About Us

Destination Balloon Rides is committed to offering an exclusively private or small group experience

Destination Balloon Rides

Fly with Shawn & Sharon Wix

We specialize in private balloon rides and small group flights over the Sonoran Desert in North Phoenix, Arizona. If you’re looking for the experience of a lifetime with memories that cannot be duplicated please let us be a part of it! Can you feel the EXCITEMENT?!

Get to Know Your Pilot Shawn Wix

Shawn Wix, originally from Delaware, became interested in ballooning while spending winters in Phoenix. Starting out with a well-known local commercial balloon company as ground crew, Shawn developed a love for ballooning. Soon after deciding to take the plunge, it didn’t take him long to meet and exceed his goals of becoming a commercial balloon pilot. Since then he has logged over 500 hours flying in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Flying whenever and wherever he can, his love for ballooning continues to grow!

A Little Note From the Pilot’s Wife

Well, hello there! Let’s start with this – Can I say that as a child I dreamt of growing up to be a hot air balloon pilot’s wife? No, but I can say that it’s been the most exciting thing I’ve ever been and I wouldn’t trade it for anything! This ballooning life has been simply amazing to me – the people, the networking, the events, and the balloons…let’s please not forget to mention the balloons!

People and their balloons come from all over the world to fly the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, the largest balloon festival in the world. I have been fortunate enough to crew here, to even fly here during this event. We’ve crewed and/or flown balloons for events such as Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, Lift Off 4 Lift Up near Vail, The Surprise Balloon Glow, Lake Havasu Balloon Festival, Balloon Spooktacular, and hopefully more to come! I have pictures and memories that I don’t even believe and all the while I’ve got this big grin plastered on my face saying…I have “enough” balloon photos! I’m seriously like a kid in a candy store every time I get to go out and I can’t see ballooning ever getting old!! #pilotwife

~ Sharon

Shared Phoenix Flights

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