Great Park

Great Park Ballon Hours of Operation

The Great Park Balloon will be closed July 3rd - 6th, 10th, and 11th. Flight will resume with the launch of Night Flights starting Saturday, July 12th. Regular Hours of Operation & Night Flights (starting July 12th): Thursdays: 10am - 3pm and 7pm - 10pm Fridays: 10am - 3pm and 7pm - 10pm Saturday: 9am - 3pm and 7pm [...]

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Volunteer at the Great Park

The City of Irvine is accepting applications to become a Orange County Great Park Ambassador. The website cites that the program “will give individuals a unique and exciting opportunity to engage with the greater Orange County community, develop and refine public speaking and presentation skills, build leadership skills, gain experience in problem solving and meet [...]

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Great Park Festival of Flight Announced

The Orange County Great Park organization has announced the Festival of Flight for Saturday, July 12 from 11 am - 3 pm at the new Preview Park. Parking and admission are free.

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Balloon Flights Resume with Night Flights

Balloon flights are back. This time with night flights. I'm assuming the park won't be that interesting to look at during the night, but the outlying lights and summer sunsets should satisfy passengers.

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Great Park Named One of the Best Designs by LA Times

Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic has named the Great Park design as one of his picks for Best of 2007. “The emerging design by Smith, Mia Lehrer and others is cheeky and smart, inventive about sustainability and conservation but never naturalistic,” says Hawthorne. [Press Release PDF]

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