Perhaps the most disastrous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade occurred in 1997, when an accident involving a Cat in the Hat balloon resulted in multiple injuries, a $395 million lawsuit, and a mayoral ...

At the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, memories resurfaced of Barney's infamous 1997 balloon collapse—still remembered as 'the day that Barney died'.

A look back at five of the most serious Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade disasters, from early balloon fires to the infamous 1997 Cat in the Hat accident that left a spectator critically injured.

Since 1924, the parade has become an annual New York City tradition, with the route seeing its fair share of big and small inflatable mishaps ...

The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City has come to a close.