Disney facts: Mickey Mouse hot air balloon

Mickey Mouse is full of hot air.

That is is the Mickey Mouse hot air balloon dubbed “The Happiest Balloon on Earth.”  The balloon will fly again at the 11th annual International Balloon Festival, in Metropolitan Ecological Park. in Leon, Guanajuato in Mexico from Nov. 16-19.

Disney publicity photo

The balloon is so big that if Mickey’s body was added to the balloon it would be over 200 feet tall.

“It is indeed one of the most unique and specialized hot air balloons we have ever piloted,” Scott Spencer, who along with his wife Laurie are the balloon’s pilots, said in a news release.

Here are some specifics about the balloon, from Disney:

Height: 98 feet from ground to the top of ears.