Millennials react to the Barney balloon incident at the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, decades later.

The Barney incident was just one of several at the 1997 parade. The New York Times reported the following day that winds reached 43 miles per hour on Nov. 27, 1997, causing handlers to struggle to ...

Yes, a Massive Barney Balloon Exploded at the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade The 1997 parade went down in history for its inflated float mishaps.