APRIL 18, 2011 -- Straight from the world-famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Po, from Kung Fu Panda, will be making

The balloon version of Po will be at Kiener Plaza (at the intersection of N. Broadway and Market, in downtown St. Louis) on Friday as part of his six-city tour. Other cities along the tour include Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Phoenix and Los Angeles. At 42-feet tall, 46-feet long and 34-feet wide, the Po balloon is truly larger-than-life and is posed in one of Po’s signature martial arts moves from the DreamWorks Animation feature film.

Po’s appearance in St. Louis will coincide with a day of family-friendly festivities, all open to the public, which will include a photo booth, a martial arts demonstration, face painting, Kung Fu Kupcakes, special prize giveaways and more.

Po is touring the country to promote his new film, Kung Fu Panda 2. In this film, Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five.  But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.

Kung Fu Panda 2 will be distributed by Paramount Pictures nationwide on May 26, 2011, and features the voice talents of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Victor Garber, Dennis Heysbert and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Photo courtesy of Macy's, Inc.

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