Shrek’s balloon flew at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a fresh new look that had fans ogre-thinking everything.

Shrek debuted as a giant helium balloon in the 2007 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Dressed in his signature outfit, the balloon measured 44 feet tall, 48.1 feet long, and 39 feet wide.

The giant balloon was added to the holiday parade to promote the home media release of Shrek the Third, which hit theaters earlier that spring. It appeared for a few more years before being retired after 2010.

The Shrek franchise made a grand comeback to the Macy’s Parade in 2025 with a brand-new giant helium balloon—its first appearance in 15 years. This time, though, Shrek was serving up a whole new vibe.

Originally a solo character balloon, Shrek now appears with Donkey, Fi

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