Author Topic: 'King of the High Wire' coming to Worlds of Fun (Read 4726 times)

CWN Reporter · « **on:** Jun 8, 2009, 07:17 »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. − For most people, challenging a 200 foot roller coaster at Worlds
of Fun is a daredevil experience, but for Nik Wallenda, the park’s scream machines
are mere child’s play. Wallenda, the King of the High Wire, will attempt one of the
most daring stunts of the summer as he walks a wire high atop Worlds of Fun on
Sunday, June 14, at 3pm.

At more than 150 feet in the air, Wallenda will attempt to walk 500 feet across the
park to the top of the Detonator thrill ride. Nik will perform this amazing stunt
with no safety net, safety wire, or harness.

Known as the ‘King of the High’ wire, Wallenda currently holds two Guinness World
Records, including the longest distance and greatest height ever traveled on a high
wire by bicycle, set in October 2008. He is the seventh generation of the Great
Wallendas and began his high wire career at the age of four.

Observation of this death defying stunt is included with Worlds of Fun admission on
June 4, 2009. Guests can save up to $15 per ticket when visiting worldsoffun.com
and taking advantage of the June special offer coupon, 4 Sunday admissions for just
$99. For more information, visit worldsoffun.com or call (816) 454-4545.

Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun are owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment
Company, a publicly traded partnership that is listed for trading on The New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol “FUN”. In addition to Worlds of Fun and Oceans of
Fun, Cedar Fair owns and operates 10 other amusement parks, five other waterparks,
one indoor waterpark resort, and five hotels. Cedar Fair also operates Gilroy
Gardens Family Theme Park in Gilroy, California, under a management contract.

caddesigner · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 12, 2009, 11:37 »

My wife and I are planning on going to go see this. Is anybody else?

smileyboy57 · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 12, 2009, 12:30 »

I was

Swoosh · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 12, 2009, 01:08 »

We'll be there

rcjkochs · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 12, 2009, 04:27 »

I'll be there...working...hopefully I can see it from the ride

Swoosh · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 12, 2009, 10:34 »

You should get a nice view -- isn't it supposed to go over Camp Snoopy to Detonator?

smileyboy57 · « **Reply #6 on:** Jun 13, 2009, 08:09 »

Pretty safe to say I won't see it from Prowler

steel · « **Reply #7 on:** Jun 13, 2009, 03:48 »

...unless something goes *horribly* wrong.

Swoosh · « **Reply #8 on:** Jun 13, 2009, 05:13 »

This is Cedar Fair, not Disney.

Jason · « **Reply #9 on:** Jun 14, 2009, 05:53 »

Here are some shots from this afternoon.

The crane holding the other end.

Nik Wallenda showing an employee how to handle one of the guide wires.

Manning a guide wire.

Snoopy overseeing the training.

Camp Snoopy guide wire team.

Leaving the safety of Detonator.

YIKES!

Walking towards the crane

Turning around.

Headin' back.

Almost there.

Just a few more steps.

A quick break and a wave to the crowd.

A cool Patriot shot.

rcjkochs · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 14, 2009, 05:53 »

Haha that guy is NUTS!! He was joking around on the high wire from what I heard from some of the guests. He slipped a little but recovered, bent down and shook one fist in the air, then ran to the other side. I saw a little bit when he started and when he got to the other side.

Swoosh · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 14, 2009, 07:57 »

I spy me

I'll put mine up tomorrow.

Prowler182 · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 14, 2009, 08:36 »

So glad to hear he made it across all well and stuff. I knew he would but it's always good to know he made it across the wire safely. But from the pictures it looked like the event went very well and there was a good turnout for it.

sawblade5 · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 15, 2009, 11:17 »

I have uploading my Video Footage of the event to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=353673890BC73606

silverstreak · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 15, 2009, 01:22 »

that is nutty...nice pics.

Swoosh · « **Reply #15 on:** Jun 15, 2009, 07:38 »

FULL UPDATE: NIK WALLENDA SHOW PTR

Ben · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 17, 2009, 07:25 »

It took me a little time to get this done, but I think it turned out kinda cool.
Nik Wallenda High Wire act at Worlds of Fun

Jason · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 18, 2009, 07:34 »

The clouds hauling ass behind him are a really cool effect.

Prowler182 · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 18, 2009, 07:46 »

A very nice high quality video Ben. Looks great and thanks for sharing it with us!

HalloweenHauntFreak · « **Reply #19 on:** Jul 13, 2009, 04:38 »

Nik Wallenda High Wire Act

He also came to Valleyfair! We got a pretty good video of it.

Swoosh · « **Reply #20 on:** Jul 13, 2009, 08:28 »

Did he go down and back up at VF?
He did at WOF, but then at KBF he only walked to the Boomerang lift from Sky Cabin and then walkdown Boomerang's stairs

HalloweenHauntFreak · « **Reply #21 on:** Jul 13, 2009, 09:13 »

He walked from a crane to Xtreme Swing so nope. I thought he was going to, I would've gotten more footage if I had known he wasn't going to be walking back.

Robby · « **Reply #22 on:** Jul 13, 2009, 09:27 »

That video is awesome. He layed down on the wire. That man is crazy.

Jason · « **Reply #23 on:** Jul 16, 2009, 08:25 »

Here's a video that Ben and I put together from the Valleyfair walk.

Nik Wallenda - High Wire Walk at Valleyfair

silverstreak · « **Reply #24 on:** Jul 16, 2009, 08:35 »

how did you get footage from on him....

Jason · « **Reply #25 on:** Jul 16, 2009, 08:37 »

We strapped a POV camera to his balance pole.

Ken12 · « **Reply #26 on:** Jul 16, 2009, 11:36 »

You strapped a camera to his pole? I heard you are an expert at that!

steel · « **Reply #27 on:** Jul 16, 2009, 12:32 »

Yeah, not the sport for me.

Jason · « **Reply #28 on:** Jul 16, 2009, 01:15 »

Quote from: Ken12 on Jul 16, 2009, 11:36

You strapped a camera to his pole? I heard you are an expert at that!

Looks like we have a new comedian.

tonyblackjack · « **Reply #29 on:** Jul 16, 2009, 09:49 »

HAHA!