Macy's Day Parade balloons take test flight

(NECN/WCBS: East Rutherford, N.J.) - The newest members of Macy's famous Thanksgiving Day Parade along Fifth Avenue tested their wings in Jersey Saturday. Ronald McDonald, The Pillsbury Doughboy, Mickey Mouse dressed as a sailor and the amazing Spider-Man took a test flight in the Meadowlands before their big debut on Turkey Day. The handlers got a workout as well as they trained to pull the giant balloons. Material courtesy of WCBS .

NECN | November 8, 2009

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