Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade 2010

Kung Fu Panda floats down Broadway Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Cheerleaders march through Times Square Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Kylie Minogue attends the annual Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City Photograph: George Napolitano/FilmMagic

The Ronald MacDonald balloon floats past parade spectators Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA

The Kaikai and Kiki balloons, designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, make their way across 42nd Street during the Thanksgiving Day parade Photograph: Tina Fineberg/AP

Comedian Joan Rivers as the Snow Queen Photograph: Erik Pendzich/Rex

SpongeBob Squarepants floats down Broadway Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

The Snoopy float glides down Central Park South Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Kanye West rides down Broadway on the New York Daily News Big Apple float Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Penguins dance down the street at the Thanksgiving Day parade Photograph: Erik Pendzich/Rex / Rex Features/Rex

A Mickey Mouse float moves down the Thanksgiving Day parade route Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Two-year-old Madeline Rigby is held by her mother, Lauren Rigby (right) as they look out for Santa Claus during the Thanksgiving Day parade Photograph: Tina Fineberg/AP

The Spider-Man balloon floats past spectators in the annual Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA

The Macy's Great American Marching Band makes its way across 42nd Street as it performs during the Thanksgiving Day parade Photograph: Tina Fineberg/AP

Children call out to iCarly actor-singer Miranda Cosgrove as she rides by on a float during the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York Photograph: Craig Ruttle/AP

Teen star Miranda Cosgrove attends the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City Photograph: Robert Pitts/EMPICS

A float carrying the Thanksgiving Day turkey makes its way down New York's streets in the parade Photograph: George Napolitano/FilmMagic

Performers wave to spectators at the annual Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA

The Shrek balloon makes its way through the streets of New York during the Thanksgiving Day parade Photograph: Erik Pendzich/Rex

The Smurf balloon runs past New York City's skyscrapers in the Thanksgiving Day parade Photograph: Erik Pendzich/Rex

The Kermit the Frog balloon seems to be greeting spectators at the annual Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA

An ice-cream cone leads the procession of balloons making their way down the streets of New York during the annual Thanksgiving Day parade Photograph: Erik Pendzich/Rex Features