Remember, this was not a Villages sponsored event. This was put on by a private promoter that rented the polo grounds for the event. If this event is repeated, I'm sure the Public Safety and the powers that be will require a much more substantial action plan for it be be approved.

Many issues, including a severe lack of porta potties, unprepared food and beverage vendors and disorganized traffic and parking control. The promoters had also advertised a ban on outside food and drink that was widely ignored by many coming into the event, it seemed the only important thing at the gate was to collect the cash. I'm sure if this event were to happen again, they are more than a few lessons learned that will need to be implimented.

Need to sell tickets ahead of time if event is repeated, large crowds Saturday night.

The promoters blew it with the five porta potties, but if I was looking at a permit application for an event with multiple food and beverage kiosks and the big draw of balloons and rides I would question the figure of only five. Common sense would dictate a much higher count.

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Overall I would say it sounds like we didn't miss anything. Hoping the promoter learned from this. 5 Porto pottys?

The Albuquerque Balloon Festival has about 600 balloons, not thousands.

Ok hundreds but still just amazing.

So just out of curiosity, how was Sunday?

Sunday was great.
Short lines for food. No lines for porta potties. Easy to get around. Hope they return.

I should have tried to go Sunday but a little too busy.

An older gentleman fainted, I gave him my chair to sit in, and my wife went looking for help(First Aid), which there was "none" on-sight. We called 911. As far as the port-a pottys, "5", are you kidding me? Only 1 of them was for handicapped. The main concern was to get as many vehicles parked for the money, which can someone please tell me where all the money is going to?

There were additional Potty's just beyond the food vendors.......Not a line, walk around next time you attend!!!!!

A hand out or a sign would be nice noting rest room facilities. When we golf their is always a ranger driving around keeping everyone hydrated and making themselves available for all kinds of mishaps.

I didn't go because I didn't know about it. That's my fault. It looks like fun.

They only brought in more porta potties for Sunday. And Sunday, they shut down attendance at 7 pm. People who had driven an hour were turned away.
I'm still wondering why it is a 4 hour balloon event and the balloons didn't even get blown up until 3 hours and 15 minutes later. The "glow" was for a few seconds only. Blink and you miss it.

we went sunday about 6:45 in a golf cart... no lines, event was free and drove right in.. sat in chairs we brought and they made an announcement about the balloon glow to be about 8:40... at 8:40 they did have the glow which lasted maybe 10 seconds .... VERY DISAPPOINTED in the glow.. never again would I waste my time for a 10 second show... exiting the polo fields was quick also.. my wife has seen the balloon festivals in California and she said the balloons were lit for hours

Having only five porta pottys for thousands of people is like having only one tree for a pack of dogs [emoji6]

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