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Look up in the sky! Twelve special shapes to make debut at Balloon Fiesta
Looking up to the sky during the 51st Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, there will be hundreds of hot air balloons.
This year’s event will include 107 special shape balloons – 12 of them making inaugural appearances at the Balloon Fiesta.
Special shape hot air balloons (and the pilot’s home country) making their inaugural appearance at Balloon Fiesta include:
n Baby T-Rex, United States.
n Bella the Bulldog, United Kingdom.
n Coocko Mag, Brazil.
n Dyno, United Kingdom.
n First in Flight, United States.
n Jota Balloon, Brazil.
n Lulu, United States.
n Magic Luna, Brazil.
n MilkyWay, United States.
n Pico, United Kingdom.
n Seabed, Brazil.
n Vampirella, Belgium.
Look up in the sky! Twelve special shapes to make debut at Balloon Fiesta
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According to Balloon Fiesta officials, there will be many special shape favorites returning to the event.
These include Airabelle of Canada; Darth Vader of the United States; and Tom Cat of the United States.
While many of the special shapes will be flying throughout the event, Balloon Fiesta has several events featuring special shape balloons, which include the Special Shape Rodeo (morning) and Glowdeo (evening) events taking place Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct. 13.