ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There’s a new experience at Balloon Fiesta this year that will let you be part of Dawn Patrol and even do a splash and dash without ever leaving the ground. “It actually kind of felt like you were on it but also, like, not on it. You also felt like you could fall but you also felt like you couldn’t fall,” said 8-year-old Felicity.
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Visit ABQ and the Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum teamed up for the first time to bring virtual reality balloon rides during Balloon Fiesta.
“There’s nothing like being up in a hot air balloon and we recognize that not everybody who comes to Balloon Fiesta has the opportunity to experience that,” said Director Nan Masland, Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum.