Great Smoky Mountain Balloon Festival 2021

7906 East Lamar Alexander Parkway,Townsend TN 37882

21 August, 2021

Description

The Fourth Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival in the Great Smoky Mountains! Advance Parking, Tethered Rides and VIP Packages available now! Join us for a summertime spectacle, as professional balloonists light up the evening sky with a beautiful balloon glow. The sky will be filled with a spectrum of color like never before, against a backdrop of a breathtaking Tennessee sunset. Gates open at 5:00 pm. Admission 5.00 per guest. Advance Parking is 25.00. Festival parking includes free admission for up to FOUR passengers. Additional admission tickets are 5.00 per person ( ages 10 an d up ) Guests parking in private lots or dropped off will pay a nominal 5.00 admission fee. Tethered rides are now available for Pre sale orders! Tickets are $25.00 per rider, ages 8 and up. No riders under 8 years of age are permitted. Weather permitting, rides will begin at 6pm. In hopes to decrease line times and promote social distancing, tethered Rides are sold in BOARDING GROUPS this year. Once we have clearance from the McGhee Tyson Airport, we will begin pre sold ride boarding by group. These groups will be announced "NOW BOARDING" by the DJ's at the festival. VIP Lift off riders will be the first to ride, followed by Boarding Groups A, then B, then C and D. Weather permitting, additional "Day of" balloon ride sales will be available and sales will begin once all pre sold tickets have boarded. VIP Lift Off! This VIP package includes Free Parking, Tented Seating for shade and viewing enjoyment, FIRST FLIGHT Tethered Balloon Ride, Commemorative T shirt, Gourmet meal from Dancing Bear Lodge, Beer or Wine and unlimited bottled water. Passenger Release Form Assumption of Risk, Waiver of Liability, and Indemnification Agreement Congratulations on your decision to experience the magic of lighter-than-air flight with your purchase of hot air balloon LIFT OFF TETHERED RIDE AT THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS BALLOON FESTIVAL ON AUGUST 21, 2021 . Please read the following carefully, as we require your consent to the below mentioned terms and conditions. Please ask us if you have any questions. By signing below, you acknowledge, understand and agree that hot air balloon activities contain an inherent risk of injury or death to yourself, and damage to your property. You understand that such risks include but are not limited to: (a) loss of or damage to personal property; (b) bodily injury or fatality; (c) accident or illness in remote places without medical facilities; and (d) all risks explained during pre-flight meetings/briefings. You understand that the pilot is not a medical professional and cannot assess your physical or emotional condition. You stipulate that you are in good physical and mental condition and/or have consulted your personal physician or taken whatever steps necessary to determine that you have no conditions that might limit your participation in ballooning activities. You understand and agree that no medical benefits will be provided to you during these ballooning activities, and that you and/or your insurance shall be solely liable to pay for any medical expenses incurred on my behalf. You certify that you are 18 years of age or older, or that you are the legal guardian and/or parent of the minor passenger with authority to sign this document on said minor’s behalf. If you are signing for a minor passenger, all waivers, releases, assumptions of risk, terms of agreement, representations, acknowledgements, and certifications apply equally to such minor. Being aware of the risks involved, you are voluntarily and willingly assuming full responsibility for all risks and dangers involved with or arising from your participation in hot air balloon activities whether during flight preparation, take-off, flight, landing, travel to or from the take-off or landing areas, or otherwise. You agree to follow all instructions of the pilot in connection with this hot air balloon activity and understand that your failure to do so may jeopardize your safety and the safety of the pilot, other passengers, and other persons. Therefore, you hereby irrevocably release the following entities:  What’s Up Ballooning  Townsend Cades Cove Gateway Alliance  The Blount Partnership  The Townsend Visitor’s Center  The Balloon Ride Operator;  The hot air pilot providing the balloon rides to the undersigned passengers; their employees, agents, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, successors, and crew members (the “Released Parties”) from, and hold them harmless for, all claims, rights, demands or causes of action arising out of the ballooning activities, which you or your successors, heirs, or assigns may have against the Released Parties in connection with ballooning activities. You agree to make no claims against or sue the Released Parties for injuries, death, or property damage that is caused due to the ordinary negligence of the Released Parties or any dangerous conditions of any property upon which the ballooning activities may take place. You agree to engage in good faith efforts to mediate any dispute that might arise. Should the issue not be resolved by mediation, you agree that the issue will be submitted to binding arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association currently in effect. You further agree that if any portion of this Hot Air Balloon Agreement (including Assumption of Risk, Waiver or Liability, Covenant not to Sue, and Indemnification Agreement) is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect.