo;s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some things remain the same, though. As in 1924, there are plenty of marching bands and lots of clowns, followed by the grand finale of Santa Claus riding through Manhattan and ushering in the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s parade features 17 giant, helium-filled character balloons, 22 floats, 15 novelty and heritage inflatables, 11 marching bands, 700 clowns, 10 performance groups, award-winning singers and actors, and the WNBA champion New York Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>Other highlights include reality TV star Ariana Madix, hip-hop&rsquo;s T-Pain, country duo Dan + Shay, The War and Treaty, The Temptations, Jimmy Fallon and the Roots, Broadway veteran Lea Salonga, and &ldquo;Glow&rdquo; actor and Macy&rsquo;s spokeswoman Alison Brie.<\/p>\n<p>One new float spotlights the Rao&rsquo;s food brand, featuring a knight and a dragon in battle made with actual pasta elements. Another celebrates the Bronx Zoo&rsquo;s 125th anniversary with representations of a tiger, a giraffe, a zebra, and a gorilla.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The University of Massachusetts Minutemen marching band plays as it makes its way down Central Park West while participating in the Macy&rsquo;s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The work that we do, the opportunity to impact millions of people and bring a bit of joy for a couple of hours on Thanksgiving morning, is what motivates us every day,&rdquo; said Will Coss, Macy&rsquo;s Thanksgiving Day Parade executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>The parade began at 8:30 a.m. on Manhattan&rsquo;s Upper West Side and ends 2.5 miles away around noon at Macy&rsquo;s Herald Square flagship store on 34th Street, which serves as a stage and backdrop for performances.<\/p>\n<p>The rain isn&rsquo;t stopping anything &mdash; the parade has only been canceled three times, from 1942 to 1944 during World War II &mdash; but organizers are monitoring wind speeds throughout the festivities to make sure it&rsquo;s safe for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-acting-dhs-secretary-says-biden-manipulating-border-stats\/\" title=\"Ex-Acting DHS Secretary Says Biden Manipulating Border Stats\">big balloons<\/a> to fly.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures are in the upper 40s F, with rain throughout the morning and winds around 10 mph, well within the acceptable range for letting Snoopy, Bluey, and their friends soar. New York City law prohibits Macy&rsquo;s from flying the full-size balloons if sustained winds exceed 23 mph (37 kph) or wind gusts are over 35 mph.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The parade airs on NBC with hosts Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Al Roker and streams on the network&rsquo;s Peacock service. 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