It was a first-time experience for her husband, Bill. And for him, it was all about sharing the fun the couple’s son, Jason, and 2-year-old grandson, Lincoln.

The balloons were also being monitored by parade officials along the route who had anemometers to prevent any incidents or injuries happening to the crowd.

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Snow in the West and Midwest ahead of the holiday caused hundreds of flight cancellations and stranded cars on a highway linking Northern California and Oregon for hours.

The people handling the balloons are all Macy's employees or Macy's friends and family, Gennette added. Joanna Mammen and her family came from Bradford County in northern Pennsylvania to revisit the parade she attended every year — rain, shine or wind — as a girl growing up in the Bronx.Celine Dion dazzled in a long cobalt blue gown as she sang a rendition of her new song 'Imperfections' at the start of the parade But Ronald the iconic clown had to leave the party early after he deflated along the route at 42nd Street Miss America Nia Franklin, (left), and outgoing NYC Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill, (right), who is due to retire shortly, were among the special guests at the parade

Some balloons on display include much loved classics, while others include new additions, like Astronaut Snoopy – in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing – Netflix's Green Eggs and Ham, and SpongeBob SquarePants. Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland kept revelers entertained as she performed a Christmas carol from float outside Macy's As his Ministers ponder whether to intervene in sale of Telegraph to group part-funded by UAE ruling family... Rishi Sunak insists a free press and competitive media sector is important to our democracy This started 93 years ago with a group of colleagues who wanted to do something for family and their community. 'It is a very proud moment for the Macy's family.'I’m a surgeon who’s survived breast cancer - here’s what women need to know about having a mastectomy and how ops to rebuild breasts can leave them looking and feeling natural,' writes DR LIZ O'RIORDAN However the balloon became so deflated, with handlers dragging it along by the time it reached Upper West Side to 42nd Street it had to exit the parade. Child dies in horror Surrey car crash between Tesla and Vauxhall Astra - as cops arrest 'uninsured and unlicenced' man, 20, for 'dangerous driving' The secrets of the ultimate roast potato: TOM PARKER BOWLES digs deep to find the answers, and reveals how top chefs including Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver make theirs Thousands of NYPD officers will be positioned along the parade route and will include counter terrorist teams with guns and plainclothes cops. Around three dozen explosive detection K-9s will also be in operation and the force also intends to have a drone flying to monitor the parade route.

Spectators lined up a half-dozen deep along the route on a breezy but beautiful fall day, with leaves and confetti swirling in the wind. A Colombia keeper involved in kidnapping, an Arsenal legend four times over the limit… and a Brazil star jailed for using a fake passport - as Dani Alves faces up to NINE YEARS in prison, here are the footballers who have spent times behind barsParade officials and the New York Police Department had been keeping an eye on wind gauges along the 2.5-mile route that snakes through Manhattan. The balloons aren't allowed to fly if it's too windy. Emily Hand is FREED: Hostage horror is finally over for Irish girl, nine, as she is reunited with her devoted father who never stopped fighting for her freedom during 50 days of hell - as Hamas releases 20 prisoners in exchange for 39 Palestinians The balloon lands beside the puppet theatre. Dancers from all over the world come to life and leap out of the theatre. The Mouse King is finally vanquished by the heroic nephew and a magnificent celebration begins. The dancers perform divertissements. The puppet theatre disappears to reveal a beautiful garden, amongst which dancers perform the Waltz of the Flowers. Finally, Clara dances a glorious pas de deux as the Sugar Plum Fairy with the Nephew as the Prince. They are joined by all the characters from around the world. My favorite float, as a kid, was Santa Claus,' said Mammen, 69. Most of the other floats from that time, the kids these days wouldn’t even recognize. But it’s a beautiful tradition, to come out and experience the crowd.' It's just amazing. I'm like, look how long that thing is!,' Georgia resident Nancy Cochran told CBS.