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Although we are primarily a Walt Disney World site, sometimes we will still report news from other theme parks around Central Florida. Fear Factor at Universal Studios Orlando was a show that would bring in Guests to be a part of the adventure. Some were physical tasks and some were eating something disgusting. We found out recently that it will not be reopening. The show was a seasonal option anyway, and it had been rumored that it would be closing for quite some time. Here is what was reported on the Orlando Sentinel website.
Universal Studios visitor Rachel Peterson struggles to drink a foul-tasting ‘Fear Factor’ smoothie during ‘Fear Factor Live’ in 2005. The beverages were made of unappetizing items, such as squid and fish parts, worms, grubs, sauerkraut and sour milk. (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Universal Studios theme park is pulling the plug, permanently, on “Fear Factor Live,” its crowd-participation show that challenged contestants with encounters both slimy and slightly terrifying, a Universal Orlando spokesperson confirms.
The attraction has appeared in Universal’s lineup off and on since June 2005 and was also known for being the home of stage productions during Halloween Horror Nights, including the current run of “Halloween Nightmare Fuel.” Its open-air stadium was the home of “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure” show for many HHN seasons. “Fear Factor Live” never returned after the 2020 pandemic-related shutdown; its plaza served as a no-mask zone after the park’s reopening.
The theme-park show was based on the NBC reality series “Fear Factor,” and it was the first bit of the network’s programming to have permanent residence in Universal theme parks after Comcast, NBC’s parent company, took over in 2004.
Participants faced off in the “eel tank relay,” an endurance hang, a stunt-driven challenge and other feats. Winners won low-level prizes such as T-shirts. A similar attraction opened at Universal Studios Hollywood but closed in 2008.
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Universal has not said what it will do with the “Fear Factor Live” space, which will close Nov. 1, the day after Horror Nights ends. The theater is wedged between the park’s Men in Black: Alien Attack attraction and the Diagon Alley side of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
It was also recently announced that Shrek 4D will be closing as well. Keep up with all the latest Theme Park information on Disney Tips and like our Facebook page.
