On November 27, 1997, the Barney balloon was caught by high winds during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, causing it to crash into a lamppost and rip open. Police officers were ultimately forced to stab and stomp on the giant, deflating balloon to get it fully to the ground and under control. Credit: DelhiTheCat | History In Pictures
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Throwback to 1997 when high winds turned the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade into chaos. The Barney balloon was torn apart, the Cat in the Hat struck a lamp post, and the tradition changed forever. | Blanco Tarantino TV
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Barney met his dramatic demise during the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in 1997. They were halfway down Times Square when the hefty winds made the balloon “super-dee-duper” difficult to manage. (Sorry, I had to do it and now I immediately regret it.) The handlers had to lay down on the road to steady the balloon, but it didn’t save him. A wind gust hurled him into a lamppost, which tore his side. And down, down he went as onlookers screamed, scarring children everywhere, and bringing joy to his ene
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Happy thanksgiving deGENerates! What better way to celebrate than by remembering the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade where a Barney the Dinosaur balloon got out of control, causing the handlers, A LAMP POST and the NYPD to take drastic measures… The incident prompted a complete overhaul of the parade’s safety rules such as a cap on the size of the balloons, wind speed thresholds and more. #macysthanksgivingdayparade #thanksgiving2025 #GEN | Geek Entertainment Network
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BARNEY'S VIOLENT DEATH: To really hammer home how important the wind speeds were yesterday to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, back in 1997 Barney was torn apart on 51st Street. Winds reached as high as 43 mph. Other balloons also succumbed to the wind. The Pink Panther fell at 42nd Street. Quik Bunny and the Cat in the Hat limped away at 36th Street. | Zach Covey
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Explaining on Instagram: "During the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a giant Barney & Friends balloon dramatically collapsed on live television after strong winds caused it to tear. 🦖😳 The deflation made it look like Barney was being flattened and dragged through the streets of New York, while handlers struggled to control the balloon in front of millions of viewers. 📺 Let us know your thoughts below! • #explore #reels #interesting #educational #learn"
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blowingfact on Instagram: "The 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade gave Barney one of the most infamous moments in parade history, when powerful winds slammed the giant purple dinosaur balloon into a lamppost, tearing it open and forcing handlers to bring it down in the middle of the street. As the fabric ripped and the balloon deflated, police and parade volunteers had to pile on top of it to stop it from blowing away, shocking the crowd and instantly turning the collapse into a legendary piece
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be your own travel agent on Instagram: "One of the wildest moments in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade history. Definitely 1997 — the year Barney met his dramatic downfall on live TV. Strong winds pushed the giant purple dinosaur balloon straight into a lamppost, tearing it open and forcing the team to bring it down right in the middle of the street. A chaotic moment that instantly became parade legend🦖 #travel #travelgram #macys #thanksgiving #happathanksgiving #macysthanksgivingdayparade #macys
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Barney met his dramatic demise during the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. They were halfway down Times Square when the hefty winds made the balloon “super-dee-duper” difficult to manage. (Sorry, I had to do it and now I immediately regret it.) The handlers had to lay down on the road to steady the balloon, but it didn’t save him. A wind gust hurled him into a lamppost, which tore his side. And down, down he went as onlookers screamed, scarring children everywhere, and bringing joy to his en
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Explaining on Instagram: "During the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the world watched in shock as the giant Barney balloon was torn apart live on national TV. 🎈💥 Strong winds whipped down the streets of New York, causing the huge purple dinosaur to swing out of control. Police and parade handlers fought to steady it, but the wind was too strong — Barney slammed into a light pole, ripped open, and deflated in a dramatic collapse that looked like a full-on cartoon tragedy. 😳🦖 Millions wa
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DVD Video on Instagram: "In 1997, Barney's balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade became an infamous event when strong winds caused it to collide with a pole, tearing it apart and resulting in its "death" being filmed on TV, shocking children and leading to new rules for the parade, with police having to pop it to control it, a moment that went viral and traumatized many millennials."
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O.🦍 on Instagram: "One of the wildest parade moments ever. During the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, the giant Barney balloon was no match for the insane wind. It got slammed into a lamppost, tore wide open, and started collapsing in front of thousands of people. Police and parade workers rushed in, tackling the balloon to keep it from blowing away. The crowd was stunned — and the clip became legendary forever. #MacyParade #BarneyBalloon #ThrowbackMoments #ParadeFails #ViralThrowback #History
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