Goku is Back for This Year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

by Joseph Luster
October 9, 2024

Last year saw Luffy’s debut as a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade float, and this year relative newcomer Goku from Dragon Ball Z is about to return for more. When the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade goes down on November 28, Goku will be on display as a balloon measuring 70.5-feet long, 33-feet wide and 41.5-feet tall.

Goku previously graced the parade in Super Saiyan Blue form, but this year he’ll be sporting a much more iconic look. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the late Akira Toriyama’s epic series—and coming hot on the heels of the October 11 premiere of Dragon Ball DAIMA—Goku will have his classic black hair and orange gi.

You can see a sample at the top of the article.

If you can’t be there in person but want to see Goku fly high once again, you can catch the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC in the U.S. and streaming on Peacock.

Crunchyroll streams the Dragon Ball Z anime and sums up the story like so:

Dragon Ball Z Plot
Goku—the strongest fighter on the planet—is all that stands between humanity and villains from the darkest corners of space. Joined in battle by the Z-Fighters, Goku travels to distant realms in search of the magic powers of the seven Dragon Balls!

Source: Press Release