The original Sonic balloon only managed to make it through only 2 years in the parade. It made an extra appearance for the release of the "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" game.
This reminds me of the time I did a doppelgänger race in sonic and I beat the doppelgänger but a giant worm ate me immediately after I finished the race
Rip classic sonic balloon😢 And yet Mario still doesn’t have a Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade balloon all because of Nintendo being so protective of their properties wouldn’t give them the license to use Mario in the parade