--- description: Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda announced on Monday that he will take a stroll on top of the Orlando Eye, a spinning, 400-foot tall observation wheel. title: Nik Wallenda to Stroll Atop 400-Foot Spinning Wheel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1eb62377ac25d745/6987eaed35ba6f117cc0ad8a/469586518.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Pop Culture](/tag/pop-culture/) ## Pop Culture Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Nik Wallenda to Stroll Atop 400-Foot Spinning Orlando Eye  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 14, 2015 12:26 PM CUT  Nik Wallenda announces his plans to walk on top of the Orlando Eye Ferris wheel on April 13, 2015 in New York City. Nik Wallenda announces his plans to walk on top of the Orlando Eye Ferris wheel on April 13, 2015 in New York City.Noam Galai—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 14, 2015 12:26 PM CUT Daredevil Nik Wallenda [announced on Monday](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nik-wallenda-will-walk-spinning-orlando-eye-n340666 "undefined") that he will take a stroll on top of the Orlando Eye, a spinning, 400-foot tall observation wheel. Wallenda, a seventh-generation highwire performer who famously [walked](http://time.com/3553676/nik-wallenda-tightrope-chicago/ "undefined") a tightrope between two Chicago skyscrapers last year, will once again attempt the walk without a harness or a safety net. He plans to perform the stunt on April 29. “My whole life is about facing death in the eyes,” Wallenda said at a news conference, according to NBC News. “Do I think of death? 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