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The fall to dictatorship

**1865-1876**

After the civil war in America, Mexico helped with the reconstruction and created the need for more developed ways to defend the nation and take advantage of the natural resources which were not a lot of and create a more centralized and intercommunication system. The president Benito Juarez ordered the immediate duplication of telegraph buildings and towers and bigger railway stations that pass the Nevada mountains (in America known as the Rocky mountains). This caused it to fall heavier in debt and have more to pay to countries like the United Kingdom, Spain, and France. Plus they were funding the Paraguayan war on the side of Paraguay which was losing the war. In November 1867 Juarez stopped all payments for the debts and focused on other indictments that were going on. The three nations got threatened and Mexico offered an arrangement, for the U.K he will give Belize. For Spain, they will have the northern Islands in Cuba and France could gain the District of New Orleans. France refused and declared War due to Napoleon the Third expansionist ideas.

**Franco Mexican War**

 During the war, Mexico was in a strong position and declared the mobilization of troops throughout the country. The landings of the french were on the east of Cuba and the north of the Yucatan peninsula and set up a blockade along New Orleans and that failed because France was afraid that the U.S will get involved in the conflict and attack them. The did push to Puebla and got retreated on May 5th, and change strategy and got to Mexico city then the french founded a new empire with an Austrian archduke as its emperor Maximillian it would seem that the victory could be in French hands but in 1870 France diverted the troops for the Franco-Prussian war and In 1871 and that led to an outstanding crisis in men for the French military and like that they lost the Franco-Prussian war but kept fighting in Mexico at the end they wanted peace with that, all
 French troops retreated from the region and the royalist forces were defenseless. in the end, the republic won and Juarez opened relations with the newly founded German empire and had security alliances and good trade for iron and silver.

 **The aftermath**

Now the country was after the most fundamental ideological idea which was the democracy it had and how that idea

was about to change when president after president brought a period of corruption worst than the other. there it stayed the need for an absolute leader was necessary. There entered Porfirio Diaz a general who fought in the Franco-Mexican war and famed leader took control of the country, its party made it so unlimited terms could be constitutional according to the "general public" mandated by Don Porfirio Diaz. Now the country could have a chance to success but at the cost of censorship, this the transitional period known as " El Porfiriato"

The Republic Starts

El Porfiriato
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Fondera

Fondera is one of the 5 major sections of the Vanderhelin Realm. It is located in the north western most point of the realm. The terrain consists of desert. Fondera is primarily made up of 4 major cities, but it also has several ravengar towns scattered within it's borders. Fondera is associated with the Elemental Leimon of Fire.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

## Greg Heffley

The first Greg Heffley balloon flies during its debut in the 2010 Parade

**Gregory "Greg" Heffley**is an American middle school student and the main protagonist of the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series. He is believed to be loosely based on Jeff Kinney when he was in middle school. Greg is very concerned about his popularity level and how he looks in public. He absolutely loves video games and slacking off, taking after his older brother Rodrick. He takes up a lot of traits from Rodrick (such as selfishness, laziness, etc). He also has an interest in cartooning and making comics. He was played by Zachary Gordon in the live-action movies Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days*,* even though the books are whiteboard animated. Greg is portrayed by Jason Drucker in the live-action film, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.

 History with the Macy's Parade

Greg's first balloon appeared in 2010, to help promote the 5th book in the series, *The Ugly Truth.* This balloon featured him clutching his prized diary as he strolls down the streets of New York, in his signature black-and-white color scheme. This balloon was retired shortly after the 2015 Parade.

In 2016, Greg was given a brand new balloon design, decking him out in colorful winter clothing, with red snow boots, a blue puffer coat, red ear muffs, and a green/yellow striped scarf. While he may be bundled up for the Thanksgiving Day weather, the balloon sees Greg clumsily taking a tumble down the route with his arm outstretched to break his fall, surely having slipped on an icy surface because he has his nose buried in his Diary. This balloon still appears as of today, and has made a total of 10 appearances as of 2019.

## Music

Below, you will find a list of the music tracks that played during the balloon's appearance on the NBC telecast

* "*Diary of a Wimpy Kid Theme*" (Theodore Shapiro, 2010-2013)
* Generic Macy's music (2014-Present)

## Defects

* In 2012, his left leg was bent.
* In 2013, both of Greg's legs were bent.
* In 2017 and 2019, one or both of his earmuffs were slightly deflated, possibly due to the pressure exerted by the handling lines.
* In 2019, the pressure of the overnight inflation net, in combination with the balloon's foot, which caused his right leg to be bent.
Caractéristiques

Les caractéristiques sont les premières informations utilisées dans le cadre d'un Test. Elles sont au nombre de six, et peuvent être comprises entre 1 et 20 au Niveau I. Elles affectent également certaines statistiques et certains éléments de jeu.

## Force (FOR)

La Force est la caractéristique utilisée pour les tests de condition physique. Un personnage à 1 de Force ne peut pas supporter son poids.

## Dextérité (DEX)

La Dextérité, aussi nommée Agilité, est la caractéristique utilisée pour les tests de précision, ainsi que les tests de camouflage et d'actions rapides. Un personnage à 1 de Dextérité ne peut pas utiliser ses mains, ni courir.

## Constitution (CON)

La Constitution est la caractéristique utilisée pour les tests de résistance aux effets de statut, et définit le nombre de tours ou un PJ peut rester KO sans mourir. Un personnage à 1 de Consitution risque la mort à chaque effet de statut subi.

## Intelligence (INT)

L'Intelligence est la caractéristique utilisée pour les Tests de magie et de réfléxion. Un personnage à 1 d'intelligence ne possède pas de conscience propre et est incapable de parler.

## Sagesse (SAG)

La sagesse est la caractéristique utilisée pour les tests de Résistance magique, de Sang-Froid, et de connaissances.

Note : la Sagesse est la seule caractéristique à être influée par l'âge du personnage.

## Charisme (CHA)

Le Charisme est la caractéristique utilisée pour les tests de Psychologie. Un personnage à 1 de charisme n'est pas respecté par la communauté.
Zaglir

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Zagger is a very humble dwarf, who is friends with Harry Potter. He likes to bowl with his friends, master chief, the green ninja, and goku. His other half varacloth or something, now he, he is a slayer. His sworn enemy is that one horse from my little pony and they always use their special ninjutsu against each other. His favorite technique is planetary devastation. The creator of the classic character “zaggy” is a sex offender. He has a massive dildo collection, and also creates hentai. He has a massive 12 inch bbc and is the commander of ISIS.

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Mondera

Mondera is one of the 5 major sections of the Vanderhelin Realm. It is located to the north east of the realm, however it can not be found on land or at sea. Mondera is a city in the clouds, floating. It is sometimes referred to as "The Chill Zone". Mondera is associated with the Elemental Leigon of Air.
Earth

## Planet Earth

The balloon in the 2009 Macy's Parade

**Earth** is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. According to radiometric dating and other sources of evidence, Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago. Earth's gravity interacts with other objects in space, especially the Sun and the Moon, Earth's only natural satellite. Earth revolves around the Sun in 365.26 days, a period is known as an Earth year. During this time, Earth rotates about its axis about 366.26 times.

## History with the Macy's Parade

The first Planet Earth novelty balloon was made in 1993. but didn't debut in the Parade until the 70th Anniversary Parade in 1996 and followed the Big Apple float en route to 34th Street. Little is known about this balloon, other than an appearance in a photo at Macy's Parade Studio. It is known to have only appeared that year and was retired. A new novelty balloon based on the planet debuted in the 81st edition of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, with the design differing from the previous balloon by having a photo-realistic look.

In 2010, the Planet Earth balloon was accompanied by the Power Rangers, to promote the premiere of *Power Rangers Samurai* on Nickelodeon the following year. The balloon continued to appear alongside the Power Rangers until 2013 when it was retired and replaced with the Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger balloon the following year.
Angry Birds' Red

Red is seen here clutching an egg like a football in a "Thanksgiving pigskin classic" during his sophmore flight in 2016

**Red** is the main protagonist of the *Angry Birds* series of games created by Rovio Entertainment. He was introduced in 2009 as the icon of the original game and a core member of the original flock, as well as the leader. Red is usually the first bird introduced in the *Angry Birds* games, though there have been times where other characters were in his place. (especially in spinoffs) After his first appearance in Poached Eggs, he has become a prominent character for the series.

Red appears in *the Angry Birds Movie* as the starring character and is voiced by Jason Sudeikis. He is introduced as an isolated, lonely bird and the movie follows his journey to redemption as an at first angry, aggressive bird to a loved, happy companion to those around him.

## History with the Macy's Parade

As a means of promotion for the Angry Birds Movie, set to be released on May 20th, 2016, a balloon version of the movie's protagonist, Red, took flight as a giant balloon for the first time in 2015. The balloon showcases Red carrying a soon-to-be-born hatchling in a "Thanksgiving pigskin classic." The balloon made two more consecutive appearances in 2016, to promote the movie's home media releases, and in 2017, to promote the web-series *Angry Birds Blues*, and the announcement if the movie's sequel, *The Angry Birds Movie 2*.

Despite the balloon's retirement, he was most recently seen in a June 2018 test flight alongside Arrrtie the Pirate, and a September 2018 test flight alongside a Blue Americana Sphere and Kit the Elf. Since said test flight, this balloon has yet to make another public appearance.

## Trivia

* As seen in early concept art for the balloon, a toy float of one of the Pigs was planned to appear alongside the Red balloon. This, however, never made it past the planning stages.

## Music

Listed below are the music tracks that played during the balloon's appearances on the NBC telecast.

* "*Bad*" Instrumental (2015-2017)
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* **Shrek (To Promote Shrek the Third and Shrek the Halls, Holiday Ambassador) - First Time**
* **Jeff Koon's Rabbit (Retired) - First and only Time**
* Dora the Explorer - 3rd Time
* Healthy Mr. Potato Head (Retired) - 3rd and last Time
* Pikachu with Pokeball - 2nd Time
* Kermit the Frog (Comeback Balloon, Returns Since 2004) - 4th Time

### Balloonicles

* Energizer Bunny - 2nd Time
* Snowbo (Retired) - 3rd and last Time

### Novelty Balloons (Bold for new novelty balloons)

* **Beach Ball Clusters - 1st Time**
* Pumpkins

* Cloe the Holiday Clown
* **Planet Earth - 1st Time**
* Stars & Stripes Balls
* Red Star, Blue Star, & White Star
* Harold the Fireman
* Flying Fish
* **Artie the Pirate** (Recreation of 1940s Pirate Balloon) - 1st Time
* Ice Crystals
* Poinsettias
* Kit and C.J. Elf Gnomes

### Hosts

* Matt Lauer
* Meredith Vieira
* Al Roker

### Broadway Musicals

* Legally Blonde
* Mary Poppins
* Young Frankenstein
* Xanadu

### Floats (Bold for new floats)

* Marion Carole Showboat
* Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - 9th Time
* Tom Turkey
* 123 Sesame Street
* **International Cele-Bear-Ation Clocktower**
* Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
* Carro SBT - 10th Time
* Santa's Sleigh - 20th time
Kelarna

Daughter of Gracie Fellshaft, she was captured by a traveling merchant and sold into slavery. Having slain two dire wolves on her own, she found her way to the Airy Valley Arena where she was forced to fight. She was freed the night The Liberators made their escape, and headed east alone toward her home, Gally Dale.

She was later found killed by dire wolves which attacked her at a trapping site. Our heroes were able to secure only her severed head, which they returned to her mother.
Guyu/Techniques

Qi Cultivation disciples can make a contract with a soul beat granting them different intrinsic abilities.

The Beast Contract has three stages:

* First is making a contract with a soul beast and using it in combat.

* Second is Tool Transformation, where the soul beast will transform into various magic tools depending on their characteristics.

* Third is Possession, where the soul beast and the contractor will become one. Know also as the assimilation of two souls.

Hua Linyu seems to have made a contract with a Bone-type Soul Beast. Not yet know which stage he reached.

**Knight of the Undead:** Summons a giant Undead Knight that can hold its own against a Golden Toad Beast.
Pilgrim Man and Woman

The **Pilgrim Man and Woman** Balloonheads are part of the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The original pair began appearing in 1975 and appeared up until 1997. A new pair was introduced in 2005, which are always behind the Tom Turkey float.

## Incidents

* In 1997, the Pilgrim Man's hat was missing

* In 2018, the Pilgrim Man Balloonhead was taken out of the route at Central Park South due to unknown circumstances. Additionally, the Pilgrim Woman Balloonhead left the parade route at Herald Square while Sugarland was performing.
* In 2019, the Balloonheads couldn't appear at all due to strong wind gusts.
Jett from Super Wings

## Jett by Super Wings

Jett arrives at Herald Square for the first time in 2017

***Jett*** is the main protagonist of the South-Korean animated series, Super Wings, as the episodes usually revolve around him delivering a package to a child somewhere in the world, then assisting the recipient with something they have to do. Jett is always eager to go make deliveries. Being still a little plane, he also enjoys playing with his friends Dizzy, Donnie, and Jerome very much. He is also very sympathetic when children need help, but he always needs additional help from one of the other Super Wings to fix everything up or, at times, to save himself from a sticky situation, like in "Gorilla Band" or in "Follow that Ghost".

## History with the Macy's Parade

In 2017, everyone's favorite robot-plane, Jett, reached extraordinary new heights as he took on a new form transforming into a giant character helium balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In his larger-than-life configuration to match his personality, Jett became the widest balloon in that year's Parade, with a wingspan of 39 feet wide, a record which the balloon still holds as of 2019, and he became the first-ever South Korean balloon in the Parade. The balloon is also notable for being the shortest giant helium balloon still in use today, standing at only 31-feet tall.

## Music

Below, you will find the music tracks that played during the balloon's appearance on the NBC telecast.

* "S*uper Wings Theme Song*" (2017-Present)

## Incidents

* In 2017, due to the width of the balloon, one of Jett's wings and one of the handling lines from Jett's right arm became snagged on tree branches just before step-off but was luckily freed with no damage done to the balloon.
* In 2019, a large gust of wind pushed Jett to the left when turning a corner. This caused a male balloon handler to lose grip of his handling bone, and fall onto the pavement. He suffered an elbow and knee injury.

### Defects

* In 2018 and 2019, Jett's right arm had to be bent by his handlers in order to prevent it from getting snagged by a lamppost by the high winds of that year's Parade.
Kalahari Resorts

The float arrives in Herald Square, with animals and water fun galore.

The **Kalahari Resort and Convention Center** is a water park resort chain with locations in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio; Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania; and soon Round Rock, Texas. At 220,000 square feet, the indoor water park at Kalahari's Pocono Mountain resort is the largest in the United States, followed by the waterpark in Sandusky, Ohio at 173,000 square feet and in third place the Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin property at 125,000 square feet.

## History with the Macy's Parade

In 2018, the Kalahari promotional team partnered with Macy's to produce a brand-new float titled "Splashing Safari Adventure". The float depicts a wondrous scene where the spirit of community, fun, and connection with the earth is at the heart of a colorful gathering of inhabitants. At the centerpiece of the design is an animated 12-foot wide head of an African elephant with its iconic ears converging with other animals at the watering hole. Rendered in abstract form and creating a mosaic inspired by the art of African cultures, such as bold patterned wooden masks, the animals and trees on the float, merge into a stylized landscape that showcases the marvel and majesty of the African continent and its human companions who together enjoy a relaxing and fun day at the lazy river. The float still makes appearances as of 2019.

## Guest Stars

Below, you will find a list of every performer/celebrity that has performed/appeared on the float, alongside the respective songs which they sang during the NBC Telecast.

* **2018 -** Ella Mai; performed "*Boo'd Up*"
* **2019 -** TLC; performed "*No Scrubs*" and "*Waterfalls*"
Ice Age's Scrat & His Acorn

The Scrat balloon tries his hardest to catch that prized acorn on his premiere flight in the 2015 Parade.

**Scrat** was an acorn-obsessed saber-toothed squirrel that lived during the ice ages, attempting to store his prized acorn. He is a supporting character in Ice Age, a major character in Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Ice Age: Collision Course, and the tetartagonist of Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs.

During the days of the ice age, Scrat took an acorn with him everywhere, hoping to find a place to store it for the winter. Scrat also went out looking for other acorns so as to further his storage, looking all over for acorns and nuts.

## History with the Macy's Parade

The world's most beloved acorn-loving movie star had the best National Nut Day ever, as Ice Age's rambunctious saber-toothed squirrel, Scrat, was transformed into a ballooning behemoth for the very-first time in 2015, chasing a colossal acorn down the Parade route ahead of his return to the big screen the following Summer in the 5th installment of the Ice Age franchise, *Ice Age: Collision Course*.

“We can’t think of a better way to celebrate a global icon such as Scrat than immortalizing him in one of the most beloved and cherished American events, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” said Zachary Eller, senior vice president, Marketing Partnerships, 20th Century Fox. “From the moment we began discussing a way for our Ice Age herd to participate, we knew that Scrat chasing that just out-of-reach acorn was the only possible idea!”

The allusive acorn balloon in which Scrat is trying to snatch is said to be big enough to fit 15 million standard-sized acorns, and if that's enough to boast of this double-balloon's bigness, Scrat's tail is also said to be about as 4 times as long as a woolly mammoth was tall. The balloon appeared for three Parades, and was retired after the 2017 Parade. It is unknown if this balloon will ever return, as no further installments of the *Ice Age* movies have been announced so far.

## Music

Below, you will find a list of the music tracks that played during the balloon's appearance on the NBC telecast.

* "*Opening Travel Music*" (2015-2017, 2021-2023)

## Defects

* In 2017, Scrat had his arms sagged by his handlers at Central Park South for an unknown reason, and so he spent the rest of the route with bent arms. Additionally, the stem on Scrat’s Acorn also went limp at times along the route, and was struggling to straighten up whenever its handlers did the “swinging” trick on the balloon.

## Trivia

* Scrat is one of the few known balloons accompanied by a novelty balloon, with the others being Snoopy's 4th balloon (with Woodstock) Big Bird (with the ABC Bouncing Balls), Charlie Brown (with his Football), JoJo (as one of her juggling balls is separate), and Pikachu (with a Pokeball).
P.B. Polar Bear

**P.B. Polar Bear** was a falloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

P.B. made his debut in 2011, to help celebrate not only the Parade's 85th anniversary, but also the Macy's Holiday Parade's 10th anniversary. The design features him in a red winter outfit, while holding a star commemorating 10 years of the Macy's Holiday Parade. Though 2011 was the only time this falloon appeared in the main parade, he continued to appear at the Macy's Holiday Parade up until 2016, when he was retired altogether due to the Parade's rebrand into Universal's Holiday Parade Featuring Macy's.
Scooby-Doo

The Scooby-Doo balloon struts his stuff at BalloonFest 2005. (Photo courtesy of Kenny Adamsbaum)

**Scooby-Doo** is a fictional animated cartoon character who has appeared in various television series since 1969. His original show, *Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!*, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, and aired in 1969 and 1970. Scooby-Doo is portrayed as a talking brown Great Dane ― sidekick to teenagers Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers ― who aids them in solving mysteries involving supposedly supernatural creatures through numerous antics and missteps.

## History with the Macy's Parade

Long before the Great Dane took a flight down Broadway, Scooby-Doo appeared as a walk-around character in 1983 and 1984, riding upon Hanna-Barbera's float. In 1984, respectively, the float was decorated especially for Scooby's 15th anniversary, carrying an over-sized birthday cake at the front. After this appearance, the float and Scooby-Doo walk-around costume were retired.

After no association with the Parade in over 20 years, Warner Bros. Consumer Products would sponsor a giant helium balloon of Scooby-Doo, which was scheduled to debut in the 2005 Parade, to promote the direct-to-video film, *Where's My Mummy?*. He would later make two more consecutive appearances in 2006 and 2007, promoting the television series *Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue!*. The balloon was retired after his 2007 appearance and hasn't been seen since. The balloon would later be represented in 2011 by a walk-around Scooby-Doo costume, riding aboard the Hats Off To Our Heritage float.

The same year of his debut, he was also named Macy's Holiday Ambassador of 2005, and as such, was chosen to lead the Parade. In honor of this, a cold-air inflatable was perched upon a 34th Street marquee, with a special plush of Scooby being sold at select Macy's stores for a limited time. The cold-air inflatable was also used in the now-defunct Balloonopolis at Universal Orlando Resort from 2005 until 2007.

The Scooby-Doo franchise was also represented in the Macy's Holiday Parade with Shaggy Rogers and Scoobs riding in the Mystery Machine from the early 2000s until the rebranding of the Parade in 2016. The franchise has yet to appear in any form of Parade again.

## Defects

* In 2007, his part of his muzzle was partially deflated.
Spirit of America Productions

The first float as it appeared in the Parade. This picture is from 2008.

The second float during its second march down the Parade route.

**Spirit of America Productions**, formerly known as Mike Miller & Associates Special Events, is a company that has a long history with the Macy's Parade.

## History with the Macy's Parade

In the summer of 1986, Mike Miller secured the first opportunity for dancers to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. A few months later, 301 dance drill team officers from across the country representing NCA SUPERSTAR opened the 60th Anniversary Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Eventually, Mike left NCA SUPERSTAR to create Mike Miller & Associates Special Events.

In 1994, Universal Cheerleaders Association and Universal Dance Association were selected to provide performers in the parade. Varsity Spirit served as an integral part of the MMA family.

Since then, Spirit of America has appeared in every Parade, being the only performance group to hold a permanent berth in the Parade other than the Rockettes. In this time, they have produced two floats in the Parade as well.

The first float debuted in 2005, baring the name "Pep Rally". This float featured a massive megaphone in the middle, with the Macy's Star decorating the side of it. The float was decked out in the Parade's signature colors of red, yellow and blue. This float was retired after the 2013 Parade when it was replaced by KISS' float the following year.

In 2015, the company partnered with Macy's once again to produce "Big City Cheer!", a new art-deco float that uses a specialized LED technology that resembles neon, but shines with more luminosity and at less than 3% of energy consumption. Unlike the previous float, this float only uses blues and red. However, earlier designs showed yellow being a part of the color palette. The float still makes appearances as of 2019.

## Guest Stars

Below, you will find a list of every performer/celebrity that has performed/appeared on the float, alongside the respective songs which they sang during the NBC Telecast.

### Pep Rally

* **2005 -** Shauna Rohbock and Valerie Fleming
* **2007 -** Ne-Yo, performed "*Go On Girl*"
* **2009 -** Gloria Gaynor; performed "*I Will Survive*"
* **2010 -** Rosa de Saron; performed "*O Sol Meia Noite*"
* **2012 -** Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber
* **2013 -** Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, performed "*Any Weather*"

### Big City Cheer

* **2015 -** Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell, Trey Songz; performed "*About You*"
* **2016 -** Rosa de Saron; performed "*Noite Fria*"
* **2017 -** Miss America 2018 Cara Mund
* **2018 -** Mackenzie Ziegler & Johnny Orlando; performed "*What If*"
* **2019 -** Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin
Po from Kung Fu Panda

The Po balloon does kung-fu across the streets in the 86th Annual Parade in 2012.

**Master Po Ping** is the title character and the protagonist of the *Kung Fu Panda* franchise. He is a young anthropomorphic giant panda in his 20s, who is improbably chosen as the **Dragon Warrior**, champion of the Valley of Peace in the first film. He is the adoptive son of Mr. Ping and is one of Master Shifu's students. Po is also the prophesied Dragon Warrior, as well as the warrior of black and white. In *Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness*, Po is revealed to have the ability to be able to learn kung fu at a glance.

Po is also the team leader of the Furious Five, although he is not properly part of as he is considered as a second master after Shifu to the Furious Five.

## History with the Macy's Parade

Po first appeared in the Macy's Parade in 2010 to help celebrate the release of the brand-new film, *Kung Fu Panda 2*. The balloon features Po doing a karate kick down the Parade route, as he stands at 42 feet tall, 46 feet long and 34 feet wide. He was retired after the 2012 Parade, and is unlikely to return, as no further installments of the Kung Fu Panda franchise have been announced so far.

In addition to appearing in the main Parade, he was taken on a six-city cross-country tour across America in 2011 to promote his new film. He started in Miami, FL on April 16th then moved to St. Louis, MO on April 22nd; Dallas, TX on April 30th; Chicago, IL on May 6th; Phoenix, AZ on May 14th; and finally, Los Angeles, CA on Memorial Day Weekend, just in time for the premiere of the movie.

## Music

Below, you will find a list of the music tracks that played during the balloon's appearance on the NBC telecast

* "*Kung Fu Fighting*" (2010-2012, 2021)
Horton the Elephant

## Horton

The Horton balloon travels down the route while keeping caution of his clover during the 2009 Parade.

**Horton the Elephant** is a fictional character from the 1940 book *Horton Hatches the Egg* and 1954 book *Horton Hears a Who!*, both by Dr. Seuss. Horton is a kind, sweet-natured elephant who cares about other animals or people. Though he goes through many hardships, whether trying to keep an egg warm through storms, rough travels, and humiliating shows or tries to save a small planet from harm, he always triumphs; the egg hatches into an elephant-bird, while the planet is saved and respected by the others. He is very popular because of his big heart and respectful compassion, which makes him more humorous.

In 1942, Warner Bros. made the animated short film, *Horton Hatches the Egg*, in which Horton is voiced by Kent Rogers.

In 1970, MGM Animation/Visual Arts made a 30-minute TV Special of *Horton Hears a Who*. Horton is voiced by Hans Conried, who also leads his voice as the narrator.

Horton is also a character on the TV series *The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss*. John Kennedy voiced the character in "Horton Hatches the Egg". Horton is also a principal character in *Seussical the Musical*, which uses most of the two Horton books as its primary plot.

Horton is voiced by Jim Carrey in the computer-animated adaptation of *Horton Hears A Who!*, where he is shown as being eccentric and imaginative, and sort of absent-minded.

Horton appeared in a new Dr. Seuss book, *Horton and the Kwuggerbug*, which came out on September 9, 2014, the second Dr. Seuss book published after his death in 1991 (the first being *Daisy-Head Mayzie* in 1995).

## History with the Macy's Parade

A Horton balloon was created in 2008, to promote Blue Sky Studios' film adaption of *Horton Hears A Who!*, which was released in theaters earlier that year. It is said to take about 56 handlers below to keep Horton from blimping off into the clouds, and cradled into his trunk, of course, his Clover, which houses his friends, the Whos. The balloon is also said to be "so humongous, the distance between the tip of the scale to the top of the trunk is the same distance as from a baseball pitcher's mound to home plate". The balloon appeared for three years and was retired after the 2010 Parade. He isn't expected to return due to no sequels to his movie adaptation being planned. The balloon is speculated to still reside at the Macy's Float Warehouse to this day.

## Trivia

* He is the only balloon that debuted in 2008 that did not make a public appearance anywhere else. (Buzz Lightyear appeared at the 2015 D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA, Smurf appeared at the grand opening of the Bay Plaza Mall in 2014, and Keith Haring's Figure with Heart appeared at the 2014 AIDS Walk in Central Park).
Animal Planet

The first Animal Planet float at Herald Square during the 2003 parade.

The second float during the 2007 parade.

**Animal Planet** is an American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Discovery Inc. Originally focused on more educationally-based television shows, the network has featured more reality programming since 2008. It is available throughout the United States, as well as in over 70 countries around the world. Country-specific versions of the channel have been created in Canada, India, Japan, Taiwan, and other countries.

## History with the Macy's Parade

Starting in 1999, Animal Planet was represented by a float in the Macy's Parade titled "Amazing Creatures of the Wild". The float featured a 30-foot long, jaw-snapping alligator, holding an inflatable earth up with his tail. The float also showcases many exotic animals such as a trumpeting elephant, a giant panda, an ostrich, and a cat, among others. The float would commonly house the stars of the many Animal Planet programs. This float made its final appearance in 2004.

The following year, in 2005, Animal Planet debuted a much larger float, this time under the name "Animal Wonders". At the center of the float, a large treehouse housed the many celebrities and stars of Animal Planet's many television programs. A multitude of different animals surrounded and decorated the float, including a humpback whale majestically leaping out of the water, a family of penguins, various chimpanzees hanging from trees, an over-sized coral snake, parrots, and a giant panda eating bamboo. The float would make three consecutive appearances, before retiring after the 2007 Parade. This float still exists as of 2017 in the float warehouse.

## Guest Stars

Below, you will find a list of every performer/celebrity that has performed/appeared on the float, alongside the respective songs which they sang during the NBC Telecast.

### Amazing Creatures of the Wild

* **1999 -** Jeremy Kushnier; performed "*Crocodile Rock*"
* **2000 -**Baha Men; performed "*Who Let the Dogs Out*"
* **2001 -**Boyz II Men; performed "*Thank You*"
* **2002 -**Baha Men; performed "*Crocodile Rock*"
* **2003 -** Kool and the Gang; performed "*Jungle Boogie*"
* **2004 -** Bering Strait; performed "*I Could Use a Hero*"

### Animal Wonders

* **2005 -** Tommy Tune; performed "*Talk to the Animals*"
* **2006 -**Gloria Estefan; performed "*See with your Heart*"
* **2007 -**Bindi and the Croc Band; performed "*Jump*"
Varagoth

Varagoth is an entity that resides inside of Zagilar's hollow skull. All that is known is that one day when adventuring in the woods alone as a child, Varagoth spewed it's way into his head. Varagoth is a much more advanced man when compared to Zagilar. His voice is much harsher, and he tends to be violent, barely held back by Zagilars weak willpower.
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## Balloons

### Giant Balloons

* **Beagle Scout Snoopy (PEANUTS Worldwide)** - 1st time
* Diary of a Wimpy Kid **(Abrams Books)** - 2nd time
* Grogu **(Funko and Lucasfilm)** - 3rd time

### Novelty Balloons

* **Cool Cats** **(Cool Cats NFT)** - 1st time

## Floats

* 1-2-3 Sesame Street **(Sesame Workshop)** - 19th time
* Celebration Gator **(The Louisiana Office of Tourism)** - 3rd time
* Macy's Singing Christmas Tree **(Macy's)** - 7th time
* Magic Meets the Sea **(Disney Cruise Line)** - 3rd time
* People of First Light **(Macy's)** - 2nd time
* Tom Turkey **(Macy's)** - 6th time
* The Wondership **(Wonder)** - 2nd time

### Specialty Units

* NYC Parks Mounted Unit - 35th time
* NYPD Motorcycles - 39th time
* NYPD Mounted Unit - 96th time

## Marching Bands

* Alabama A&M University Marching Maroon & White (Huntsville, AL)
* The Band Directors Marching Band (Nationwide)
* Fishers High School Marching Tiger Band (Fishers, IN)
* Greendale High School Marching Band (Greendale, WI)
* Jenison High School Marching Band (Jenison, MI)
* Macy's Great American Marching Band (Nationwide)
* Mercer Island High School Marching Band (Mercer Island, WA)
* NYPD Marching Band (New York, NY)
* O'Fallon Township High School Marching Panthers (O'Fallon, IL)
* Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights (Piscataway, NJ)
* Stoneman Douglas Eagle Regiment (Parkland, FL)
* Texas Tech University Goin' Band from Raiderland (Lubbock, TX)
* APAE Jataizinho - 4th time

## Guest Stars

* Captain Minnie Mouse and Friends **(Magic Meets the Sea)**
* The Cast of *Sesame Street* **(1-2-3 Sesame Street)**

## Performance Groups

* Spirit of America Cheer (Nationwide)
* Spirit of America Dance Stars (Nationwide)
Shrek (character)

## Shrek

Shrek makes his first public flight at BalloonFest 2007.

*"This Ogre likes to eat helium!....and obviously, he's been eating some pretty big helium slugs!* *-- John Piper during a 2007 behind-the-scenes sneak peek*

**Shrek** is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig. Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name and of eponymous films by DreamWorks Animation. The name "Shrek" is derived from the German word *Schreck*, meaning "fright" or "terror". Shrek is voiced by Mike Myers, although it was planned for him to be voiced by Chris Farley before his death in December 1997, and played by Brian d'Arcy James in the musical. Shrek is an ogre living in a swamp.

On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. In June 2010, *Entertainment Weekly* named him one of the "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years", placing 15th.

## History with the Macy's Parade

With the release of Shrek The Third releasing just six months prior, DreamWorks Animation commissioned the Macy's Parade Studio to create a brand-new Shrek balloon in 2007. The lovable ogre wore his familiar woodsman outfit, with his oatmeal sweater and brown vest. That same year, he was also named Macy's Holiday Ambassador, with a special Shrek plush being sold at exclusive Macy's stores, and a cold-air Shrek inflatable perched upon Macy's 34th Street marquee. The balloon made 4 appearances until it was retired after the 2010 Parade, due to the conclusion of his films after the release of *Shrek: Forever After*. This balloon will most likely never return, as Illumination Animation is rebooting the film series in the near future.

The balloon made an appearance outside of the Parade in July 2010, where he helped celebrate the arrival of *Shrek: The Musical* in Chicago.

In 2009, the cast of *Shrek: The Musical* also performed the ever-popular "I'm A Believer" as part of pre-parade entertainment.

In addition to appearing as a balloon, the Shrek series of films have also been featured in Macy's Holiday Parade and Universal's Holiday Parade Featuring Macy's. A separate article for those appearances can be read here.

## Music

Below, you will find a list of the music tracks that played during the balloon's appearance on the NBC telecast.

* True Love's First Kiss (2007)
* I'm a Believer (2008-2010)

## Trivia

* Shrek is the second known balloon in the Parade's history to have his retirement announced during the NBC telecast, after Donald Duck in 1972.
Trolls

The Snack Pack hitches their first ride on the Caterbus ahead of their Parade debut at Balloonfest 2016.

***Trolls*** is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical film based on the Troll dolls created by Thomas Dam. The film was directed by Mike Mitchell and co-directed by Walt Dohrn, written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger and based on a story by Erica Rivinoja. The film features the voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Russell Brand, James Corden and Gwen Stefani. The film revolves around two trolls on a quest to save their village from destruction by the Bergens, creatures who eat trolls.

The 33rd animated feature film produced by DreamWorks Animation, the film premiered on October 8, 2016, at the BFI London Film Festival and was theatrically released in the United States on November 4, 2016, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $344 million worldwide against its $125 million budget and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Can't Stop the Feeling!".

## History with the Macy's Parade

In 2016, the *Trolls* film series took to the skies of New York City, as the character's debuted as a new giant helium balloon in the 90th Anniversary Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Taking flight in the annual spectacle, the *Trolls* giant balloon is a multi-character spectacle featuring Poppy, Branch, and Guy Diamond hitching a ride down the streets of Manhattan on Caterbus. The balloon still makes appearances as of 2019, and will most likely return for many more years with *Trolls 3,* *Trolls 4,* and the new series, *TrollsTopia* now confirmed.

## Defects

* During all of their appearances so far (except Balloonfest 2016), the Caterbus' antennas were bent. This defect was caused by the pressure of the balloon's inflation net compared to the skinny antennas of the Caterbus.

## Music

Below, you will find a list of the music tracks that played during the balloon's appearance on the NBC telecast.

* "Can't Stop the Feeling!" (Instrumental; 2016)
* Trolls Holiday song: "Holiday" (2017-Present)
The Boss Baby

***The Boss Baby*** is a computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox on March 31st, 2017. The film is loosely based on the 2010 book of the same name by Maria Frazee. The plot follows 7-year old boy Tim Templeton helping his baby brother who is a secret agent in the war for parents' love between babies and puppies. The film was directed by Tom McGrath and stars the voices of Alec Baldwin as the titular character, along with Miles Bakshi, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, and Tobey Maguire.

Netflix premiered a animated series based on the film, entitled *Boss Baby: Back In Business* in April 2018. A sequel to the film, *The Boss Baby: Family Business*, is set to be theatrically released on March 26th, 2021, with much of the voice cast reprising their roles.

## History with the Macy's Parade

The Boss Baby made his Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade debut in the reimagined 2020 Parade. The balloon debuted in order to promote the upcoming sequel to the original film, *The Boss Baby: Family Business*. The balloon was the fifth balloon to be commissioned by DreamWorks Animation, following behind Shrek in 2007, Kung Fu Panda in 2010, How To Train Your Dragon's Toothless in 2013 and Trolls in 2016.

Commenting on the balloon's debut, Jordan Dabby, producer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade said, "we can’t wait to see The Boss Baby take flight for his first Thanksgiving Day mission bringing smiles to the faces of millions of viewers nationwide.” “Although it’s a holiday, The Boss Baby will be all business, sporting his signature black suit and carrying a briefcase, letting everyone know who’s in charge.”

The Boss Baby balloon features the film's titular character, Boss Baby, dressed in his signature suit and carrying a suitcase that is large enough to carry over 540,000 crayons, all while sporting his trademark grin and in-charge attitude. The balloon was designed by the talented artists at the Macy's Parade Studio, and measures 32-feet long, 28-feet wide and 48-feet tall.

During the balloon's debut, it was flown with the help of a framework of five utility vehicles, a measure put in place following the COVID-19 pandemic, which cut down Parade participants by approximately 88%. It was one of only two balloons, in addition to Red Titan, who used this flying method.

## See also

* Gallery: The Boss Baby
* DreamWorks Animation
* Shrek
* Kung Fu Panda
* Toothless
* Trolls
Hello Kitty

## Super-Cute Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty pilots her retro airplane during her final flight in the 2017 Parade.

**Hello Kitty** (also called *Kitty White*) is a fictional character of Japanese origin, created by Yuko Shimizu and owned by Sanrio. Depicted as a young anthropomorphic Japanese bobtail cat with a sweet, cute, cheerful, and kind-hearted image, she was created in 1974 and has since become a marketing phenomenon and a staple of the *kawaii* segment of Japanese popular culture.

## History with the Macy's Parade

### Introduction in the Macy's Parade

In 1995, Sanrio and Macy's collaborated together to make a float for the 1995 Parade, but it was a recycled float as it was originally the Fruit Juice Vally float and before that debuted there was the Strawberry Shortcake float. But the float didn't last very long as it was retired after 1995 and wasn't seen again.

### Super-Cute Hello Kitty (2007)

Throughout the years, Hello Kitty had two different balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, with the first one being debuted in 2007. The first design shows Hello Kitty with a "super cute superhero" design, including a yellow cape, blue tiara, and her signature red bow. This balloon made its last flight in 2011. The balloon now resides at the float warehouse.

### Hello Kitty (2012)

In 2012, a brand-new Hello Kitty balloon took flight, being based on her signature yellow airplane. She also features an updated color pallet. She now sports her casual red and blue shirt and, of course, her signature yellow bow, which comes in at 6 feet wide, tops the balloon off. After the 2017 Parade, she was ultimately retired, and a new Hello Kitty balloon has yet to be introduced to the Parade lineup.
Toothless the Dragon

## How To Train Your Dragon's Toothless

Toothless soars to exciting new heights in the 2014 Parade.

**Toothless** is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III’s dragon and deuteragonist in the *How to Train Your Dragon* franchise. Playful, inquisitive, and intelligent, Toothless is more Hiccup's best friend than his pet. He is extremely protective of his Viking soul mate and will stop at nothing to guard him from all harm. As the last known specimen of the Night Fury species, Toothless is indisputably special. He commands respect from dragons and humans alike.

## History with the Macy's Parade

Toothless made his Macy's Parade debut in 2013, alongsideSnoopy, Spongebob Squarepants, Adventure Time with Finn and Jake and The Wizard of Oz, to promote the franchise's second film, How to Train Your Dragon 2. It took a grand total of 90 handlers to guide him from 77th Street to 34th Street. He made subsequent appearances in 2014, and 2015, where he promoted *Dragons: Race to the Edge*. He was retired that same year.

However, he made a brief return in the 2018 parade, to promote the third and final installment in the *How to Train Your Dragon* franchise, *How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World*. After that, he was officially retired and is unlikely to ever make another comeback, as the How to Train Your Dragon film chapters are now over.

## See also

* Gallery: Toothless the Dragon
* Madagascar
* Shrek
* Po from Kung Fu Panda
* Trolls
Informations générales

Les informations générales sont des informations classiques concernant un PJ. Elles contiennent :

## Le nom du personnage

Il peut s'agir d'un prénom, d'un nom composé ou d'un surnom. C'est le nom qui sera utilisé dans l'aventure par les PJs, le MJ, et les PNJs. On parle alors d'un Nom d'usage.

## Classes et Niveaux

On écrit ici le ou les classes ainsi que le niveau atteint par le PJ. On aura tendance à préferer une écriture sous la forme [CLASSE] [NIVEAU EN CHIFFRES ROMAINS].

Par exemple : Chasseur X.

## Race & Catégorie de Taille

On note ici la Race du PJ, ainsi que sa Catégorie de Taille. Elle reprend les normes américaines, c'est à dire : XL > L > M > S > XS, avec M étant la taille moyenne d'un Humain.

## Religion / Symbole

En fonction des PJs, cette zone peut être vide.

Si le PJ est croyant, on note ici le nom de la Divinité ou de la Religion dont il est adepte.

Dans le cas de certaines Classes, on remplace la Religion par un Symbole.

## Nation / Origine

On note ici soit la contrée de vie du PJ, ou la contrée d'origine si il vit dans une autre contrée. Elle peut être inconnue.

## Yeux

Informations générales sur les yeux, tels que la couleur, la forme, et quelconque déformation.