blowingfact on Instagram: "The 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade gave Barney one of the most infamous moments in parade history, when powerful winds slammed the giant purple dinosaur balloon into a lamppost, tearing it open and forcing handlers to bring it down in the middle of the street. As the fabric ripped and the balloon deflated, police and parade volunteers had to pile on top of it to stop it from blowing away, shocking the crowd and instantly turning the collapse into a legendary piece

CRASH on Instagram: "The 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade gave Barney one of the most infamous moments in parade history, when powerful winds slammed the giant purple dinosaur balloon into a lamppost, tearing it open and forcing handlers to bring it down in the middle of the street. As the fabric ripped and the balloon deflated, police and parade volunteers had to pile on top of it to stop it from blowing away, shocking the crowd and instantly turning the collapse into a legendary piece of pa