Great Park Balloon Closed for Repairs

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Great Park Corporation
announced today that unexpected wind gusts caused minor damage to the Great
Park balloon. The balloon will be closed for repairs for one to two weeks. The
gusts occurred before the balloon ride was open for passengers, and no one was
on board at the time.

Aerophile, the balloon operator, will supervise repairs and determine when the
balloon will return to full operation.

The Balloon Park Visitor Center will remain open. Visitor Center hours are
Thursday and Friday from 10am-3pm and Saturday and Sunday from 9am-3pm. The
phone number for the Visitor Center is (866) 829-3829.

For further information, members of the public are encouraged to go the Orange
County Great Park website at ocgp.org. New information will be posted as it
becomes available.

SOURCE Orange County Great Park Corporation

Maryann Maloney, +1-949-375-0856, for Orange County Great Park Corporation