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"
- Maximum 4 guests per balloon; Maximum 2 adults per balloon
- Maximum weight- 550 lbs. per balloon
- Guests with the following conditions are prohibited from riding:
- Recent surgery
- Heart trouble/High blood pressure
- Neck trouble
- Back trouble
- Pregnant
- Any physical conditions that may be aggravated by this ride
- All restraint systems must be positioned and fastened properly
- Remain seated facing forward in an upright position and hold on until the ride comes to a complete stop
- Keep all parts of your body inside car at all times
- Secure all items or leave items in a locker or with a non-rider
- May not accommodate guests of a larger size
- Alternate access via exit gate- AMBULATORY