Giant Advertising Balloons Not Welcome In Fort Worth

The City of Fort Worth, Texas is considering whether or not to regulate those giant balloons that you frequently see outside of businesses. They are concerned that they may become permanent fixtures and many people consider them "eyesores."

I've seen some Godzilla ones in Los Angeles and some of them are a pretty good representation of the King of the Monsters.

CBS Channel 11 reported:

You may have driven by them – a big Godzilla, pink gorilla, or sumo wrestler, flapping on the rooftop of a business. "All they do is use up a bunch of electricity to keep the air plugged into them," said driver Kim Keiser. "And they flop around. And half the time they don't work."

Now the city council is focusing on inflatables that many feel have become permanent fixtures.

Mayor Mike Moncrief and some council members want to look at ways to keep the inflatable's 'air time' limited to particular events, or to a limited time. They feel the balloons are eyesores and as a semi-permanent part of the business are subject to regulation.

We had considered obtaining a Godzilla balloon to put on the roof of the Radisson Hotel for G-FEST when we held the conventions there, but since we moved to the Crowne Plaza O'Hare, it really wouldn't be practical. As the Crowne Plaza is within close proximity to O'Hare International Airport, all we need is one of the "Windy City's" high gusts to blow the balloon off the hotel roof and carry it over to the airport's runways. Can you just imagine a plane about to take off or one landing being attacked by a Godzilla balloon?