- • The float is 36 feet long, more than three stories tall and as wide as three buses lined up end-to-end.
• The float features infield, outfield and bleacher seats adorned with giant sculptures as well as live-action cameras capturing the children and performers on the float, as well as spectators along the Parade route.
• Fans can find more than two dozen baseballs and bats in various locations throughout the float.
• There are more than 100 linear feet of hand-stitched red, white and blue bunting decorating the float.
• Below a life-size, fully operational scoreboard, a live musical performance will take place.
• Fireworks will burst off the float as it arrives in Herald Square and the live performance gets underway.
Cracker Jack at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Cracker Jack at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Cracker Jack will have a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
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I think all of us should be invited to ride on it!
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Diane, you and I could be tossing vintage Cracker Jack toys to the people below. It would be like Mardi Gras!
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Oh what fun, Luke. Let's just do it. Anyone else want to join us?
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Hey Luke, I think that is you standing at the front of the float waving a U.S. flag. And there I am standing to your left, the gray-haired grandma. Yep, we're there Luke!
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I'm not waving the flag, I'm holding on to the flagpole for dear life. I don't want to fall off of the float.
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Don't worry, Luke. We won't let you fall. We'll Super Glue your shoes to the floor of the float.
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The front of the float, family taking a selfie.
Partial picture of the “At the Ball Game” float, sitting in the warehouse.
Info graphic of the float. The smaller text reads...
- • The float is 36 feet long, more than three stories tall and as wide as three buses lined up end-to-end.
• For the first time in the parade's history, a larger-than-life LED screen will feature live shots of the parade.
• Families along the parade route might just see themselves on the jumbotron as cameras on the float pan the audience.
• Below a life-size, fully operational scoreboard, a live musical performance will take place.
• Fireworks will burst off the float as it arrives in Herald Square and the live performance gets underway.
• Fireworks will burst off the float as it arrives in Herald Square and the live performance gets underway.
• Features a family taking a selfie.
• Decorated with more than 100 linear feet of hand-stitched red, white and blue bunting.
• Boasts more than two dozen baseballs and bats in various locations.
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade By The Numbers
27 floats this year
5 new floats, including 1 from Cracker Jack
Parade first started with 4 floats in 1924
9 months, the time it can take to build a float
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Luke,
Thank you for the great pics and parade stats. I shall be glued to the TV looking for this very special float.
Thank you for the great pics and parade stats. I shall be glued to the TV looking for this very special float.
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Diane, I cant wait for the parade to start. Until then, here are a couple of more photos of the float inside the warehouse in New Jersey.