“What do you call a romantic dinner on a hot air balloon?”/“An update.”

A hot air balloon riddle was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on February 27, 2024:
 
“Q: What do you call a romantic dinner on a hot air balloon?
A: An update.”
 
The joke refers to the 2009 American animated adventure comedy-drama film Up, The pun is that an Up date is an “update.”
 
 
Wikipedia: Up (2009 film)
Up is a 2009 American animated adventure comedy-drama film directed by Pete Docter and written by Bob Peterson and Docter. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film centers on Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner), an elderly widower who, by attaching numerous helium balloons to his house, travels to South America with youngster Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai) in order to fulfill a promise that he made to his late wife.
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
BlackMetal146—February 27, 2024
What do you call a romantic dinner on a hot air balloon?
An update
 
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What do you call a romantic dinner on a hot air balloon? 
An update
1:05 AM · Feb 27, 2024
 
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@MediocreJoker85
What do you call a romantic dinner on a hot air balloon?
An update.
6:10 PM · Nov 16, 2024
   
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What do you call a romantic dinner on a hot air balloon?
An update
7:56 AM · Dec 20, 2025
 
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@MediocreJoker85
What do you call a romantic dinner on a hot air balloon?
An update.
2:44 PM · Mar 24, 2026