Barney met his dramatic demise during the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in 1997. They were halfway down Times Square when the hefty winds made the balloon “super-dee-duper” difficult to manage. (Sorry, I had to do it and now I immediately regret it.) The handlers had to lay down on the road to steady the balloon, but it didn’t save him. A wind gust hurled him into a lamppost, which tore his side. And down, down he went as onlookers screamed, scarring children everywhere, and bringing joy to his ene

be your own travel agent on Instagram: "One of the wildest moments in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade history. Definitely 1997 — the year Barney met his dramatic downfall on live TV. Strong winds pushed the giant purple dinosaur balloon straight into a lamppost, tearing it open and forcing the team to bring it down right in the middle of the street. A chaotic moment that instantly became parade legend🦖 #travel #travelgram #macys #thanksgiving #happathanksgiving #macysthanksgivingdayparade #macys