Fear Factor

For this family stunt at Universal Orlando, the child contestant will be standing on top of the light tower while the parent is hanging from the skid of a helicopter over 200 feet in the air at the complete other end of the lagoon in front of Citywalk. On go, the parent will drop to the water on a hydraulic descender. Once the parent hits the water, they will swim over to a lever that will activate the zip-line their child must ride from the tower down to the lagoon, and continue riding just over the surface of the lagoon, popping balloons along the way. The parent will swim to the child at the end of his run, unclip him, and both will swim back to the rave deck and place a flag for time. For this family stunt at Universal Orlando, both contestants will be on a truss structure supported between the two towers of the Dr. Doom Tower of Fear ride. The child is hung upside down from an overhead pick as their parent balances on a six-inch-wide beam and must swing their child between the two towers towards flags. In addition to pushing their child towards the flags, they must avoid being knocked off the beam when their child swings back at them. Whichever parent/child can retrieve the most flags before falling wins. The parent contestant will be peddling a stationary bicycle. The back wheel of the bike will be a paddle wheel situated in a trough filled with small dead fish. As the parent peddles the bike the rear wheel will launch the fish into the air. Simultaneously, the bicycle handlebars will deliver an electrical shock to the parent as they pedal. The child contestant must catch as many fish as possible in an oversized pair of fishing waders that they will be wearing. At the end of a predetermined time the child will be weighed to determine the quantity of fish they caught. The parent/child teams who catch the most fish will advance. The child is standing on the roof of a Humvee (or other large vehicle) and their parent is navigating through a maze. As the partner drives to designated areas, the child on the roof must retrieve flags. As they are making their way through the maze up to 100 Fear Factor fans in the large crowd will spray them with Super Soakers while others will dump buckets of lard and oil, and other distractions that will make it more difficult to pluck the flags as well as see through the windshield. The child/parent team that completes the course the fastest will win.