Once we had an opportunity to confirm that we were going to be fortunate enough to have Spider-Man return to the parade, we keyed in on it early.” It marks the first time the Macy’s Spider-Man balloon has been designed after a specific comic artist’s take on the character,

Spider-Man gets one more day this week — one more Turkey Day, at least, as the friendly neighborhood superhero returns to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. His balloon, which hasn’t been featured in the parade since 2014,

Balloons range in size and shape, depending on the character and the pose created. The Minnie Mouse balloon debuting this year is 60 feet in height — roughly as tall as a five-story building — and 34 feet wide, about the width of five taxi cabs.