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Magical Dreams

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Posted - 24 Sep 2006 : 21:53:14

As requested.....

You will see the balloon is almost in the water!!

On this one, the balloon actually touches the water!!

Andrew & Diane Moore
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andrewmckay5

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Posted - 24 Sep 2006 : 21:55:37

Excellent

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rosie

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Posted - 24 Sep 2006 : 21:59:04

Wonderful pictures Andy

Rosie

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mizzy

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Posted - 24 Sep 2006 : 21:59:11

fantastic pictures, thanks for sharing

i would love to try this but dh is not so sure will show him your photos and hopefully with a bit of feminine persuasion i could perhaps twist his arm

Mizzy

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kimwo

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Posted - 24 Sep 2006 : 22:04:39

Fantastic pictures thanks for sharing

Kim

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Ray&Sarah

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Posted - 24 Sep 2006 : 22:07:06

Fantastic photos, looks like a wonderful experience.

Sarah

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owen3

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Posted - 24 Sep 2006 : 22:15:21

Great photos
Barbara

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Sue and Jere

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Posted - 24 Sep 2006 : 22:31:17

fantastic Photo's. The first one is so clear !!!!!!!

Sue
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LiesaAnna

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Posted - 24 Sep 2006 : 22:40:12

Andy!!! now your scaring me!! why does he want to take you to the water??????????????? i would hate that!!!!!!!!!!
on another note the water looks like glass, absolutely wonderful pictures!!!

did the twins go on this? if so what did they make of it?

Liesa

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Pegasus928

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Posted - 24 Sep 2006 : 23:19:16

We did this last year - but we had no wind what-so-ever and ended up being able to see the launch site when we landed an hour later.
It was all Mrs Pegs idea as she had wanted to do it for ages. Personally I would have given it a miss. I'm not afraid of heights at all - I've done freefall parachuting, bungee jumping, abseiling and the Old Town Skycoaster - but the thought of that naked flame next to the delicate silk just seems absurd to me.

Andrew + Diane
Did you do this with Orange Blossom. The guy in the orange tee shirt in the first picture looks like our pilot when we did it

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eagleydo

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Posted - 25 Sep 2006 : 00:26:23

WOW!!!Great pictures, really great, thank you.

Jan

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Magical Dreams

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Posted - 25 Sep 2006 : 01:50:13

Liesa
The twins are not here with us, we have come away for a week on our own
Its been great!
As for the reason for the water, a lot of it is to catch the wind and probably to show off too.
But a wonderful experience and a must do.

Pegasus
Our Pilot used to own Orange Blossom Balloons but sold it a few years ago and works for this company now on a weekend.

There is plenty of heat from the burners, being tall does have its dis-advantages too!

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MarkJan

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Posted - 25 Sep 2006 : 05:03:41

Excellent photos, we are considering our first balloon flight.

Mark
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Paula D-S

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Posted - 25 Sep 2006 : 06:31:54

Great pictures I would really love to try this.

Paula

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KarenScott

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Posted - 25 Sep 2006 : 06:51:57

Lovely photos

Did you book through this site?
Would love to do but do worry bout the landing, what was yours like?
Could the pilot navigate towards an area that you wanted?
Sorry so many questions just wondering whether to do when we are over at Christmas.

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kokomo

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Posted - 25 Sep 2006 : 08:52:07

Brilliant pictures, thanks.

Janice
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florida4sun

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Posted - 25 Sep 2006 : 08:57:24

We have an excellent comapny who do balloon flights for us, the reports we get back are great. They use smaller baskets for a more intimate experience (some use large basket and get 10-12 per basket).

More info is here http://www.park-tickets.com/disney-parks/hot-air-balloon-flights-over-orlando.aspx

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TonyBlenk

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Posted - 25 Sep 2006 : 09:13:33

quote:
Originally posted by Marthas Harbour
Could the pilot navigate towards an area that you wanted?

Every day for a week prior to taking our Balloon trip a large number of balloons passed immediately over our villa. On the day we flew the wind was not in the right direction so had to go where the balloon took us.
You can certainly mention your preference but routes cannot be guaranteed unfortunately.

I travelled with a couple of nervous passengers but they soon forgot their fears and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Helping the guys prepare the balloon prior to flying and the champagne breakfast which followed was also fun.

Tony
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Magical Dreams

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Posted - 25 Sep 2006 : 09:40:35

Not sure if they will fly where you want but it wouldn't hurt to mention it!

The baskets on these Balloons held upto 5 passengers plus the pilot.

The take off was amazing, you didn't even feel yourself lift off the ground.
The landing depends on the wind speed etc but was definately different to what I expected.
Its just so peaceful as you float through the air! The pilots work with the winds to get the balloon where they want to go, its not just a case of up up and away!

Would definately do it again. Fantastic Experience!

Plus you get Champagne & Glass and also a Certificate if you want one.

Andrew & Diane Moore
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