Viewers at home will see some changes to the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, including new balloons. But there will also be fewer Broadway performances.

The 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade March begins at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 28th.

The parade will feature its largest lineup yet with 17 character balloons, 22 floats, 15 heritage and novelty balloons, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands – including one from UMass Amherst – and 10 musical acts.

Below are all the changes coming with the parade.

New balloons

Six new character balloons will make their debut in Thursday’s parade.

The new balloons are “Disney’s Minnie Mouse” from The Walt Disney Company, “Extraordinary Noorah” and “The Elf on the Shelf” from The Lumistella Company, “Gabby” from DreamWorks Animation, “Goku” from Dragon Ball/Toei Animation, ” Marshall” from Nickelodeon and Spin Master and “Spider-Man” from Marvel.

New swimmers

There will also be six new floats in the parade.

The six new floats are “Candy Cosmos” from Haribo, “Dora’s Fantastical Rainforest” from Nickelodeon and Paramount, “Magic Meets the Seas” from Disney Cruise Line, “Pasta Knight” from Rao’s Homemade, “Wednesday’s Feast” from Netflix and “Wondrous “. World of Wildlife” from the Bronx Zoo.

Changes to the broadcast of the parade

Normally, both NBC and CBS broadcast the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. However, it will not air on CBS this year.

While NBC will instead air the parade from 8 a.m. to noon, CBS will air other shows including CBS Mornings, Family Feud, Pictionary, Taste of the Holidays and The Price is Right.

Changes to Broadway performances

In previous years, CBS and NBC each aired their own Broadway performances during the parade.

In 2023, Playbill included “A Beautiful Noise,” “Aladdin” and “Chicago” on CBS and “& Juliet,” “Back to the Future,” “How to Dance in Ohio,” “Shucked” and Spamalot on NBC .com.

Without the parade airing on both networks, Broadway fans will have to settle for NBC’s performances.

This year’s performances include Death Becomes Her, Hell’s Kitchen and The Outsiders. There will also be a performance by the legendary Radio City Rockettes.