Step onboard the unique PanoraMagique Balloon experience over Lake Disney, and let your spirits soar to new heights with an unbelievable new view of the many magical kingdoms of Disneyland Resort Paris...

Let your imagination take flight...

From the specially-designed launch pad over Lake Disney's marina, hop onboard the balloon's spacious guest pod and prepare to take flight. You're kept in the air by the largest and most reliable tethered balloon in the world, with an ultra-fast winch system letting you soar upwards in a matter of seconds.

Once you're up in the air, 100 metres above the shimmering Lake Disney below, you've got an unprecedented 360° view of the entire resort. Look to the North-East and you'll spot Disneyland Park. The majestic Western peaks of Big Thunder Mountain glow on the horizon and the cursed Temple of Peril hides through the jungle of trees, whilst the imposing metal superstructure of Jules Verne's own Space Mountain is hard to miss.

To the East, the vast soundstages of Walt Disney Studios Park give you a glimpse of a real Hollywood movie studio, from the air. Try to spot the giant, star-studded Sorcerer's hat or the towering new Tower of Terror! Almost right beneath your feet, Disney Village can be seen from a startling new angle, whilst the gentle waves of Lake Disney turn into miniscule ripples in a wide sea of blue.

Behind you, you've got an unrivalled view of every single Resort Hotel. Can you spot your hotel room? You'll see the whole of America - New York, New England, the National Parks, the Far West and Santa Fe in a single glance.

History & Creation

PanoraMagique, a stunning new icon of the resort, opened on the 9th April 2005 alongside Space Mountain: Mission 2 and went on to enjoy soaring success, with over 100,000 people taken high into the sky above Lake Disney in under six months. The balloon remained a closely-guarded secret of Imagineering until the initial concept art was shown in the resort's 2005 brochure. Construction began in January 2005, with the custom-designed launch pad and winch system installed first. The balloon itself arrived in late March, and was filled with helium once all other installation had been completed. The first flights took place in early April, and PanoraMagique instantly became an unmissable icon, noticeable from all across the entire resort.

The balloon is operated by renowned international company Aérophile on behalf of Disneyland Resort Paris, but is certainly not lacking the essential Disney touches. In addition to the quant, Parisian-styled ticket booth, the balloon itself features a detailed and colourful design with Tinkerbell circling around it, sprinkling her pixie dust. The ticket booth also features recreated posters from historic balloon flights, with a general theme of the first balloon flights in the gardens of Paris. The entire project was jointly conceived by Aérophile and Disneyland Resort Paris Imagineering, to create a tailor-made balloon experience with as much Disney magic as possible.

Aérophile have a contact to operate the balloon year-round for at least 7 years, and with the balloon already becoming the most popular ever launched in the world, the magic of PanoraMagique looks set to become an unmissable aspect of the Disneyland Resort Paris experience for long into the future.

Fun Facts

This is the largest tethered balloon in the world and the most popular ever, with guest numbers surpassing all expectations since its launch in April 2005.

The high-speed, silent winch system allows up to 6 flights in one hour. The balloon is filled with around 5,500 cubic metres of helium.

1600m2 of fabric were used to create the helium-filled balloon. It has a diameter of 23 metres, a circumference of 73 metres and a total height of 36 metres.

Paris was the home of the first ever balloon flights, as Henri Giffard's balloon rose into the skies above the Tuileries gardens in Paris during the Universal Exposition in 1878. In 1900, there were a total of 6 balloons across Paris.  As you soar into the sky on PanoraMagique, you just might catch a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower way off in the distance, if it's a clear day!