Sonic Will Not Be In The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade This Year
Since 2011, a Sonic the Hedgehog balloon has been a part of the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. There, it has helped promote Sonic Generations, Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed, and Sonic Lost World to potentially millions of viewers. This year, however, the parade will go on without him.
The official Sonic Twitter has confirmed that Sonic will not be at the parade this year. And they’ve been confirming this since August too. It may be because of repairs being done on the balloon after it was caught in a tree due to high winds last year.
Whether the reason is because of repairs, the inability to adjust the balloon to fit Sonic’s Boom design, or just to give it a break for one year, or something else entirely, don’t expect the Blue Blur to fly at the parade year.
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… Or maybe because there isn’t much to celebrate about his character as of late?
There’s a Sonic cartoon on TV. That can’t be celebrated? lol
It should be viewed as an HONOR to partake in the parade, not to be used as tacky advertising for a cartoon/game tie-in promotion that few care about.
For those who do enjoy the cartoon and games, that’s completely fine. But few would agree that Sonic “deserves” to take part in this huge annual event, especially when Sega themselves don’t care for their character’s handling anymore.
Oh I agree. It should be an honor. I’ll be watching an enjoying the parade even without Sonic in it. Sadly, not everyone feels the same way.
It stinks Sonic won’t be in it, it feels good to see that blue hedgehog I love in such a celebrated event, but it won’t ruin my Thanksgiving. =)
This. Who cares?
Like or hate Sonic Boom, it’s something to promote at the parade. And it’s a parade that millions watch every year. It’s bar none the biggest promotional venue SEGA has.
It Stinks that it’s not happening but I understand completely.
Well Sega and CN aren’t promoting Sonic Boom much anyway, so I’m not surprised to see them not bothering with it.
Begin a part of the parade costs alot of money. And we all know where Sega sunk that money.
Um yeah…..
You see…the Macy’s parade is to CELEBRATE and have fun.
The fact that there is a NEED to promote an unfamiliar brand is pathetic enough.
Just let Sonic die. We all know it’s coming.
As I already said: of course it should be an honor. I’ll be watching and enjoying the parade even without Sonic in it. It’s just that, sadly, not everyone feels the same way.
🙁 🙁 🙁
I’ve been hoping to see the balloon while it’s passing by on TV since I always miss it. Guess that won’t be happening this year 🙁
Aw. Oh well, here’s hoping he’ll be up next year to promote the next big main series title! 😀
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe their resigning the ballon to be sonic boom for next year.
http://mashable.com/2014/11/04/skylanders-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/
juuuuuust gonna leave this here.
lol this makes it all the more depressing.
“Whether the reason is because of repairs, the inability to adjust the balloon to fit Sonic’s Boom design, or just to give it a break for one year, or something else entirely,..”
That sounds funny to me.
Really? Maybe it’s because there didn’t grow enough potatoes this year.
So… They have only one balloon, because if it was damaged, it can no longer be on the parade. Yeah, and the repairs took a whole year. Go figure.
Fit Sonic Boom design? I thought that the game was in development for 3 friggin years. Even if the designs were not final until the end of the second year, it was plenty of time. Also – you are telling me that they didn’t find enough time to create something that will advertise Sonic Boom? Despite their constant claims that they want to expose Sonic to as much new audiences as possible? And if they didn’t intend to advertise Boom Sonic, this excuse is irrelevant.
I guess that they are giving it break for one year – because they don’t want people to learn about Sonic now, when Boom is out. They are trying to hide Boom as much as they can. I am not even surprised.
I wonder if this “one year break” will not stretch to infinity, thanks to the quality of the recent official Sonic content.
You know the whole point had nothing to do with the accuracy of those reasons, right?
Awww, I loved seeing the Sonic balloon! D: I really hope he comes back next year, I thought it was awesome he had another thing to hold over Mario, yunno?
And in response to the negativity towards the Skylanders balloon, while I wish they had chosen a different character (than new blue alligator thing’s pretty cool) what did you expect? Skylanders is a huge thing with kids right now. I’m just glad Pikachu’s lasted as long as it has. 🙂
I hope the Toothless Balloon’s still going to be in it, because Toothless = SQUEE.
I was actually counting the days to the parade… that is, until someone told me about this. This really upset me, I’m afraid. I was really looking forward to seeing Sonic there.