It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s Buzz!
Giant balloons of four new animated character that will be featured in the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took a test run above MetLife Stadium Saturday.
Pixar Animation Studios’ “Toy Story” star Buzz Lightyear was flying high in East Rutherford in his signature lime green, purple and white space suit — ready to make the 2.5-mile parade route on Thanksgiving Day that ends at Macy’s Herald Square.
“Toy Story” star Buzz Lightyear took to the New Jersey skies to practice for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. LP MediaPac-Man, based on the Bandai Namco classic 1980 arcade game, was also at Saturday’s trial run –dubbed Macy’s Balloonfest — in celebration of the iconic character’s 45th anniversary.
Pac-Man will also make an appearance at the parade, which kicked off in 1924. LP Media
Another beloved ’80s video game character, Mario by Nintendo, made his debut — in his signature red cap, red shirt, blue overalls and white gloves.
A popular ogre also made an appearance — Shrek, from the Universal Pictures’ Dreamworks Animation movie series, in the magical onion carriage he and his wife Fiona used to go on their honeymoon.
Mario, the star of the popular Nintendo game, will also be in Herald Square for Thanksgiving tradition. Daniel McKnight
Shrek in his onion carriage will be joining the parade for the first time as well. LP MediaCharacter balloons were first introduced to the parade in 1927, just three years after its inception.
