Accompanied by marching bands, floats, and falloons (a term that the Macy’s Parade Studio coined for a float with a balloon character on it) Delta will proudly fly through the streets of New York City tomorrow as the official airline sponsor of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Tune in to see us on the Statue of Liberty float during NBC’s telecast around 11:20 a.m.
For our friends in New York City, the parade will start on 77th St and proceed down Central Park West to Columbus Circle, then down Broadway to Macy’s at 34th St, finishing on 7th Ave (see map here). I’ve heard the best spots to watch are at Columbus Circle and Times Square, or at Central Park West, between 66th and 77th Streets. Be sure to check out The Traveling Mamas’ tips for best viewing the parade.
In Detroit, we’re also sponsoring America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Our float, “The Good Ship Lollipop,” will be sailing down Woodward Avenue beginning at 9:20 a.m. CT. Local TV coverage on WDIV Channel 4 starts at 10 a.m if you want to check it out between bites of pumpkin pie!
Will you look for Delta at the parades this year?
Happy Thanksgiving!
Katie
Delta Blog
November 29th, 2008 at 12:35 am
I can attest that Times Square is a great place to see it. My Mom’s office is on 7th Avenue across the street and down the block from the military recruiting station. Every year they have a huge party. Three years ago they had to start giving employees tickets to limit the number of people; the office is legally able to hold 300 people, but the previous year they had over 600! AND it’s an engineering firm… go figure. But anyway, it’s great. You have a great view of everything, and you can watch the festivities in Herald Square on the flat-screen TV in the other conference room or look out the window at the REALLY big screen!