But his biggest trick?
Zipping through airport traffic and scoring free parking.
If I’m in the aisle, I have to wake up.
Fromt left: David Blaine at the Disney Upfront in NYC on May 14, 2024; after a successful first skydive on Do Not Attempt.Credit:Fromt left: John Nacion/Getty Images; Dana Hayes/Courtesy of National Geographic
Then Im picking them off the floor and from under the seat!
In the beginning, youre thinking about everything.
Its a very dangerous sport.
David Blaine in an epsiode of Do Not Attempt, prepares to dive under the ice while Salla Hakanpää looks on.Dana Hayes/Courtesy of National Geographic
The easier version would be Big Mountain Thunder Railroad at Disney.
There’s no one place in particular.
It’s looking for magic wherever you go.
David Blaine performs the stunt “Ascension” on September 02, 2020 in Page, Arizona.David Becker/Getty Images for YouTube Originals
He snaps photos from both sides of his bike so he remembers exactly where he parked it.
I’ve been doing that now for 30 yearsand its always been fine, he said.
Along the way, he met with fellow risk-taking locals to understand their skill sets.
Davids visual packing checklist.Courtesy of David Blaine
Everybody that we met along the way were all masters, he said.
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Each destination had surprises and delights for Blaine.
In the past, I went to India to perform magic.
Over in Japan, he connected with hot dog-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi.
He looks at his stomach like a game of Tetris and places the food in it, Blaine said.
It was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.
I was the one watching the magic for the first time.
Multiple decks of cards.
Blaine says he uses specially designed decks that hes created for the right feeland they also have magic features.
In fact, during the production of his latest series, he went through 624 decks of cards.
But his favorite thing about Sin City is that so many fellow magicians live there.
After every show, I always get to brainstorm and hang out with magicians, he said.
They’re always trying to learn and become better at what they do.
And clearly, nothing stops Blaine, either.
