Balloons float down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
An armed police officer stands guard at the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith) (AP Photo/ Bryan R. Smith)
The Sponge Bob Square Pants balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
The Ronald McDonald balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
A clown livens up the crowd during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith) (AP Photo/ Bryan R. Smith)
The Sponge Bob Square Pants balloon goes down 6th Avenue. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
A power Ranger balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
The Ronald McDonald balloon goes down 6th Avenue. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
A prisoner float goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles go down 6th Avenue. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
A Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon goes down 6th Avenue. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
Performers stand in front of balloons at the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith) (AP Photo/ Bryan R. Smith)
A power Ranger balloon goes down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
The Police Officer balloon goes down 6th Avenue. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
A thanksgiving turkey float. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
A Hello Kitty float. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (Photo/Ben Hider)
NEW YORK -- Giant balloons took to the sky over midtown Manhattan on Thursday for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.