Like the Emmys, the VMAs, the BET Awards, and primarily each different beforehand scheduled dwell occasion that hasn’t merely been canceled, the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will go digital this yr.
Even with coronavirus situations enhancing in New York, giant gatherings like live shows and parades stay prohibited. This is not the primary time Macy’s has been compelled to reimagine an occasion within the age of COVID-19, with this yr’s Fourth of July fireworks having been changed by every week of small, five-minute fireworks demonstrations throughout the 5 boroughs slightly than the standard one evening solely occasion.
“Following our profitable, secure and revolutionary manufacturing of Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks, it’s our intention to equally reimagine Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this November,” the department store said in a statement, promising extra particulars at a later time.
Per The Wrap, in his each day coronavirus press briefing, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio commented on the change-up, saying, “It is not going to be the identical parade we’re used to. It is going to be a unique sort of occasion. They’re reinventing the occasion for this second in historical past, and you can really feel the spirit and the enjoyment of that day on tv, on-line — not a dwell parade, however one thing that can actually give us that heat and that nice feeling we’ve got on Thanksgiving Day.” De Blasio added that he has hopes for the parade to go on as traditional in 2021. “We’ll maintain going ahead after which subsequent yr, once more, I look ahead to issues coming again in all their greatness so we will get pleasure from them collectively in individual once more,” he stated.
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It isn’t but identified how the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which airs on NBC and is at all times marked by balloons, floats, and dwell performances, is planning on adapting the occasion. Does this imply you may get the chance to Zoom with the SpongeBob balloon, and even Santa Claus himself? Solely time will inform.
