Thanksgiving Day parades

Santa Claus rides down Broadway on a float during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
The Buzz Lightyear balloon floats down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
The Horton float moves through Times Square during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in New York. Horton, the compassionate elephant of Dr. Seuss books, is new to the parade this year. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Shrek balloon floats down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
Jack Gross, six, left, and his four year-old brother Tommy, right, from Chicago, react differently as they see santa Claus at the end of the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago's famed Loop, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
The Super Grover helium balloon rises out from under the elevated tracks inside Chicago's famed Loop as a train passes over during the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

The Paddington Bear helium balloon appears to be waving to a Chicago Transit Authority worker on the elevated tracks inside Chicago's famed Loop during the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Ford Model T cars are driven during the America's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. The centennial celebrations for the car that put the world on wheels, the Ford Model T, drew to a close today with a special appearance in the parade. Nineteen Model Ts representing the 19 years it was produced chugged down the streets of Woodward celebrating the legacy of Henry Ford and the spirit of innovation created by the Model T that is still alive in Ford Motor Company today. (AP Photo/Ford Motor Co., Sam VarnHagen)
The Energizer Bunny surprised the crowds at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade when he continued past the end of the parade down 34th street. The escape marks the beginning of his 20th birthday celebration and brings the first Bunny commercial to life. (Feature Photo Service)
The Abby Cadabby balloon makes its way down Broadway in celebration of the 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
Dora The Explorer balloon makes its way down Broadway in celebration of the 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade,Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
The crowd reacts to Miley Cyrus passing by aboard the "Bolt" float in celebration of the 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade,Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
The SpongeBob SquarePants float moves through Times Square during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Second Time Arounders Marching band, of St. Petersburg, Fla. move down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Miley Cyrus greets the crowd aboard the "Bolt" float in celebration of the 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
Balloons float down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
Miley Cyrus waits aboard the "Bolt" float before the start of the 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
The Smurf balloon floats down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
The turkey float makes its way down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)