“Why haven’t they created a Survivor theme park where regular people can go and actually do these challenges?” That question was asked by my wife after watching another entertaining reward challenge during an episode of Survivor the other night. I wasn’t sure how to answer that. Mainly because I think it’s possible that a Survivor-themed “park” might already exist somewhere. But also because I was legitimately intrigued by such a concept, and had to ponder it myself.

There are literally millions of people who still watch the show, now in its 34th season. It’s a plausible situation, having many folks travel to a Disney World-like atmosphere, casually spending a day or two taking part in various “challenge” setups, seeing how they could do compared to their favorite reality TV players.

But I had a slightly different view based on this thought that my wife expressed: A TRAVELLING Survivor-themed challenge competition.

Instead of the paying customers all coming to you, you go to them.

Every weekend they travel to a different city and rent out a large piece of land or take over the county fairgrounds, setting up the elaborate challenges; both team and individual. And in the same fashion as some other travelling competitions (Tough Mudder, Zombie Fun Run, etc.) people would then register and pay ahead of time via website, and arrive with their team ready to compete for some not-yet-thought-up grand prize (or perhaps just an idol to walk around with for bragging rights).

Liabilities from mishaps such as injuries would be signed off on in a waiver prior to competing in order to avoid most insurance hassles.

Bonus: Former Survivor contestants could also travel with this organization to help attract more people, and possibly even compete against the entrants themselves.

In my experience managing similar events, I do believe this venture would be worth looking into, CBS. Heck, I’d even be willing to head this operation myself if you’d be so inclined to offer it. There is a surprising percentage of the casual public who are not willing to spend their money travelling long distances, but are very open to attending local events such as this taking place in an area near them.