Gentle Giants: Inflatables & The Event Industry

Everyone's favorite underdog took a break from his usual gig in your Sunday paper to appear in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Timken Grand Parade. The giant Ziggy balloon was built by Dynamic Displays and completed his maiden flight in the 2009 event, garnering enthusiastic reviews.

Ziggy's creator, Tom Wilson (pictured waving at the crowd), also appeared in the parade alongside the balloon.

Dynamic Displays is proud to welcome Ziggy into our stock of rental parade balloons. Our other licensed character balloons include crowd favorites like Elmo, Kermit the Frog and SpongeBob SquarePants.

News Bits:

• Ziggy Pro Football Press Release
• Canton Repository Covers Pro Football 1
• Canton Repository Covers Pro Football 2
• Check out Dennis the Menace in the Pro Football Community Parade!

Labels: dynamic displays, helium giant, licensed characters, parade balloons, pro football, ziggy

Dynamic Displays has come a long way since 1962.

I remember the days of typewriter tape and carbon paper—not necessarily with fondness, but certainly with some degree of nostalgia. Back then, the inflatable industry was just beginning to blossom, and Dynamic was not only riding on the cusp of progress, but was laying a lot of track too.

Acknowledged as the inventor of the cold-air inflatable, Jim Thomson was the first man to put a fan to fabric, eliminating many of the problems associated with the original heavy rubber balloons produced by companies such as Goodyear. Always a man excited by the promise of potential, Jim began Dynamic Displays literally in his backyard. He and his team contributed hugely to the development and refinement of Inflatable Costumes, Floats and the popular Helium Giant.

Where are we now? The industry has grown as large as its towering mascots, and parades are big business. We're still dedicated to innovation, and still defining what quality looks like.

So here's to progress—America, we'll see you on Thanksgiving.

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Labels: cold-air inflatables, dynamic displays, helium giant, history, inflatable costume, inflatable float, innovation