Nik Wallenda sets record for walking across the spinning Orlando Eye

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Laura Vitto
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Stunt enthusiasts can breathe a little easier now that Nik Wallenda is back on solid ground.

Wallenda, of the famous Flying Wallendas family, set a Guinness World Record for being the first person to walk across the Orlando Eye in Florida on Wednesday morning. The Eye is billed as the largest observation wheel on the U.S. East Coast.

His stunt, filmed live on the Today show, put the daredevil at a staggering height of 400-feet aboveground. What's more, Wallenda was unable to use a balancing pole.

.@nikwallenda makes history with a live walk across a spinning #OrlandoEye. (Photo via @AnthonyQuintano) #WalkTheWheel A photo posted by TODAY (@todayshow) on Apr 29, 2015 at 6:12am PDT

Wallenda comes from a long line of stunt performers who are known for their high-wire balancing acts.

Wednesday's stunt isn't his first world record -- in 2013, Wallenda became the first person to walk across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope.

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