Up, up and away! Adventurers worldwide love hot air balloons for their ability to let passengers soar and float high in the sky with the birds. At Kings Dominion, we’ve got your ticket for a high-flying, hot air balloon adventure of your own! On our Flying Ace Balloon Race ride, young flyers can join Snoopy’s alter ego, the famous World War I Flying Ace, on a colorful, free-spirited chase across the sky.
This adventurous ride is just about as close as you can get to the majestic feeling of riding in a hot air balloon, without actually stepping into a wicker basket and taking flight. Flying Ace Balloon Race will create fun memories for the whole family.
Here’s a fun family idea from the World War I Flying Ace: Ask your children where they would want to go if they could take a real hot air balloon ride to anywhere!
Fun Facts:
- Features eight, four-passenger gondolas, with a max of 1 adult per gondola.
- Opened in 2013.
- Each gondola in the ride represents a different country throughout the world.
Guests must be 42" tall to ride alone OR accompanied by a supervising companion.
Rider Safety Information
- Min Height Accompanied
- <42"
- Min Height Alone
- 42"
- Hot air balloon ride that lifts Riders up 35 feet into the air. Guests ride in one of eight balloons that represent a different country of the world and are able to control the spin of the balloons.
- Guests must be 42" tall to ride OR be accompanied by a Supervising Companion. Hand-held infants are not permitted.
- Maximum Weight – 550 lb. per balloon.
- An individual seatbelt secures each Rider across the thighs and pelvis. A door further encloses the ride unit.
- Due to the nature of the restraint, this ride may not accommodate Guests of a larger size.
- Guests must have a minimum of three functioning extremities.
- Guests with a cervical collar, neck brace, or broken collar bone are not permitted to ride.
- Alternate access is available at the ride exit.
- Riders will have to take several steps, on their own or with the assistance of a companion, and be capable of stepping up into the ride unit.
- Please use caution, as the ride unit may shift when entering and exiting.
- Service animals must be leashed and under the owner's control, fit on the floor of the ride vehicle.
- Visit our Accessibility page for additional information.
