Bristol Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 1998
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3 жыл бұрынIn one of my previous videos I mentioned about the days of the special shapes and the sheer delight they gave to the world and the city of Bristol. In the video you will see all your all time favourtie hot air balloons like Thomas the Tank Engine, Jaguar XK8, Barclays House, Action Man and so many more! My family have finally found a way of extracting the footage of the fiesta from a 1996 vintage camcorder, this is the footage we have of the 1998 Bristol Balloon Fiesta day! This video will show the peak of the special shapes. Thanks to the major companies at the time like Flying Pictures and Virgin Airship and Balloon Company, these special shapes were possible! This is a very personal video and I have wanted to show this to the UK ballooning community and the enthusiasts worldwide for some time. I would also like to dedicate this video to all the people at Flying Pictures, Virgin Airship and Balloon Company, the people at Cameron Balloons behind the construction, the pilots flying and ideas behind each complex shape balloon. Its been problematic to extract the footage from the camera onto a playable format but I hope it will be worth it! Hope it rekindles memories for both pilots and spectators and you enjoy it as much as I did when I was 8 years old!
Please do not make unauthorised copies of this video if you wish to use it CONTACT ME! This video is protected under Copyright of the Parr family and myself GeeBeeQueM
@youtube-arjan 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!! Was there too in 1998. Then Time wasn’t as digital as today so never expected to find it on KZfaq. Thanks again!
@allroundgoodguy853 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely video and selection of incredible shaped balloons,action man is definitely one of my favourites 👍
@Melvorgazh 2 жыл бұрын
Some of them really look massive! Huge, like for 15 passengers +-
@oliverwarren5110 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Rob 1998 probably the fiesta best ever year for shapes and the weather they had. I remember my mum and dad taking me to it that year might of even have been the same launch! Would love to see any other old fiesta videos you’ve got
@REP-Ballooning 3 жыл бұрын
Oliver Warren unfortunately this was the only year we went with a camcorder, we returned in 2004 when Ikea were the title sponsor. Flying Pictures had disappeared, Exclusive Ballooning had just started to gain momentum and VABC was the main supplier of special shapes. It was not a patch on 1998, that’s partially thanks to Foot&Mouth outbreak the previous year.
@WarhammerWings 3 жыл бұрын
We need these fiestas back! The sheer lack of flyable complex special shapes is disgraceful to me.
@REP-Ballooning 3 жыл бұрын
The Republic of Ustio. I totally agree with you! Problem is there’s no need to fight to be the best now not like here in 1998! Flying Pictures and Virgin Balloon and Airship Company we’re in a fierce competition to outdo the other! VABC is still in existence and they fly Stuart the minion!
@bloonsfamguy 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@jonathankennedy 3 жыл бұрын
😃 THOMAS!
@marcusstanleyart9589 3 жыл бұрын
This brings back great memories! I guess the lack of special shapes these days is due to health and safety!. Thanks for sharing this video
@REP-Ballooning 3 жыл бұрын
Marcus Stanley Art you’re welcome!! I believe that’s partly the reason but there are others like the foot and mouth outbreak in 2003, that decimated Flying Pictures to the point where they abandoned anything ballooning. The other factor is social media big businesses no longer had to pay £100-200,000 for a special shape balloon they just advertised on the internet sometimes for free or a set fee.
@marcusstanleyart9589 3 жыл бұрын
That’s very sad to hear, but I intend to visit Bristol balloon fiesta next year to get that feel of the good old days again. I had favourites such as Sonic the hedgehog, Rupert bear, Pete pilon, Cadbury bunny balloon and so on. Thanks for replying, very kind.
@REP-Ballooning 3 жыл бұрын
Marcus Stanley Art I’ve missed being at the fiesta greatly this year, did get to fly with a friend near the launchfield 3 weeks ago though so close as I could get to the fiesta.
@marcusstanleyart9589 3 жыл бұрын
That sounded great. Fingers crossed for next year.
@deanslade9386 3 жыл бұрын
When the fiesta was good!
@REP-Ballooning 3 жыл бұрын
Dean Slade partially down to Foot&Mouth and social media, there’s no need to compete for the biggest and best shape balloons :(
@ColeyZilla 3 жыл бұрын
Whos here just for thomas the tank engine
@nathancartoonplushstudios2728 2 жыл бұрын
Thomas looks thick!
@Melvorgazh 2 жыл бұрын
They seem a bit too close to each other. Ain’t that dangerous? And I am also looking for tiny carabiners for me tissue paper balloon I am making. It’s about 4 cubic meters and I need something to attach the envelope to the basket. Cheers! 😽 Greetings from Belgium
@cuongton6444 2 жыл бұрын
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@cuongton6444 2 жыл бұрын
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@Melvorgazh 2 жыл бұрын
Hence the expression: The Bristols aka boobs, right?
@sandrabunker5489 2 жыл бұрын
You’re all over the place, RARELY focusing on any one balloon. So many of them you didn’t even capture. Thank you for the effort, but highly disappointed!!!
@terrytibbs6029 10 ай бұрын
Funny how it makes you fill sad 😢
@mjballooning 3 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@REP-Ballooning 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks MJ :) do feel free to share on your blog anytime!
@mjballooning 2 жыл бұрын
@@REP-Ballooning Have to say it again, what an incredible watch; all those shapes in gusty conditions flying right over the city! Got to be the best BIBF video on YT and the best fiesta ever, 1998.
@Melvorgazh 2 жыл бұрын
ps: @GeeBeeQueM Thanks a lot for sharing! :)
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