Talk:6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade

list cleanup
I think the lists of "introduced", "returning", "redesigned", etc. floats/balloons might need reconsideration. First of all, they only cover 2004 forward. Is information on previous years available? If the balloons were notable apart from the characters they represent (e.g. if a balloon has consistently been a part of the parade over a long time, it might make sense to include that fact, and its debut year), but otherwise, the fact that a "Bob the Builder" balloon debuted in 2005 seems completely non-notable. Likewise, the performer list really shouldn't be so exhaustive, I don't think. I'm not against including information on performers/performances that are notable, but right now the list is too detailed, and again, only covers the last 4 years. Any ideas? --Fru1tbat (talk) 14:19, 1 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree and have edited to make both lists shorter.Parkwells (talk) 22:15, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Parade name changed for 2011
There has been a change in the sponsorship of this parade for 2011, and therefore a change in name. It is now known as the 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade - please change the title of the article to reflect the new name. See this WPVI web page for reference:. I will change the text in the article itself to reflect the change. Bill S. (talk) 21:13, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Page name
The parade is >90 years old and keeps changing its name. It's not clear that the wikipedia page name needs to follow the sponsorship name. The page should be renamed the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, in my opinion. JoDu987 (talk) 14:23, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I disagree. The parade is not named the "Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade", and has never used that name in its 91-year history.  It was sponsored for its first 68 years by Gimbels, and the parade used the Gimbels name for nearly seven decades as part of Gimbels' advertising strategy.  For the next two decades, it used the name of its two co-sponsors, 6abc (WPVI-TV) and Boscov's.  There has only been a quick change of names since 2008, since IKEA had only co-sponsored three parades before deciding not to continue. Do you support calling the Wells Fargo Center just "The Center", as it has had exactly as many corporate-sponsor names in only 15 years of existence?  It has borne the names CoreStates Center; First Union Center; Wachovia Center and Wells Fargo Center since it opened its doors in 1996. Bill S. (talk) 02:30, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, I would in fact support naming the wikipedia article about the Wells Fargo Center article Spectrum II instead of moving it around. I didn't say we should call the parade the "Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade" – just the page. JoDu987 (talk) 15:42, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * What about after the parade ends for good? What name would the wikipedia page take on for posterity?  Whatever the answer is to that question, should be what name we stick with.  I vote for Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade.  When owners assign garbage names, we as wikipedians/librarians/historians must name it such that those looking for it can find it.  That's why the Wells Fargo Center you cite is actually named Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) in Wikipedia.  100.16.231.141 (talk) 07:09, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

WPVI not known as 6abc when they started co-sponsoring
WPVI-TV did not brand themselves "6abc" when they took over co-sponsorship of the parade in 1986. That branding didn't happen until at least the mid-1990s. The parade was simply called the "Channel 6/Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade." Bill S. (talk) 08:13, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Documentation of Musical Shows in between Balloons
Thought the musicals were the highlight of this parade, and probably one of the best parades I've seen yet in my past 20-40 years. And yet, no mention within the Wikipedia article concerning the specifics of the musicals. Just the balloons appear to be well documented. --roger (talk) 21:31, 26 November 2015 (UTC)