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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: 30 Stories Over Central Park [Watch (HLS stream): 30 Stories Over Central Park](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FB55npdu.m3u8) (3:17)  _Published 2008-08-08. A helium balloon takes visitors 300 feet above New York's Central Park, with a stunning 360-degree view of the city_ --- Jul 27, 2023 12:56 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Timelapse of the Snowstorm in Central Park](/video/b5jnpioT/) ### Timelapse of the Snowstorm in Central Park [Late-Night Highlight: Morgan Freeman Sucks Helium Balloons With Jimmy Fallon](/video/RrZtsnsK/) ### Late-Night Highlight: Morgan Freeman Sucks Helium Balloons With Jimmy Fallon [New York's New High Line Park](/video/O6IFSxq9/) ### New York's New High Line Park --- ## Transcript >> My mom and Chloi went for a walk. She wasn't feeling good and they went for a walk, they came back, saying that there was a balloon at Central Park. And we just came and it was definitely worth >> Waking up. >> waking up at 5 o'clock in the morning for. Here you can see 360 degrees all around you. It's-- you could see the whole Central Park, all the city; it's really incredible. >> And you just get to see it from like being in a helicopter and a plane and you just keep looking all around and just keep seeing more and more, and have to figure out which way is north, south, east, or west, and we saw where the girls grew up and where they played and it's just really nice growing up in the city and you'd be able to see the park from that angle. It's a real treat. It's extremely quiet. >> It's nature. >> All you hear is " ooh ", " ah ", " look at that ." " Ooh, what's that ?" >> It's the 150- year anniversary for the design of the park. We are waiting to tell everybody that it is a helium balloon not a hot air. The biggest difference obviously is there's no torch. That drastically increases safety. There's no open flame. It's also a much quieter ride. Basically, it generates about 1500 pounds of lift. We hang a basket from the side attached cable, and we basically use a wing system in reverse. We reeled it out slowly, and then pulled it back down by keeping it [ unk ]. We keep it affordable for the average person to do. We bring it to cityscapes, which you normally wouldn't be able to do with a hot air balloon ride. And it brings an experience that most people would never get right to their-- to their front door for them to try it. -[ unk ] >> Okay. >> Okay, and we see the Dakota. >> Dakota's right here with the [ unk ] >> There is the-- there is the Dakota. Yeah, that's a beauty. -[ unk ] building is that one with the diamond. Times Square is 2 o'clock and you can see one light on the top that's light right now. It's just flashing a red. Empire State? >> What do you think? >> Really great. >> Oh, yeah? >> Yeah. >> Well, we came up here because, you know, we saw it on the Internet. And-- then they told us. We came once before, just walking by, and they said, " Well, you don't have to have a reservation. Come early ." So it's 6 o'clock, we all got up, and here we are. [ time + 0: 02: 30: 00 ] We had a great time. We really enjoyed this. It-- what do you think, Ben? >> It was really cool. Like in New York City, you're-- it's always blocked by other buildings, but here >> Yeah. >> we can see other things. >> It reminded me a little bit, but just a little bit, of the power jump at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1944. But not quite. It's a little bit more smoother than that one. That gave me a big jerk. And down we went. Yeah. This was sort of a thrill for me to go back up in the air once again. I hadn't done that for many, many years. Tremendous view, tremendous. 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