Inevitably, mistakes happen, Mother Nature intervenes, and balloons go off the prescribed path through New York.

To this day, Pikachu is known as one of the parade’s most cherished balloons. One of Marvel’s most revered superheroes, ...

Pikachu, and Spongebob Squarepants. While this isn't Santa's North Pole workshop, it might be the closest thing in the world to it. The Macy's Parade Studio, where a group of workers build the ...