The Great Park Balloon is the first major attraction of the Orange County Great Park, a 1,347 acre public space on the site of the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Orange County, California.
Passengers will soar between 250-400 feet above the surrounding landscape, enjoying a bird’s eye view of the retired air station’s transformation into the first great metropolitan park of the 21st Century.
Balloon Alert:
The Great Park will begin this summer with the Festival of Flight on July 12th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Great Park Balloon Site. It will be a celebration of the Great Park's 3rd Anniversary, the Grand Opening of the Preview Park, as well as the Great Park Balloon's reopening and introduction of Night Flights.
Activities will include Balloon flights, kite making, birds of prey and more. Admission and parking are free. The event will also mark the first of a series of events and programs that will be taking place all summer long at the Orange County Great Park. Click here to view the invitation and get directions.
For more information and updates on the Festival of Flight, as well
as other Great Park Summer 2008 events, please visit www.ocgp.org regularly or receive notifications in your inbox by joining our email list. See you this summer!
Current Flight Schedule:
10:00am to 3:00pm, Thursdays & Fridays
9:00am to 3:00pm, Weekends (Get Directions).
(Flights are subject to winds and weather conditions.)
Tip: Wind conditions for flying are best between opening and 12:30pm.
For the convenience of guests, the parking lot opens 30 minutes before normal operating hours. Registration begins 15 minutes prior to the first flight. As weather permits, the last flight of the day is at 2:50pm.
For more information, please email info@greatparkballoon.org or call (866) 829-3829.
