See the Biggest Balloon Blunders at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: From a Runaway Felix the Cat to the Infamous Barney Disaster

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

The 10 worst Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade mishaps, from Barney's "murder" to Sonic's disastrous debut

Perhaps the most disastrous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade occurred in 1997, when an accident involving a Cat in the Hat ...
Opinion

From the highs of Taggart and High Road, how did it go wrong for STV?

Bernard Ponsonby, STV's former political editor, said he does not think the Glasgow-based station “has a future” after it announced it would ...

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Resurfaced Video Recalls 1997 Barney Balloon Disaster That Left Children Traumatised

As the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled through New York on 27 November 2025, nostalgia mingled with unease. Many recalled the infamous 1997 incident involving the giant Barney the ...

I love Heavy Rain, just not for the reasons David Cage wanted me to

Quantic Dream's 2010 interactive drama, Heavy Rain, is what I can only describe as a very weird game. David Cage's dark thriller puts players in the shoes of four protagonists, each of whom are ...

The Cat in the Hat Balloon Almost Killed a Woman at the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Inside the Terrifying Accident

Kathleen Caronna was watching the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade when the Cat in the Hat balloon hit a metal pole and ...