King of the High Wire to Attempt Walk Across Great America
June 23 2009 - 1:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- For most people,
challenging a 200 foot roller coaster at California's Great America
is a daredevil experience, but for Nik Wallenda, the park's thrill
rides 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 California's Great America on Sunday, June
28, at 1:30pm. (Logo:
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feet in the air, Wallenda will attempt to walk 500 feet across the
park. 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
California's Great America admission on Sunday, June 28, 2009.
Guest can save big by purchasing their tickets online at
Cagreatamerica.com where everyone pays the kids price every Sunday
in June (online offer only). California's Great America is 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 California's Great
America, Cedar Fair owns and operates ten other amusement parks,
six water parks, one indoor water park resort, and five hotels.
Cedar Fair also operates the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in
Gilroy, Calif. under a management contract. For more information,
visit http://www.cagreatamerica.com/ or call 408-988-1776.
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CONTACT: Jim Stellmack of California's Great America,
+1-408-986-5841, , http://www.cagreatamerica.com/news Web Site:
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