Balloon Fiesta 2018 "Get Carried Away" October 6 - 14
Transportation from select Albuquerque hotels
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ABOUT OUR SERVICE
We are experts in transportation to Balloon Fiesta. Our service takes place on a closed route and we avoid traffic. We give information so you are oriented to the field upon arrival. Balloon Fiesta is made up of 14 individual sessions. There are morning sessions (Mass Ascensions) and evening sessions (Glows). We provide service to 11 sessions. We do not provide transportation Monday or Tuesday. NEW this year! Wednesday morning service for Route 2 and the Pyramid. QUESTIONS? Please refer to the FAQ’s below. Still have questions? Give us a call at 800-333-7159 or 505.883.9178. We depart the balloon field twice a day: 9:30AM and 8:30PM Each session is $45. Each session is a separate event. Each session requires a new admission ticket. |
WE SERVE THE FOLLOWING HOTELS
Route One : registration form click here. NEW this year! Comfort Inn : 411 McKnight NW The Hotel Blue : 717 Central Ave NW Hotel Andaluz : 125 2nd Street NW Doubletree Hotel : 201 Marquette NW Hotel Parq Central : 806 Central Ave SE Route Two : registration form click here. Hotel Chaco : 2000 Bellamah NW Hotel Albuquerque : 800 Rio Grande NW Holiday Inn Express : 2300 12th Street NW Comfort Inn : 5251 San Antonio NE Hilton Garden Inn : 5320 San Antonio Dr NE La Quinta : 5241 San Antonio Dr. NE La Quinta : 7439 Pan American Freeway NE Days Inn : 5101 Ellison St. NE Route Three : registration form click here. Hampton Inn : 4412 The 25 Way NE Residence Inn North : 4331 The Lane @ 25 Way Nativo Lodge : 6000 Pan American Freeway NW Pan American Inn : 7620 Pan American Freeway NE NEW this year! Springhill Suites : 5910 Holly NE Courtyard Marriott : 5151 Journal Center NE Pyramid Marriott : registration form click here. SUPER DIRECT SERVICE FROM THE MARRIOTT PYRAMID STRAIGHT TO THE FIELD Marriott Pyramid North : 5151 San Francisco NE |
FAQS
Q: How often do you go out to the field? How long will I be at each session?
A: For morning ascensions: We go to the field one time in the morning. Please see the sign-up form for the pick-up time from your hotel. You will be at the field for about 3 hours, we depart the field at 9:30AM to return to the hotels.
For evening glows: We go to the field one time in the afternoon, you are at the field for about 3 hours, we depart at 8:30PM after the fireworks.
Q: Why should I use this service?
A: We have a pass that allows us to use roads that are closed to passenger cars. No traffic! This closed route allows us to arrive at Balloon Fiesta Park swiftly. We provide you with a general admission ticket at half price and we have knowledgeable and caring staff that take care of you along the way. We provide a map with a help number that will be answered by a live person and give you an orientation. You will spend quality time on the balloon field, no time wasted trying to figure things out.
Q: How long does it take to get to the Park and back?
A: Between 20 and 40 minutes, depending on if you are on the first stop or the last stop on the route. From the closest hotels to the Park (the Marriott Pyramid North and the Courtyard Marriott) we average 10-20 minutes to get into the park. We average 20-30 minutes to drop off at all hotels after each event.
Q: I’m looking at the Balloon Fiesta map of the Park at the Balloon Fiesta web site www.balloonfiesta.com. Where does this service drop-off and pick-up?
A: Near the lower left corner of the map you’ll see “Transit Area” the icon is a yellow taxi. That is our drop-off and pick-up point.
Q: Please explain the cost of $45 for adults and children 6-12 years old $20 and 5 and under free?
A: We offer exceptional value and customer service. The adult fee of $45 includes a general admission ticket at half price, transportation to and from the park (typically in a motor coach), sales tax, a tour guide who checks people in at each location and then answers questions en route, and, most importantly, a very speedy route! Balloon Fiesta does not require a ticket for people 12 and younger: we charge $20 for children. Children who are 5 and younger sit on your lap and they are free into the Park AND FREE on our transportation too. If you prefer to use a car seat you can purchase a seat for $20.
Q: Is there food at Balloon Fiesta Park?
A: Yes! There are lots of types of food available at the park. There are approx 175 vendors and many of them serve food.
Q: Do the vendors take credit cards?
A: Some do but most still prefer cash payment with no bills larger than $20.
Q: What else is there to do there?
A: There are typically 175 vendors that line the balloon field in tents. They sell a variety of foods typically found in a state-fair-type-setting. They sell every type of ballooning souvenir you can imagine. There are exhibits too, like the rock climbing wall, the chainsaw carvers and the discovery balloon tent as well as entertainment like strolling Mariachis and other live bands. The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum is also located at the Park and is open in the early morning. The Museum is not open during the balloon glow events.
Q: How are the morning events and the evening events different?
A: The balloons lift off and fly during the morning mass ascensions. Typically over 550 will launch between 7AM – 8:30AM. There’s no easy way to describe a mass ascension, you just gotta see it! In the evening the balloons do not fly, they are tethered, the gondola sits on the ground and the pilot uses their “glow burners” to illuminate the balloon. Glow events are a great time to meet the pilots and wander throughout the field and socialize. Glows have fast become the most popular, why? One reason is because you don’t have to wake before dawn.
Q: Can I stay at Balloon Fiesta Park all day?
A: Yes you can. Some of our passengers have stayed all day and they told us that many of the vendors take “siesta” in the middle of the day so they spent a good amount of time in the beer tent waiting for the evening events to begin. On Saturday, October 14 at 1PM "Music Fiesta" begins. This is the day that our all-day service is most popular. Visit www.balloonfiesta.com to purchase Music Fiesta tickets. This year's superstar lineup includes headliner Old Dominion, the current ACM Vocal Group of the Year. Other performers include Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Award winner Michael Ray and Albuquerque band, The Noms. We charge $85 for all-day service (morning pick up at your hotel and 8:30pm departure from the Park), just keep in mind that you will be at Balloon Fiesta Park for 14 hours!
A: For morning ascensions: We go to the field one time in the morning. Please see the sign-up form for the pick-up time from your hotel. You will be at the field for about 3 hours, we depart the field at 9:30AM to return to the hotels.
For evening glows: We go to the field one time in the afternoon, you are at the field for about 3 hours, we depart at 8:30PM after the fireworks.
Q: Why should I use this service?
A: We have a pass that allows us to use roads that are closed to passenger cars. No traffic! This closed route allows us to arrive at Balloon Fiesta Park swiftly. We provide you with a general admission ticket at half price and we have knowledgeable and caring staff that take care of you along the way. We provide a map with a help number that will be answered by a live person and give you an orientation. You will spend quality time on the balloon field, no time wasted trying to figure things out.
Q: How long does it take to get to the Park and back?
A: Between 20 and 40 minutes, depending on if you are on the first stop or the last stop on the route. From the closest hotels to the Park (the Marriott Pyramid North and the Courtyard Marriott) we average 10-20 minutes to get into the park. We average 20-30 minutes to drop off at all hotels after each event.
Q: I’m looking at the Balloon Fiesta map of the Park at the Balloon Fiesta web site www.balloonfiesta.com. Where does this service drop-off and pick-up?
A: Near the lower left corner of the map you’ll see “Transit Area” the icon is a yellow taxi. That is our drop-off and pick-up point.
Q: Please explain the cost of $45 for adults and children 6-12 years old $20 and 5 and under free?
A: We offer exceptional value and customer service. The adult fee of $45 includes a general admission ticket at half price, transportation to and from the park (typically in a motor coach), sales tax, a tour guide who checks people in at each location and then answers questions en route, and, most importantly, a very speedy route! Balloon Fiesta does not require a ticket for people 12 and younger: we charge $20 for children. Children who are 5 and younger sit on your lap and they are free into the Park AND FREE on our transportation too. If you prefer to use a car seat you can purchase a seat for $20.
Q: Is there food at Balloon Fiesta Park?
A: Yes! There are lots of types of food available at the park. There are approx 175 vendors and many of them serve food.
Q: Do the vendors take credit cards?
A: Some do but most still prefer cash payment with no bills larger than $20.
Q: What else is there to do there?
A: There are typically 175 vendors that line the balloon field in tents. They sell a variety of foods typically found in a state-fair-type-setting. They sell every type of ballooning souvenir you can imagine. There are exhibits too, like the rock climbing wall, the chainsaw carvers and the discovery balloon tent as well as entertainment like strolling Mariachis and other live bands. The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum is also located at the Park and is open in the early morning. The Museum is not open during the balloon glow events.
Q: How are the morning events and the evening events different?
A: The balloons lift off and fly during the morning mass ascensions. Typically over 550 will launch between 7AM – 8:30AM. There’s no easy way to describe a mass ascension, you just gotta see it! In the evening the balloons do not fly, they are tethered, the gondola sits on the ground and the pilot uses their “glow burners” to illuminate the balloon. Glow events are a great time to meet the pilots and wander throughout the field and socialize. Glows have fast become the most popular, why? One reason is because you don’t have to wake before dawn.
Q: Can I stay at Balloon Fiesta Park all day?
A: Yes you can. Some of our passengers have stayed all day and they told us that many of the vendors take “siesta” in the middle of the day so they spent a good amount of time in the beer tent waiting for the evening events to begin. On Saturday, October 14 at 1PM "Music Fiesta" begins. This is the day that our all-day service is most popular. Visit www.balloonfiesta.com to purchase Music Fiesta tickets. This year's superstar lineup includes headliner Old Dominion, the current ACM Vocal Group of the Year. Other performers include Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Award winner Michael Ray and Albuquerque band, The Noms. We charge $85 for all-day service (morning pick up at your hotel and 8:30pm departure from the Park), just keep in mind that you will be at Balloon Fiesta Park for 14 hours!
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3321 Candelaria NE Suite 302 Albuquerque, NM 87107 |
P: 505.883.9178 or 800.333.7159
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