A REAL CROWD- PLEASER OUT AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK TODAY. NEARLY A HUNDRED SPECIAL SHAPE BALLOONS — FROM BEES AND FLOWERS TO EVEN THE ENERGIZER BUNNY -- TOOK TO THE SKIES AT DAYBREAK. EYEWITNESS NEWS 4’S TY SHESKY IS LIVE OUT AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK TO SHOW YOU WHAT YOU MISSED -- TY. THAT'S RIGHT TOM/CARLA... EVEN THE LARGEST, MOST COMPLICATED BALLOON SHAPES WERE ABLE TO FLY IN THIS MORNING'S CALM AND DRY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S AND LIGHT WINDS MADE FOR GREAT FLYING WEATHER DURING THIS MORNING'S SPECIAL SHAPES MASS ASCENSION. THE WEATHER WAS GREAT FOR SPECTATORS AS WELL. : 'It's beautiful weather... It makes you feel like a little kid to see all the beautiful balloons.' SPECIAL SHAPES FIRST APPEARED AT BALLOON FIESTA IN THE 1970S. SOME BALLOONS TAKE AWHILE TO INFLATE ... ALMOST AN HOUR FOR SOME OF THE MORE COMPLICATED SHAPES. BUT IN THE END, BALLOON LOVERS SAY IT'S WORTH IT TO SEE THEM 'LAUNCH' INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. : 'I thought it was really cool. My favorite balloon is probably the eagle.' AND THE EAGLE WASN'T THE ONLY BIRD TO TAKE FLIGHT THIS MORNING. HE WAS JOINED BY A PENGUIN, AND SOME TROPICAL BIRDS WHO EVEN HAD THEIR OWN TREE TO PERCH ON. THE SUNSHINE WAS SO BRIGHT THIS MORNING, EVEN THE SCARE CROW COULDN'T SCARE THE BIRDS AWAY. NOR COULD THE DARK SIDE EXTINGUISH THE WARMTH OF THE DRAGON'S FLAME. : 'We saw Darth Vader, we saw the bumble bees ... Took some pictures of 'em.'ALL OF THESE SPECIAL SHAPES MADE FOR A SPECIAL DAY FOR THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT THIS MORNING'S BALLOON FIESTA. IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE SPECIAL SHAPES...THEY WILL LIGHT-UP IN ABOUT A HALF HOUR FOR THE SPECIAL SHAPES 'GLOW-DEO'. LIVE AT BALLOON