Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=3895" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Characters in Flight Official Info</b></a> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://laughingplace.com/files/latest/20090408-2.jpg" width="300" height="192" /></p> <p>From Disney...</p> <p> </p> <div align="center"> <div style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;"><i><span><span>The fun soars to new heights at Downtown Disney West Side with an iconic new tethered balloon that takes guests on ascents of up to 400 feet above the waterfront.</span></span></i></div> </div> <div style="padding-left: 30px;"><i><span><span> <br />Characters In Flight operated by Aerophile is a 72-foot-diameter balloon with a whimsical design featuring silhouettes of a dozen of Disney’s “flying characters” – such as Mary Poppins, Peter Pan and Dumbo. The vibrantly colored balloon can lift up to 30 guests at a time on a six-minute trip – thanks to its enclosed volume of 210,000 cubic feet of lighter-than-air gas. The ascents, by day or night, provide guests with an unparalleled, 360-degree view of up to 10 miles.</span></span></i></div> <div style="padding-left: 30px;"><i><span><span> <br />Guests board a gondola beneath the 105-foot-high balloon from a landing platform on Village Lake at the end of the main promenade at Downtown Disney West Side. Riders can catch flights seven days a week. Hours Sunday-Thursday are 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. while ascents Friday-Saturday are 10:30 a.m.-midnight. Tickets ($16 for ages 10-up and $10 for ages 3-9) can be purchased on site. Availability is on first-come, first-serve basis.</span></span></i></div> <div style="padding-left: 30px;"><br /></div> <div><span><span><b>Related: </b><a href="Lotion-View-860.asp">Videos and pictures of Characters in Flight testing on LP Lotion</a></span></span></div> <div><i><span><span><br /></span></span></i></div>
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I think this would be fun during the day and night for the view. I would not want to be crammed in. I wonder what 30 guests would feel like. This is close to Planet Hollywood on the West Side.Right?
Originally Posted By dshyates I wish it was closer to the MK or even EPCOT Center. Where its at, you'll get a great view of DtD.
Originally Posted By beamerdog They have one of these at the Philadelphia Zoo. I don't think you're too crammed in, but I wonder if you only get a one-directional view. I'd be much more interested if it actually went somewhere.
Originally Posted By magnet Yes! The channel 6 zooballoon! That's been around for a while. I think the view around Disney would be better...not that I don't love the beautiful Schuykill river, mind you. *wink*
Originally Posted By brotherdave I dunno. I think the baloon looks a little 'plain'. I realize that it's "Mickey's" colors, with silhouettes of Disney characters, but it still looks 'blah'. Too bad they couldn't have used "Ear Force One" (The Mickey shaped balloon) or the Millennium Balloon (Spaceship Earth balloon). This just looks underwhelming. Although I'd love a bird's eye view of any of the parks, I'm sort of glad it's at Downtown Disney where it won't spoil the view from the parks.
Originally Posted By Marty2111 How about a huge bunch of regular sized balloons? That could have been a great promo for Up!
Originally Posted By beamerdog Hey magnet. I looked at your profile to see if you might want to meet up sometime. I guess not, huh. ;-)
Originally Posted By magnet beamerdog, I would happily meet my fellow Philly homies, but I recently moved far away from PA. I still miss the city and all the crazy stuff that goes on there. There's no Alicia Lane or Larry Mendte where I live now! Major props if you didn't have to google those names to know what I'm talking about!
