The History of The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Sonic The Hedgehog Balloon

"Will you scratch my back?" "Not on your life" 90s burn!!

It's obvious why it died. There were no rings in the parade.

UPDATE: After eight years since being retired, the Sonic balloon will officially make a grand return for the 95th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2021, in conjunction with the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

Haha...I was at the 2012 parade and when Sonic came by I was so happy, screaming to my mom and everything. :3

Sonics worst enemy lampposts

Damn, Eggman has been going with his plans to stop Sonic all wrong, all he needed to do is to cover every zone with lamp posts

Kid (before accident) : I WANT A SEGA GENESIS ! Kid : (after accident) I Want A Super Nintendo Now.

"I absolutely despise sonic and everything he represents." "Why?" "His balloon popped and knocked over a child and police officer."

I guess you could say Sonic went BOOM

"that's why they call him Sonic 3D Blast" oh so that's his full name!

You know there's some really sick irony in lampposts being that balloon's worst enemy, given they usually RESPAWN him. Also I'll be honest, given 2011 was meant to promote Sonic Generations, what the hell was Splash Hill doing as the theme when that song is the only existence Sonic 4 even has in Generations? I don't really think too many kid Sonic fans were going to know of it too well when it was digital only in the mid-7th gen. I guess someone just kinda picked a theme out of a hat and never bothered changing it. I mean...come on, Modern Sonic's flying through a city use Escape From the City! No I don't care it's the wrong coastline. =P

Update: The Sonic balloon from 2011-2013 reappeared in 2021 for the 30th anniversary. Important announcements include mentioning Colors Ultimate while playing the Colors orchestral title screen.

Maybe Sonic thought the post was a checkpoint

If they redesign the balloon, they should make it where Tails, while flying is carrying Sonic! Good idea, right?

I think Mario making the parade with Cappy on the Odyssey would be perfect!

2:54 If the Sonic balloon hit a police officer Doesn't that mean Sonic is officially a wanted criminal?

THIS VIDEO IS PROOF THAT SONIC'S WEAKNESS AIN'T WATER. IT'S STREETLIGHTS. Also, this was uploaded on my Birthday. <3.

THAT'S WHY THEY CALL HIM SONIC 3D BLAST

I wonder what happened to the old balloon. Lots of old balloons and floats are put into storage, could that have happened to sonic?

Tails would make a good Balloon character!