Fear Factor Live

Dates: January 2005- August 14 2008

The first theme park attraction based on a reality TV show, the Fear Factor show replaced Spiderman Rocks in the Castle Theatre on the Upper Lot in January 2005. During its last year, the show ran seasonally.

The contestants in each show were cast from guests in the park that day. The casting office was opposite T2 3D behind the Globe Theater.

The technical design for the show was by Lexington Scenery.

The show closed on August 14 2008 to allow for Halloween preparations, then Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical. The exterior signage had been removed by September 2008.

Host Introductions

Photo Gallery

Casting Preparation Video

This was shown in the Casting Center for park guests who may want to take part in the show

Introductions from Participants, July 19 2006

Press Release – January 17 2005

NEW “FEAR FACTOR LIVE” ATTRACTION ASSERTS NBC’S UNIVERSAL’S PRESENCE AT ITS THEME PARKS IN ORLANDO AND HOLLYWOOD

Theme Park Guests on Both Coasts Experience New Level of Interactive Entertainment When Blockbuster Reality Show Becomes First of Its Kind to be Transformed into Theme Park AttractionOrlando, Fla. and Universal City, Ca, January 17, 2005

Guests at Universal Studios’ theme parks will get to test their courage and strength this spring as they perform pulse-pounding stunts in new “Fear Factor Live” shows opening at Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood.Based upon the award-winning NBC program “Fear Factor,” Fear Factor Live marks the first time a reality television show will be transformed into a theme park experience. It is also the first NBC television product to be fully integrated into Universal’s theme parks.Audience members will experience the thrill of the blockbuster series in a way they could not before: live. In each show, park guests will compete against each other in a progression of extreme stunts. The stunts – details of which will not yet be released — have been developed with help from Fear Factor’s creators and are designed to test the physical and emotional limits of each contestant.Members of the audience will play an interactive role by blasting contestants with water and air and controlling obstacles on stage. In addition, audience members can spin the “Wheel of Fear” and confront their own phobias.”The odds are more in your favor for getting into Harvard than being chosen to appear on Fear Factor,” said the show’s executive producer, Matt Kunitz. “With Fear Factor Live, people will now have the chance to participate in some of the same stunts we’ve done on the show.With the attraction opening at both Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Parks & Resorts continues to build upon the merger of NBC and Universal Studios, integrating the entertainment content of the new company.”Our theme parks are known for thrilling, cutting-edge, entertainment,” said Tom Williams, chairman and CEO of Universal Parks & Resorts. “Creating an extreme experience such as Fear Factor Live is perfect for us – and a perfect way to fit our brand within the NBC brand.””I’ve always referred to Fear Factor as an extreme theme park ride,” said David Goldberg, President of Endemol USA. “It has become a self-fulfilling prophecy now that Fear Factor Live will be a permanent attraction at two of the world’s greatest theme parks.”

“Fear Factor” is produced by Endemol USA, the leading producer of television programming specializing in reality and non-scripted genres for network and cable television. David Goldberg is President of Endemol USA. The series is executive produced by Matt Kunitz (“Real World,” “Dog Eat Dog”) and David Hurwitz.