| Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Format | Game Show |
| Presented by | Laura Hamilton Geno Segers |
| Theme music composer | Paul Farrer |
| Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 (split into two broadcasts) |
| No. of episodes | 20 (in total) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Nigel Pickard Ged Allen Pierre Godde |
| Producer(s) | Steve Pinhay |
| Location(s) | Fort Boyard, France |
| Running time | 22 Mins |
| Production company(s) | Adventure Line Productions The Foundation |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Disney XD (USA) CITV (UK) |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original airing | 7 October 2011 (USA) 1 January 2012 (UK) |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Fort Boyard |
Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge, is a Disney XD/CITV game show that premiered on October 17, 2011 and completed its first 10 episodes on November 7, 2011 in the United States. The show is a challenge game where six teams of teenagers battle to the finish to win the Ultimate Challenge and become "Conquerors of The Fort". The show is based on the original series, Fort Boyard and is presented by Pair of Kings' Geno Segers and Laura Hamilton.
The series is currently airing in the United Kingdom on CITV, since 1 January 2012, before being rolled-out globally on the Disney XD network later in the year.
It was announced on November 7, 2011 that the show will return in 2012 on Disney XD, airing the remaining 10 episodes.
Contents |
Six teams compete against each other in a tournament. Each episode, two teams face each other in a battle to see who is the strongest and toughest team. The challenges are based on toughness, fear and speed.
Every level, the teams fight to get a key which helps them in the final level of the game in the Treasure Chamber. If they get three keys or more at the end of the game, they get the maximum amount of time in the Treasure Chamber (3:00); but if they get two keys or less, a time penalty will be dealt out. If a team wins a 4th key, they receive an extra 150 bonus coins which are added to their final total.
Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge uses the same games as the original show; but with different names and with no lock-ins.
When they enter the chamber, each team gets a piece of paper with a plan of the board (a giant alphabet chessboard), which is composed of letters and the word "Fort Boyard" is written out on it. On this chessboard, they must place four circular plates of color, as shown in the plan. These plates are hidden in the decorative elements of the chamber such as a safe, a rope or barrel. They must therefore find where they are hidden. Boxes are suspended in the fountain and the key for the coins is on top of a vertical rod above and on either side of the Fountain.
Once a team has placed their four plates in the right place, the captain returned his/her hand in a tiger's head located nearby. The key is released to open their chest containing the coins. Once the chest is opened, coins fall into the fountain below. The team members must collect as many coins as possible and put them into a Plexiglas box near the door of the Treasure Chamber.
20 seconds from the end of the 3 minutes, the door of the Treasure Chamber begins to descend and the 8 candidates must get out before it closes fully.
Then it's time to weigh the two candidates from each team take turns paying the container of transparent box to set the number of points scored by the team. At the end of the show, the ranking of teams is updated compared to previous results.[1]
Keys for the Treasure Chamber
4 Keys: 3 minutes + 150 bonus points
3 Keys: 3 minutes
2 Keys: 2 minutes 40 seconds
1 Key: 2 minutes 40' for 3 team members and 2 minutes 20' for the 4th
0 Keys: 2 minutes 40' for 2 team members and 2 minutes for the other 2 team members
Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge is set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France.
From a broadcasting perspective, Fort Boyard itself was refurbished during 1988–89 to become, essentially, a large outdoor television studio. The Fort has its own doctor, catering facilities, as well as production gallery and veterinary centre. The Fort is equipped with 10 portable television cameras, one camera crane for overhead shots, one under-water camera as well as a number of smaller cameras which specifically cover individual games and challenges around the Fort.
Filming took place between 9–15 July 2011; consisting of 20 episodes in total.
Yellow Scorpions (winners of season 1.1)
Red Vipers
Silver Dragons
Green Jaguars
Blue Sharks
White Falcons
It was announced on November 7, 2011 that Disney XD's Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge will return in 2012.
| Season | Year | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 2011 | 10 | 17 October 2011 | 7 November 2011 |
| 1.2 | 2012 | 10 | 2012 | 2012 |
| Series | Year | Episodes | Series Premiere | Series Finale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 2012 | 10 | 1 January 2012 | 3 March 2012 |
| Country / Region | Channel | Series premiere |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Disney XD | November 2011 |