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D23 EXPO: The Sad End to the Balloon Sculpture PHOTO BLOG

Let’s take a moment, before we witness the sad end of the amazing Disney Cruise Line Balloon Sculpture, to see its majesty at the D23 Expo one last time….

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What a work of art!

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My favorite part: the hidden Mickey underneath the sculpture.

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The sculpture came down before the show ended and sat on the floor for a bit.

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Lots of exhibitors took pictures in front of the sculpture while pack up took place.  Here’s the amazing WDW Radio team.

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Balloon sculptor John Reid’s assistant did the honors of popping the first balloon, and documented it on his phone.

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So sad.

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Many people were involved (nearly every day people asked if they could help us pop it when it was time!) and the entire deflation process took only a few minutes.

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It’s so colorful… and so wrong!

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And there are the remains… all in two small piles.  Hard to believe.

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Nobody had the heart to pop the anchor.  We left it at the booth as we headed out for the last time.

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