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+ | [[Image:2007MissPiggyBalloon.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Miss Piggy]] balloon in the 2007 parade.]] |
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− | ==Balloon introductions== |
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− | *2008: [[Elmo]] |
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− | *2009: [[Super Grover]] |
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+ | The oldest Thanksgiving parade in the country, it was originally known as the Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade until the department store's closure in 1987. Since then the parade has been sponsored by WPVI (channel 6 for the Philadelphia area) and an additional sponsor which has included [[Dunkin' Donuts]], IKEA and Boscov's. |
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− | ==Stars, performers, and acts== |
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+ | The parade features balloons from [[Fabulous Inflatables parade balloons]] as well as [[:Category:Sesame Street Stage Characters|walk-around characters]] from [[Sesame Place]]. |
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+ | ==Appearances== |
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+ | '''6abc Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade era:''' |
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+ | '''6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade era:''' |
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+ | *2008: [[Elmo]] balloon introduced, Big Bird balloon, Bear with Tutter, Kermit the Frog balloon |
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*2008: Walk-around character cast of [[Sesame Street]] |
*2008: Walk-around character cast of [[Sesame Street]] |
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+ | *2009: [[Super Grover]] balloon introduced, Bear with Tutter balloon, Kermit balloon, Elmo balloon |
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+ | *2010: Elmo balloon, Big Bird balloon; walk-around characters from Sesame Place (Abby, Elmo, Zoe, Prairie Dawn, Ernie, Grover, Bert, Cookie Monster, The Count, Telly) |
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+ | '''6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade era:''' |
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+ | *2011: Kermit the Frog balloon, [[Red Fraggle]] balloon, Apollo from ''[[Pajanimals]]'' balloon, Buddy from ''[[Dinosaur Train]]'' balloon; walk-around characters from Sesame Place (Bert, Ernie, Elmo, Cookie Monster) |
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+ | *2012: Cookie Monster balloon, Mr. Conductor from Dinosaur Train balloon, Elmo Balloon, [[Sid the Science Kid]] balloon; walk-around characters from Sesame Place (Abby, Bert, The Count, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Murray, Rosita) |
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+ | *2013: Mr. Conductor from Dinosaur Train balloon, Pajanimals in a basket balloon; walk-around characters from Sesame Place (Abby, Bert, The Count, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Murray, Rosita) |
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+ | *2014: Pajanimals in a basket balloon, Mr. Conductor from Dinosaur Train balloon; walk-around characters from Sesame Place (Abby, Bert, The Count, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Murray, Rosita) |
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− | ==Gallery== |
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− | <gallery type="slideshow" widths="300"> |
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Abbycadabby6abcikeathanksgivingdayparade02.jpg|[[Abby Cadabby walk-around]] at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
Abbycadabby6abcikeathanksgivingdayparade02.jpg|[[Abby Cadabby walk-around]] at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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+ | Abbycadabby6abcikeathanksgivingdayparade03.jpg|Abby Cadabby walk-around at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Bearinthebigbluehouseballoon03.jpg|[[Bear]] and [[Tutter]] balloons at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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Bearinthebigbluehouseballoon04.jpg|[[Bear]] and [[Tutter]] balloons at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
Bearinthebigbluehouseballoon04.jpg|[[Bear]] and [[Tutter]] balloons at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Elmoballoon.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
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− | Elmoballoon02.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
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Elmoballoon03.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
Elmoballoon03.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
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− | Elmoballoon05.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
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− | Elmoballoon06.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
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− | Elmoballoon07.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
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− | Elmoballoon08.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
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− | Elmoballoon09.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
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− | Elmoballoon10.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
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− | Elmoballoon11.jpg|[[Elmo]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade with a football and [[Frosty the Snowman]] balloon |
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− | Ernie6abcikeathanksgivingdayparade.jpg|[[Ernie walk-arounds|Ernie walk-around]] at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Ernie6abcikeathanksgivingdayparade02.jpg|[[Ernie walk-arounds|Ernie walk-around]] at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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Ernie6abcikeathanksgivingdayparade03.jpg|[[Ernie walk-arounds|Ernie walk-around]] at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
Ernie6abcikeathanksgivingdayparade03.jpg|[[Ernie walk-arounds|Ernie walk-around]] at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Ernie6abcikeathanksgivingdayparade04.jpg|[[Ernie walk-arounds|Ernie walk-around]] at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Ernie6abcikeathanksgivingdayparade05.jpg|[[Ernie walk-arounds|Ernie walk-around]] at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Ernie6abcikeathanksgivingdayparade06.jpg|[[Ernie walk-arounds|Ernie walk-around]] at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | </gallery> |
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Kermitthefrogballoon02.jpg|[[Kermit the Frog]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
Kermitthefrogballoon02.jpg|[[Kermit the Frog]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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+ | Kermitthefrogballoon03.jpg|Kermit the Frog balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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+ | Kermitthefrogballoon04.jpg|Kermit the Frog balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Bigbirdballoon08.jpg|[[Big Bird]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Bigbirdballoon07.jpg|[[Big Bird]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Bigbirdballoon06.jpg|[[Big Bird]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Bigbirdballoon05.jpg|[[Big Bird]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Bigbirdballoon04.jpg|[[Big Bird]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Bigbirdballoon03.jpg|[[Big Bird]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Bigbirdballoon02.jpg|[[Big Bird]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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− | Bigbirdballoon.jpg|[[Big Bird]] balloon at the 2008 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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</gallery> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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− | * [http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/ |
+ | * [http://dig.abclocal.go.com/wpvi/html/wpviThanksGivingParade.html Official website of the 2010 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade at 6abc.com] |
+ | * [http://dig.abclocal.go.com/wpvi/html/2011thanksgivingdayparade.html Official website of the 2011 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade at 6abc.com] |
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+ | * [http://dig.abclocal.go.com/wpvi/html/thanksgivingdayparade2012.html Official website of the 2012 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade at 6abc.com] |
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[[Category:Thanksgiving]] |
[[Category:Thanksgiving]] |
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[[Category:Parades]] |
[[Category:Parades]] |
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+ | [[Category:Christmas Attractions]] |
Revision as of 14:02, 21 June 2015
The 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade held every Thanksgiving Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 1920. It is currently sponsored by and aired on ABC's affiliated Pennsylvanian television station, WPVI-TV.
The oldest Thanksgiving parade in the country, it was originally known as the Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade until the department store's closure in 1987. Since then the parade has been sponsored by WPVI (channel 6 for the Philadelphia area) and an additional sponsor which has included Dunkin' Donuts, IKEA and Boscov's.
The parade features balloons from Fabulous Inflatables parade balloons as well as walk-around characters from Sesame Place.
Appearances
6abc Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade era:
- 2004: Cookie Monster balloon introduced
- 2005: Oscar the Grouch and Kermit the Frog balloons introduced
- 2006: Bear and Tutter, and Big Bird balloons introduced
- 2007: Miss Piggy balloon introduced
6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade era:
- 2008: Elmo balloon introduced, Big Bird balloon, Bear with Tutter, Kermit the Frog balloon
- 2008: Walk-around character cast of Sesame Street
- 2009: Super Grover balloon introduced, Bear with Tutter balloon, Kermit balloon, Elmo balloon
- 2010: Elmo balloon, Big Bird balloon; walk-around characters from Sesame Place (Abby, Elmo, Zoe, Prairie Dawn, Ernie, Grover, Bert, Cookie Monster, The Count, Telly)
6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade era:
- 2011: Kermit the Frog balloon, Red Fraggle balloon, Apollo from Pajanimals balloon, Buddy from Dinosaur Train balloon; walk-around characters from Sesame Place (Bert, Ernie, Elmo, Cookie Monster)
- 2012: Cookie Monster balloon, Mr. Conductor from Dinosaur Train balloon, Elmo Balloon, Sid the Science Kid balloon; walk-around characters from Sesame Place (Abby, Bert, The Count, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Murray, Rosita)
- 2013: Mr. Conductor from Dinosaur Train balloon, Pajanimals in a basket balloon; walk-around characters from Sesame Place (Abby, Bert, The Count, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Murray, Rosita)
- 2014: Pajanimals in a basket balloon, Mr. Conductor from Dinosaur Train balloon; walk-around characters from Sesame Place (Abby, Bert, The Count, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Murray, Rosita)