Your Guide to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The balloons! The floats! The stars! The anticipation of being extremely full of turkey!
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an American institution, and this year we’re giving you a new way of experiencing it. Whether you’re watching from the streets of New York City or the comfort of your own couch, you can use The Guidebook Guide to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as your personal tour guide. Take a look at some of the features we’ve included:
Lists of Balloons, Floats and Entertainers
Grab a sneak peek of these flying giants in the “Balloons & Floats” section of the guide and get a feel for just how big they are with facts about each one. See if your favorite performers will be lip syncing their way down 6th Avenue and get a jump on which Broadway shows will present exciting dance numbers.
Interactive Maps
If you’re planning on watching the parade in person, you’ll want to know where to do it and how to get there! We’ve pre-loaded a parade route map with suggested viewing areas and a New York City subway map that shows you the best stations for accessing the parade route – all provided by a real New Yorker!
Vote On Your Favorites
All across America, parade viewers are able to vote on their favorite balloons, floats and entertainers. Afterwards, we’ll publish the results on this blog. The world will finally have an answer to that age-old question, “Ronald McDonald or Pikachu?”
How to Get the Macy’s Thanksgiving
Day Parade Guide
Visit the guide’s landing page or simply download the Guidebook app on your Apple or Android device and tap “Download Guides.” Search for “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day” and you can download the guide into your app.
It addition to all these fun features, get parade FAQ’s, a live Twitter feed, a shared parade photo album and even a list of Starbucks along the route (great for a warm cup of coffee and its accompanying bladder emergency).
So whether you’ll be cheering Tom Turkey down his annual trot on the streets of Manhattan or sighting Santa with your friends and family from your living room – download the Guidebook Guide to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and be a parade pro!
