The pilots of Hot Air Balloon Rides Kansas City have flown clients during some of the most important moments of their lives—getting engaged on Valentine's Day, conquering a fear of heights, and a vacation that left one family considering their pilot as an honorary member of the family. It's not surprising that clients find their experiences to be so memorable, as the up to four-hour excursions build plenty of anticipation before groups get to board the basket of an enchantingly colorful balloon. Upon takeoff, guests not only get to experience some of the purest quiet they've ever heard, but they see their surroundings from a completely different vantage point during the beautiful sunrise hours. Balloons can fit up to a dozen people, all of whom will have room at the basket's edge to take videos, pictures, or finely detailed crayon doodles of their trip.