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Nik Wallenda Walks Orlando Eye Ahead of May 4 Grand Opening

By Josh Young | Published: April 29, 2015

Early on the morning of Wednesday April 29, media gathered to watch Nik Wallenda walk across the top of the Orlando Eye without any kind of balance pole or tether. Media poured in from all over the state with their cameras pointed to the skies to capture the moment, which was also being broadcast live

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Nik Wallenda: Beyond The Falls Continues Theme Park Tradition At Darien Lake

By Josh Young | Published: August 21, 2014

I got a chance to visit Darien Lake, a theme park just south of Niagara Falls in Western New York, for the first time recently. The man-made lake was dug out in 1954 and became a popular swimming destination. In 1964, picnic facilities and a campground were added and in the late ‘70s, a few water

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