No, Colby Raha Isn’t Jumping Over the Fountains at Caesars Palace

By Scott Roeben, on May 15 2026
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Las Vegas

The shiny new Omnia Dayclub has opened in front of Caesars Palace.

To help publicize the endeavor, the folks at Omnia Dayclub have arranged for a publicity stunt that harkens back to when Evel Knievel attempted to jump the fountains at Caesars Palace.

On May 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., pro freestyle motocross rider and daredevil Colby Raha will perform a stunt described as jumping his motorcycle “across the Caesars Palace Front Fountains.” Which is complete hooey. Oh, he’s jumping vertically, but he’s not jumping the fountains featured in Knievel’s 1967 wipeout. Raha isn’t jumping over a fountain at all. Here’s what’s up.

So many headlines, so much cluelessness.

Here’s the truth: On May 17, Colby Raha will make a vertical jump of 100 feet near the fountains at Caesars Palace.

Which is both terrifying and impressive, should he succeed.

But to be clear, he’s jumping upward. Pretty much straight up. The only thing he’s jumping over is shrubbery.

You can see some recent video of the jump site in this Tweet from our friend @seventensuited.

A news release saying a daredevil “will ride across boards covering the fountains at Caesars Palace” just wouldn’t have the same ring as “jumping over the iconic fountains at Caesars Palace.”

They’re still fairly iconic, but the original fountains at Caesars Palace have been redesigned and downsized over the years, including a major overhaul of the resort’s frontage in 1986. A jump across the fountains, from side to side, would be about 90 feet or so. Yawn.

Nobody’s likely to jump the Caesars fountains again, because their take-off or landing ramp would be, well, Omnia Dayclub.

Knievel’s failed attempt was at a time when the fountains at Caesars Palace were 141 feet across. Here’s some video of his 1967 jump attempt.

Evel Knievel’s son, Robbie Knievel, successfully jumped the fountains at Caesars Palace on April 14, 1989. His jump was around 150 feet.

Gary Wells attempted the Caesars jump in 1980 during a taping of “That’s Incredible!,” but crashed. Not only did they define “incredible” differently in 1980, they captured video with actual potatoes.

In 2006, Mike Metzger performed a record-setting backflip over the fountains (about 125 feet), recognized by Guinness as a world record for the feat.

In 2018, Travis Pastrana recreated Evel Knievel’s jump as a tribute to the O.G. daredevil.

Oh, and while it was at Paris resort, rather than Caesars Palace, this stunt by Robbie Maddison was a jaw-dropper, too.

The one thing all these guys have in common? They’re absolutely nuts.

Such stunts are great for Las Vegas.

Fingers crossed for a successful jump by Colby Raha! Just don’t believe the hype when the stunt is touted as a “record-breaking jump over the Caesars Palace fountains.”