They showed a brief clip of the balloon, a different scene from what's in the clip Sparky uploaded, on CN tonight during the showing of "Make Believe It Or Not", so apparently there IS such a balloon.

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Ooh, really? I MUST find out more on this matter...

Yeah and unlike some celebrity guests, you would know for a fact that Wilt would not leave footprints on Oprah's couch towards the end of the interview. :jk:

Sorry, but there won't be a Wilt Balloon in Macy*s Parade Thursday. That was just imagined for the ad.

I wish they had a wilt balloon for real. That would be awesome :D

That's pretty funny! Especially the ending when the Wilt balloon got caught by the wires!:D For some reason, that made me giggle!

Yep. I saw a different clip today during an ad for Friendsgiving and Good Wilt Hunting and they used that same Wilt "balloon." It's not real; they're just using it to act out their own little version of the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

:p That got a giggle out of me too.

Aaw, that makes me sad... Oh, well; at least the float's going to be in it! ^_^

Aw well, maybe next year eh?

Besides as awesome as Wilt is, I think Eduardo would make for a better balloon IMHO. :-/

Definitely; look at his basic shape. Big and round is ideal for a balloon.