BoddaH1994 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 A target marks the spot where Nik Wallenda, seventh generation member of the legendary Flying Wallendas, will reach 262' in the air when he traverses his high wire walk from the front gate to the Eiffel Tower at Kings Island on August 15th at 7:00pm. This even is free with park admission. Photo credits: Don Helbig Quote
kiruler102 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 i thought that was just to symbolize that target was at the park today. Thats what i was told. Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted August 1, 2009 Author Posted August 1, 2009 The top platform is 264', right? That would make the target relatively accurate.... Quote
TOPGUN1993 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 Is the Eiffel Tower still open as of now? Quote
rotag Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 considering its 2:30 in the morning, no... rotag, who just had to. Quote
dragsterfan420 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 ^Lol. Where is Nik Wallenda going to walk to? To do a tight rope walk there needs to be two structures to hold up the line, correct? Quote
DropZone99 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 Wow, that sure is high. Where does it end at? Quote
Beast1979 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 From the front entrance gate to the Eiffel Tower....the front entrance gate isn't 200 feet high, is it? Or am I missing something here.... Quote
Diamondback FOF Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 The front gate isn't 200+ feet high, so you're not missing something. I think that will be one very large downhill walk. Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted August 1, 2009 Author Posted August 1, 2009 From the front entrance gate to the Eiffel Tower....the front entrance gate isn't 200 feet high, is it? Or am I missing something here.... There will be a crane at the front entrance that will suspend the wire 262' in the air. So he will be walking from the front gate to the Eiffel Tower, but the wire will be attached to a crane near the front gate and to the Eiffel Tower's structure. Quote
Diamondback FOF Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 Ok. I've been wondering about that for weeks now. That is going to be a huge crane. Maybe bigger than Clifford because this will have to reach 260 feet up? I'm not sure how tall Clifford was. Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 From the front entrance gate to the Eiffel Tower....the front entrance gate isn't 200 feet high, is it? Or am I missing something here.... There will be a crane at the front entrance that will suspend the wire 262' in the air. So he will be walking from the front gate to the Eiffel Tower, but the wire will be attached to a crane near the front gate and to the Eiffel Tower's structure. Send in the crane There'll be a crane And now it's this year... And here you thought that was over Quote
DiamondbackLover Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 Amazing. Wow. I'll just be nervous watching him though. LOL! Quote
markr Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 I'm not sure I can watch this. It would make me too nervous. Quote
goofywdw Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 I was nervous to watch as well but I saw a video of him during his Kings Dominion walk and he looked pretty good. I have faith in him and am definitely going into the park after work to watch! Quote
TTD-120-420 Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 This would be sweet to watch. To bad I'll be at Busch Gardens. After he walks; the crane will be used to start construction for the new Wooden Giga coaster for next year. Zach, who loves being sarcastic. Quote
hamoperator Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 A target marks the spot where Nik Wallenda, seventh generation member of the legendary Flying Wallendas, will reach 262' in the air when he traverses his high wire walk from the front gate to the Eiffel Tower at Kings Island on August 16th at 7:00pm. This event is free with park admission. Kings Island Site and Fox19 this morning are listing it as Saturday the 15th at 7pm. Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Posted August 12, 2009 A target marks the spot where Nik Wallenda, seventh generation member of the legendary Flying Wallendas, will reach 262' in the air when he traverses his high wire walk from the front gate to the Eiffel Tower at Kings Island on August 16th at 7:00pm. This event is free with park admission. Kings Island Site and Fox19 this morning are listing it as Saturday the 15th at 7pm. ...and those sources are correct. There was a date conflict between KI's site and Cedar Fair's site for the Wallenda Walk and I must have copied it from the wrong one. I'll edit the main caption. Quote
striker7 Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 I saw the crane up this morning and the wire running to the tower is up as well. All I can say is WOW! Quote
Coaster Kid Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 Its going to be great tommorw I cant wait. I hope he does ok but if we falls there is no net to catch him (i think) but he does have the Royal Fountian. Quote
nick99985 Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 will there be a net or safety harness for him ??? Quote
CoasterFreak45 Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 Nope. No net, no nothing, just him walking with a balance pole. Quote
CrashOverRided Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 I saw the crane up this morning and the wire running to the tower is up as well. All I can say is WOW! do you have a photo? Quote
lance99 Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 guys, I will be at the park as I have the day off what time is this starting???. Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 As stated on the front page of this here website: Saturday, August 15th at 7:00 p.m. Quote
mtl2013 Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 I will totally be there tomorrow to watch Mr. Wallenda do this death defying walk...hahah. I saw the crane with the wire attached today as i drove by the park, and it looks amazing. Its weird because i knew it was 262 feet, and i knew how high that was compared to drop zone and the Eiffel Tower, but until i saw the crane, it didnt seem as high. I would be freakinout just standing on the crane's platform..haha . But I wish him luck and hope he does a great job. This will be a great show. Quote
Diamondback FOF Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 Its going to be great tommorw I cant wait. I hope he does ok but if we falls there is no net to catch him (i think) but he does have the Royal Fountian. I don't think 3 feet of water will save him from a fall of 262 feet... Also, is the crane over 260 feet tall, I guess? Or will he be walking down a slight drop? I hope to go, but I doubt my mom will take me. Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted August 15, 2009 Author Posted August 15, 2009 Aside from landing on the mother of all air mattresses, if Wallenda falls 262', it'll be the end of Wallenda. Hope to see you guys there tomorrow! Quote
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