Felix The Cat Macys Thanksgiving Parade

Designed by tony sarg and constructed out of neoprene coated cotton by the goodyear tire and rubber company the felix the cat balloon stood at over two stories tall and was carried along the parade route by four husky handlers.

Felix the cat macys thanksgiving parade. Felix the cat made his debut at the macys thanksgiving day parade in 1927. Felix the cat 1927 first balloon in macys parade in 1927 three years after its first incarnation the macys thanksgiving day parade replaced its live animals with balloons designed by. The macys thanksgiving day parade has reached into its bag of tricks and pulled out an old friend. Whenever the forecasters call for windy weather on thanksgiving i always wonder whether the giant balloons are going to appear in the macys thanksgiving day parade.

Unfortunately he lost a few lives in that parade. The cat is a vintage goodyear balloon that only appeared once in the 1931 macys thanksgiving day parade its a very common misconception that the balloon is felix the cat. In the 1920s felix was a huge star in comics and. The cat alongside the santa claus balloon the.

Felix the cat balloon returns to macys thanksgiving parade. Felix the cat made his macys thanksgiving day parade debut in 1932 in the form of a giant helium balloon. It was retired shortly after the accident and is unlikely to return today. Felix the cat the first ever character balloon in the macys thanksgiving day parade returns to help celebrate on the parades 90th.

Felix the cat who hasnt been in the parade since world war ii will return this year and hes got a balloon straight out of the era from which he was born.