Macy’s 2015 Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Ronald McDonald balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
The Ronald McDonald balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A prisoner float goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A prisoner float goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
Ronald McDonald waves to the crowd during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
A reveler carries balloons as police steer their motorcycles across Sixth Avenue during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
A clown marches by heavily armed police stand guard during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Performers stand in front of balloons at the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith)
An armed police officer stands guard at the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith)
An armed police officer stands guard at the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith)
The balloon Angry Bird is moved through Columbus Circle during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith)
Santa Claus waves from a float during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith)
Cheerleaders march across Sixth Avenue during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, in New York, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
The Police Officer balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
The Police Officer balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A thanksgiving turkey float goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A thanksgiving turkey float goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A power Ranger balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A power Ranger balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
The Sponge Bob Square Pants balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
The Sponge Bob Square Pants balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
The Ronald McDonald balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
The Ronald McDonald balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A Hello Kitty float goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A Hello Kitty float goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
People watch as balloons are inflated in preparation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
People watch as balloons are inflated in preparation for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Workers pass the red Power Ranger balloon as preparations continue for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton left, speaks with Amy Kule, right, executive producer of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as parade preparations continue Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
People pose for photos near the Snoopy balloon as preparations are made for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
People pass the Snoopy with Woodstock balloon as preparations continue for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, speaks during a news conference about the Thanksgiving Day Parade as New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton, left, and Terry J. Lundgren, Macy’s chairman and CEO, right, listen Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton, center, speaks during a news conference as Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, and Terry J. Lundgren, Macy’s chairman and CEO, right, listen preparation for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Santa Claus, from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, visits the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the opening bell, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Piper Foley, 4, daughter of New York Stock Exchange Senior Vice President Douglas Foley, meets Santa Claus from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the opening bell Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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The Ronald McDonald balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A prisoner float goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
The Police Officer balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A thanksgiving turkey float goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A power Ranger balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
The Sponge Bob Square Pants balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
The Ronald McDonald balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
A Hello Kitty float goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
People watch as balloons are inflated in preparation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

WASHINGTON — Millions of spectators are expected to line the streets of Manhattan on Thursday to take in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade is now in its 89th year.

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