With November a month away there's nothing better than spending Thanksgiving watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and it appears that the 2019 parade will be new and improved. From what I learned about the parade this year so far there will be some new balloons making their debut for the very first time including Astronaut Snoopy Smokey Bear and Green Eggs And Ham and a new Spongebob Squarepants balloon. I'm glad Macy's finally stepped up their game with the parade this year and when it airs on Thanksgiving it is sure to be great
Bestie

I love the parade and have seen it live a few times here in NYC. It is a lot of fun & Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

Do you know who the performers are this year?

I don’t know who the celebs will be; for me the favorite part of the parade are the marching bands.

I :heart: Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving to me is what Halloween is to Fleet!

I don’t know who the celebs will be; for me the favorite part of the parade are the marching bands.

I :heart: Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving to me is what Halloween is to Fleet!

I like Thanksgiving too.

I'm watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade right now and i'm noticed that out of all the singers that have appeared are mostly R&B singers like Ciara and The Black Eyed Peas and I think they should have more country singers and more pop singers rather than R&B singers. Also I noticed that the theme song has changed from New York New York to On Broadway and I don't know what caused them to change their theme song because New York New York was the historic anthem of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and I don't know why On Broadway became their theme now. I hope the parade does get big ratings and not go downhill
Bestie

The parade is fun! The marching bands are my favorite part!

I love the Macy's Thanksgiving parade!:) I put it on the TV every year! Even if I am very busy preparing for company I have it on to hear in the background and take a break and sneak a peek at it. ;)This year a very small quiet gathering , so I have time to bundle up and actually watch it which I'm doing now as I'm having coffee. It is very cold and raining here ! :)

My favorites are the floats and marching bands !;)

I would improve the ending of the parade by having Santa Claus speak and say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or even Happy New Year because I have always felt that the parade should make Santa's arrival more exciting because when Santa Claus arrives all that he does is wave his arms like he's being picked to be a contestant on Let's Make A Deal and it shocks me that Santa should have a speaking part since he's the star of the finale. But I'd say the parade has some amazing balloons this year
Bestie

I watched the final hour of the parade. It was what it was. I'm never been a really big fan of the parade because there would always be musical acts I never heard of. This year there was Chicago, Lea Michele and a couple of others. I may not follow there music or know there songs but at least I heard of them.

I would improve the ending of the parade by having Santa Claus speak and say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or even Happy New Year because I have always felt that the parade should make Santa's arrival more exciting because when Santa Claus arrives all that he does is wave his arms like he's being picked to be a contestant on Let's Make A Deal and it shocks me that Santa should have a speaking part since he's the star of the finale. But I'd say the parade has some amazing balloons this year
Bestie

I dunno I like the Parade ending just as it is. But maybe a lot more people feel the way you do. Suggest it to Macy’s. The Parade is not static and has changed bit by bit over the years.

I thought this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was impressive. But there were some things that could've made the parade better,
1. Why were The Rockettes dressed as reindeer? Though the reindeer outfits were cute I would've had The Rockettes dress in Santa outfits. Whoever thought The Rockettes would look cute in reindeer outfits is beyond me
2. When Idina Menzel appeared why did she sing a Christmas song? I would've thought they would make her sing Into The Unknown to promote Frozen II
3. How come the Astronaut Snoopy balloon came first after Tom Turkey? Because I always thought the new balloons would come later in each parade
4. I thought it was weird that they showed clips of the balloons that couldn't appear in the parade and they should've replaced the two missing balloons with the Olaf balloon and the Aflac Duck balloon in their spots
5. Did Macy's change announcers for the parade this year? Because I noticed that the announcer wasn't that great and he lacked excitement
All and all it was such a great parade to watch this year
Bestie

Hi, bestie! I agree with you about the Rockettes. Their legs were too dark and you could not see them. Without legs, the Rockettes are nothing. My favorite balloon was the NASA Snoopy. My favorite float was Coach.
DTK

My favorite part is the Rockettes but I agree that their reindeer number wasn't great for the parade.

I did miss out on watching it yesterday but it have pretty good moments during that event.

Who played Santa Claus in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Because whoever plays Santa Claus does a wonderful job in the parade because my mother likes the Macy's Santa Claus because he's cool and traditional
Bestie

I didnt' really like the parade at all this year. I don't know if it was just because I'm used to watching it with my husband or it just wasn't very good. What was up with Al Roker and that stupid helmet? He was a little too spastic for my taste. I didn't like the musical acts either although Jimmy Falon was okay. There were a few cute floats, but overall disappointing. I loved the Snoopy Astronaut balloon and I loved that even though the Ronald McDonald balloon wasn't able to be in the parade, Savannah Gutherie and Hoda made sure to mention the Ronald McDonald house and showed old footage of a past parade where the balloon was okay. I thought that was nice. I also really liked the marching band that had the piano they pushed down the street. They were awesome.

I don't know why Jimmy Fallon had to sing The Trashmen's Surfin' Bird in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Because I couldn't figure it out and it surprised me that he would do this. Another thing I cannot figure out is why doesn't the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade add more balloons based on commercials? Because I would really love to see a balloon of Bullseye from Target or Ernie the Keebler Elf or even Lewis The Duck from Hilton's Homewood Suites and they could bring the Nesquik Bunny balloon out of retirement in a new look. For some reason commercial mascot balloons seem to be out of style in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades because as a commercial fan I look forward to seeing balloons based on commercial mascots because it's cool
Bestie