Reviews of Movies & More: November 2025

Balloons

Giant Balloons

Mario (Nintendo) - 1st time
SpongeBob SquarePants & Gary (Nickelodeon) - 7th time
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Abrams Books) - 4th time
Spider-Man (Marvel) - 2nd time
Stuart the Minion (Illumination) - 4th time^[1]
Gabby and Pandy Paws (Gabby's Dollhouse/Universal Pictures' DreamWorks Animation) - 2nd time
Beagle Scout Snoopy (Peanuts Worldwide) - 3rd time
PAC-MAN (Bandai Namco Entertainment America, Inc.) - 1st time
Marshall from PAW Patrol (Spin Master and Nickelodeon) - 2nd time
Buzz Lightyear (Pixar Animation Studios) - 1st time
Goku (Dragon Ball/Toei Animation) - 2nd time
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece/Toei Animation) - 3rd time
Shrek's Onion Carriage (Universal Pictures' DreamWorks Animation) - 1st time
Bluey (BBC Studios and Ludo Studio) - 4th time
Noorah (The Lumistella Company) - 2nd time^[2]
Pikachu & Eevee (The Pokemon Company International) - 5th time
Pillsbury Doughboy (Pillsbury) - 3rd time
Minnie Mouse (The Walt Disney Company) - 2nd time

Feature Balloons

DORA (Nickelodeon) - 2nd time
Smokey Bear (U.S.D.A. Forest Service) - 7th time
Goldbear (HARIBO) - 2nd time
Derpy Tiger (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation's KPop Demon Hunters) - 1st time

Novelty Balloons

Yellow Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 8th time^[3]
Acorn (Macy's) - 7th time^[3]
Pumpkins (Macy's) - 4th time
Soccer Ball (Macy's) - 3rd time^[3]
Rainbow and Greybow Trouts (Macy's) - 1st time
Bluey's Keepy Uppy Balloon (BBC Studios and Ludo Studio) - 3rd time

Blue & White Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 8th time
Ice Crystals (Macy's) - 12th time
Poinsettia Ornaments (Macy's) - 8th time
Green Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 1st time
Red & Green Candy Cane (Macy's) - 3rd time^[3]
Red "Believe" Stars (Macy's) - 9th time
Red Macy's Star (Macy's) - 1st time

Balloonicles

Happy Hippo Triple Stack (Macy's) - 1st time
Cheese of a Wimpy Kid - 4th time
Sussie and Flowerpot (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation's KPop Demon Hunters) - 1st time
Frost Pips (The Lumistella Company) - 1st time

Trycaloons

Lox and Java (Macy's) - 2nd time
Nutcracker and Mouse King (Macy's) - 13th time

Floats

Tom Turkey (Macy's) - 8th time
DORA's Fantastical Rainforest (Nickelodeon and Paramount) - 2nd time
Colossal Wave of Wonder (Kalahari Resorts and Conventions) - 5th time
1-2-3 Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop) - 21st time
Harvest in the Valley (Green Giant) - 9th time
Magic Meets the Seas (Disney Cruise Line) - 2nd time
PINelope (GoBowling!) - 2nd time
Friends-giving in POPCITY (POPMART) - 1st time
Big Turkey Spectacular (Jennie-O) - 6th time
Wondrous World of Wildlife (Bronx Zoo) - 2nd time
The Land of Ice and Wonder (Holland America Line) - 1st time
Camp Snoopy (Peanuts Worldwide) - 3rd time
Upside Down Invasion: Stranger Things (Netflix) - 1st time
World of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon and Paramount+) - 3rd time
Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party (Toys"R"Us) - 4th time
Jolly Polly Pirate Ship (Macy's) - 38th time^[3]
Pasta Knight (Rao's Homemade) - 2nd time
Birds of a Feather Stream Together (Peacock) - 5th time
Candy Cosmos (HARIBO) - 2nd time
Master Chocolatier Ballroom (Lindt) - 1st time
The Counting Sheep's Dream Generator (Serta) - 1st time
Brick-tastic Winter Mountain (LEGO) - 1st time
Fantasy Chocolate Factory (Kinder) - 7th time
Palace of Sweets (Brach's) - 3rd time
Heartwarming Holiday Countdown (Hallmark Channel) - 11th time
Deck the Halls (Balsam Hill) - 9th time
Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 17th time
The Littlest Float (Goldfish) - 1st time

Toy Floats

Rocking Giraffe (Macy's) - 12th time^[3]
Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 68th time
Rocking Lobster (Macy's) - 37th time

Specialty Units

Freida the Dachshund (Macy's and The Farmer's Dog) - 1st time
Macy's REO Delivery Truck (Macy's) - 25th time
NYC Parks Mounted Unit - 37th time
NYPD Motorcycles - 41st time
NYPD Mounted Unit - 98th time
Star Sound Unit 1 - 18th time
Star Sound Unit 2 - 16th time
Star Sound Unit 3 - 13th time
Star Sound Unit 4 - 1st time

Banners

"Santa Is On His Way!" Banner - 1st time

Marching Bands

Alcorn State University "Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite" (Alcorn, MS)
Banda de Música La Primavera (Santiago, Veraguas, Panama)
Catawba Ridge High School Marching Band (Fort Mill, SC)
Damien Spartan Regiment (La Verne, CA)
L.D. Bell Blue Raider Band (Hurst, TX)
Macy's Great American Marching Band (Nationwide)
The Marching Pride of North Alabama (Florence, AL)
Northern Arizona University Lumberjack Marching Band (Flagstaff, AZ)
NYPD Marching Band (New York, NY)
The Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps (Nashua, NH)
The Temple University Diamond Band (Philadelphia, PA)

Guest Stars

Cynthia Erivo
Big Brothers Big Sisters (Tom Turkey)
Luisa Sonza, will sing "Luísa Manequim" (DORA's Fantastical Rainforest)
Ciara, will sing "Low" (Colossal Wave of Wonder)
Christopher Jackson and The Cast of Sesame Street, will sing "Sesame Street Theme" (1-2-3 Sesame Street)
Russell Dickerson, will perform "Happen to Me" (Harvest in the Valley)
Captain Minnie Mouse, Captain Mickey Mouse and Friends, will perform "This is Your Destiny" (Magic Meets the Seas)
Shaggy (Big Turkey Spectacular)
Kool & The Gang, will perform "Celebration" (Wondrous World of Wildlife)
Jewel, will perform "You Were Meant for Me" (The Land of Ice and Wonder)
Foreigner, will perform "Cold as Ice" (Upside Down Invasion: Stranger Things)
Busta Rhymes, will sing "Pass the Courvoisier Part II" / "Break Ya Neck" / "Look at Me Now" / "Put Ya Hands Where My Eyes Could See" (World of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Lil Jon, will sing "Turn Down for What" (Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party)
Mr. Fantasy, will sing "Mr. Fantasy" (Jolly Polly Pirate Ship)
Matteo Bocelli, will sing "Caruso" (Pasta Knight)
Teyana Taylor, will sing "Made It" (Birds of a Feather Stream Together)
U.S. Olympian Ilia Malinin and U.S Paralympian Jack Wallace (Birds of a Feather Stream Together)
Calum Scott, will sing "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" (Master Chocolatier Ballroom)
Roman Mejia and Tiler Peck (Master Chocolatier Ballroom)
Debbie Gibson, will sing "If Only in My Dreams" (The Counting Sheep's Dream Generator)
Meg Donnelly, will sing "dancin' around" (Brick-tastic Winter Mountain)
Lauren Spencer Smith, will sing "Last First Christmas" (Fantasy Chocolate Factory)
Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw, will sing "Let It Snow" (Palace of Sweets)
Drew Baldridge and Mickey Guyton, will sing "Joy to Your World" (Heartwarming Holiday Countdown)
Nikki DeLoach and Kristoffer Polaha (Heartwarming Holiday Countdown)
Darlene Love, will sing "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (Deck the Halls)
Sean Evans
Taylor Momsen, will sing "Where Are You Christmas?"
Conan Gray, will perform "Vodka Cranberry"
EJAE, AUDREY NUNA and REI AMI as HUNTR/X, will sing "Golden"
Lainey Wilson, will sing "Somewhere Over Laredo" / "Peace, Love, and Cowboys"
Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)

Special Characters

Baristas (Lox & Java Trycaloons)
Bowling Pins (PINelope)
Bronx Zoo Dancers (Wondrous World of Wildlife)
Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus (Camp Snoopy)
Clara and Mouse Prince (Nutcracker & Mouse King Trycaloons)
Cookie and Crouton
Dapper Turkeys (Tom Turkey)
Elves (Santa's Sleigh)
Farmer's Dog Food Vendors (Freida the Dachshund)
Geoffrey the Giraffe (Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party)
Geoffrey the Giraffe Inflatable (Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party)
Jellyfish (Colossal Wave of Wonder)
Mermaid (Rocking Lobster)
Raph, Leo, Donnie and Mikey (World of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Sleigh Driver Elf (Santa's Sleigh)
Turkey Tech Gobbler Mascot
Wigglefoot

Stilt Walkers

Deer - 2nd time
Lion - 2nd time
Pencils - 13th time
Roosters - 18th time
Statue of Liberty - 8th time
Tiger - 2nd time
Zebra - 2nd time

Clowns

Alphabet Clowns - 6th time
Artist Clowns - 21st time
Aviator Clowns - 5th time
Baseball All-Star Clowns - 23rd time
Birthday Party Clowns - 30th time
Camper Clowns - 3rd time
Car Wash Clowns - 2nd time
Circus Clowns - 12th time^[3]
City Tourist Clowns - 11th time
Coconutty Clowns - 2nd time
Corny-Copia Clowns - 21st time
Dogwalker Clowns - 1st time
Funny Bone Medical Team - 4th time
Funny Farm Clowns - 30th time
Funny Firefighter Brigade - 4th time
Funny Flurry Clowns - 7th time
Half-Baked Holiday Sweets - 18th time
Holiday Clowns - 18th time
Jester Clowns - 14th time^[3]
Keystone Cops - 7th time
Macy's Superheroes - 6th time
Malt Shop Clowns - 18th time
Nutty-Cracker Ballet Clowns - 15th time
Nutty Professor Einsteins & Wacky Graduates - 24th time
Pre-K Clowns - 15th time^[3]
Santa's Helpers - 7th time
Silly Seaside Clowns & Sailors - 26th time
Sleepy Clowns - 25th time
Slumber Party Clowns - 8th time
Turkey Tech Players & Sports Fans - 15th time
Viking Clowns - 8th time
Wedding Bell-Y Laffs Clowns - 7th time^[3]
Wintertime Clowns - 7th time

Clown Vehicles

Fire Truck Clown Vehicle - 20th time
Funny Farm Truck - 31st time
Half-Baked Delivery Truck - 9th time
School Bus - 14th time
Taxi Cab - 16th time

Performance Groups

A Chorus Line: The Next Generation (New York, NY), will perform "One"
Black Haus Creative (New York, NY), will perform with Calum Scott
BOSS Kids (New York, NY), will perform with Busta Rhymes (World of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Brickhouse NYC (New York, NY), will perform with Lil Jon (Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party)
Circus Vazquez, will perform "What's Up?"
I LOVE DANCE (Greater NYC Area)
Macy's House Dancers
MOVE NYC (New York, NY)
Native Pride Productions , will perform "Roads of Red"
Pretty BIG Movement (New York, NY), will perform with Teyana Taylor
Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE (Brooklyn, NY), will perform "Upside Down"
Spirit of America Cheer (Nationwide), will perform "Justin Bieber Medley"
Spirit of America Dance Stars (Nationwide), will perform "Lady Gaga Medley"
Star Track Cycling (Queens, NY), will perform with Foreigner (Upside Down Invasion: Stranger Things)

First Hour

The Radio City Rockettes
Buena Vista Social Club, will perform "Chan Chan" / "Candela"
Just in Time, will perform "Beyond the Sea" / "Mack the Knife" / "Splish Splash"
Ragtime, will perform "Wheels of a Dream" / "Prologue"