1998 Plano, Texas Balloon Festival

I've always  been a fan of Tony the Tiger.  Never thought I'd be flying over him though.  This balloon sat there staying upright for quite some time before I assume they packed it up.  My guess was that they were keeping it from dragging the ground until the chase crew got there.  Maybe they were just leaving it up for the benefit of the picture takers below, and oh yeah, above.