✨ Macy's BalloonFest was held Saturday in New Jersey, with less than a month to go until the big Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade down Sixth Avenue. Hundreds of handlers in red sweatshirts braved the cold at the parking lot of MetLife Stadium, doing jumping jacks and stretches before taking the balloons on their test flights. Among the new balloons this year for the 99th annual parade: Mario, Pac-Man, Shrek, and Buzz Lightyear. “We’ve been working for the last 18 months on these balloon elements a

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