“Anythings possible…and I can’t wait to see what happens next.” – Zach Anner
For months we have waited for Oprah’s Your OWN Show winners to come into our lives and bring us everything they’ve got! Last night we found out it was well worth the wait. Rollin with Zach premiered last night on OWN and here is my 5 word review – WOW! You won’t be disappointed! Host Zach Anner, who has cerebral palsy (“the sexiest of the palsies”) and an amazing sense of humor, wanted to bring a travel show to the world and in turn has created a series that does more than take us places but inspires our spirit to embrace life!
Each thirty minute adventure countdowns Zach’s top 5 things to do in each city. In last night’s premier, Zach rolled us into Los Angeles and Chicago from a perspective that we might have missed if we took the journey on our own. With more than a “sitting down” attitude, Zach runs, jumps, swims, swings and flies into life in each of these episodes with such passion and fun that his joy is contagious and his spirit is motivating. For all those moments in your OWN life that you told yourself that you couldn’t do it…for all those times that you sat on the sidelines for whatever reason…for anything that you have ever doubted in yourself…Zach will inspire you to not only be your best self and live your best life but to do it with laughter and adventure that you didn’t even know you had!
Here are Zach’s top five countdowns for each city.
Los Angeles Countdown
5. Go to The Price is Right! Come on down and visit one of Zach’s favorite game shows ever!
4. The Sweat Spot – Dancing from the soul. Sporting legwarmers and an orange headband, Zach busts a move and dances with 200% of his heart and soul! Fearless!
3. Millions of Milkshakes – Next time you are in West Hollywood, try a “Handi-Cappuccino,”compliments of Zach and his love of coffee and cookies!
2. Venice Beach – Don’t miss the #1 tourist attraction in Southern California. Don’t blink, because you might miss something.
1. Surfing (dude) – Topping Zach’s list is surfing in Malibu. With the organization, Life Rolls On, Zach catches some waves and tells us, “When I was riding that wave, it was amazing. So fast. So liberating. One of the most amazing experiences of my life.”
Chicago Countdown
5. Navy Pier – You’ve gotta go to navy pier and you’ve gotta ride the Ferris wheel. If you are as fearless and fun as Zach, check out the swing too! Zach on the swing was hilarious! Fear and fun bring out the funniest side of people!
4. All the way to the TOP please – Visit the Willis Tower (formally the Sears tower). 103 floors with an amazing view of the city. If you are brave enough, go to “the ledge” – 1300 feet above the street and the fear element to the Rollin with Zach show!
3. A real Chicago summertime street festival – Zach visits the longstanding “Taste of Greek” festival and gives us a little “Opa!” and Oprah! Trying a little Greek Saganaki cheese and some dancing too! Lots of hugs and kisses as Zach tells us, “I don’t know that I’ve ever felt so welcome anywhere!”
2. Visiting the i-Cream laboratory, Zach custom creates his OWN ice cream. Here, customers can create any color and flavor combo of ice cream that they can dream up! “Possibilities are endless…”
1. Water skiing on Lake Michigan…well, a lake – With Adaptive Adventures, they are determined to making action sports possible and dreams come true. Zach’s number 1 thing on his list was to water ski in the lake. Well, on Zach’s day, the water was a little too choppy for boats – any boats so, but everyone kept that positive attitude and with a great team, the Adaptive Adventures people adapted to the day and found a nearby lake to make this travel adventure happen. Thumbs up all the way for this!
*Rollin’ with Zach airs with back-to-back episodes on Monday’s begining on December 12 from 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.