Macy's prepares floats for Thanksgiving Day parade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate balloons in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City. The 86th annual event is the second oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the U.S.

A woman uses her mobile phone to photograph the new version of Hello Kitty, after it was inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, on New York's Upper West Side, Nov. 21, 2012. More than 3 million people typically attend the event and it has a TV audience of 50 million.

Onlookers watch as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate balloons in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate an Uncle Sam balloon in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Onlookers watch as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate balloons in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Onlookers watch and take photographs as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate balloons in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate balloons in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate an Uncle Sam balloon in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Onlookers watch as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate balloons in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

The Spider-Man balloon is put under a "web" as its inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, on New York's Upper West Side, Nov. 21, 2012.

Onlookers watch as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate balloons in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Macy's workers unfold a balloon to be inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, adjacent to the Chloe and Spider-Man balloons, on New York's Upper West Side, Nov. 21, 2012.

Onlookers watch as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate balloons in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Onlookers watch as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate a Smurf balloon in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade inflated balloons are covered with protected netting in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate the Kermit the Frog balloon in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

Onlookers watch as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade staff inflate balloons in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Nov. 21, 2012, in New York City.

The new Elf on the Shelf balloon is inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, on New York's Upper West Side, Nov. 21, 2012.

The new Papa Smurf balloon is restrained under netting after it was inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, on New York's Upper West Side, Nov. 21, 2012.

Workers inflate the Spider-Man balloon for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, on New York's Upper West Side, Nov. 21, 2012.

The Chloe balloon and Spider-Man balloon are inflated for the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on New York's Upper West Side, Nov. 21, 2012.