The 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade started off like any other, with a procession of balloons shaped like kids’ favorite cartoon characters lining the streets. A giant purple Barney the dinosaur ...

It was a scene almost straight out of the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" — or maybe even "Godzilla." A giant, inflatable figure of the purple children's character Barney got out of its handlers' control, ...

Since 1927, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has been an American tradition as beloved as watching football and drunkenly fighting with your racist uncle. (Or, reading tips for dealing with fake ...

On Thursday, Nov. 22, people all over the nation tuned into the legendary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to enjoy hours of festive, larger-than-life fun. It's no secret that the parade is one of the ...

NEW YORK — Alright, it wasn’t Godzilla reincarnated – but it was really dangerous. Strong wind gusts tearing across 5th Avenue made Barney the Purple Dinosaur violently twist and buck, as brave ...

This time of year, kids get excited about that guy in the funny red suit coming to town. But a kid-friendly celeb of the purple variety will have the hearts and minds of thousands of Wichita-area ...

Something big and purple that delights youngsters but is annoying enough to be used to break suspected terrorists and prisoners-of-war is headed to Topeka. Landon Arena at the Kansas Expocentre will ...