Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade going virtual this fall due to coronavirus.
, parade events will be staged over two days and"the overall number of participants by approximately 75%" and"all participants will be appropriately socially distanced," according to a Macy's statement. NBC is owned by NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News.
The traditional 2.50-mile parade of giant balloons and high school and college bands not be a part of this year's event, organizers said. The parade's trademark massive balloons will still be in play this year, but"without the traditional 80-100 handlers," instead employing"an innovative, specially rigged anchor vehicle framework of five specialty vehicles tested and approved by" New York City police and transportation officials, according to Macy's."It will not be the same parade we're used to,"" is reinventing the event for this moment in history.
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