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Smurf balloon debuts in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Link: http://gothamist.com/2008/11/27/which_smurf_is_the_new_macys_balloo.php

Smurf balloon debuts in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

In honor of the 50th Anniversary for The Smurfs, a 47-foot tall Smurf balloon joined Buzz Lightyear and Horton as the newcomers in the 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The blue Smurf also had the company of Smurfette and Papa Smurf on a decked out Smurfs float.

Smurfs on Parade from david benardo on Vimeo.

Below is a video showing the Macy's team testing the new Smurf balloon much earlier:

(the top photo found via stick07y7 / Jason Arends who has other nice parade shots)

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Henry Sene Yee said on November 30, 2008

I was expecting a giant Karen Horton balloon float

Cathleen Elliott said on November 30, 2008

Um, I believe that's lazy. That is if I know my smurfs as well as I think I do.

Transit Media said on December 03, 2008

This is great, the smurfs have been popping back up a lot lately, I guess literally too. thanks again for these