The eighth season commences at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California on a course featuring the Floating Steps, Tick Tock, Escalator, Ring Jump, I-Beam Cross, and Warped Wall. Veteran ninjas include stock trader Kevin Bull, stuntman Flip Rodriguez, stuntwoman Jessie Graff, and flight attendant Grant McCartney, while app developer Chris Workman and rock climber Josh Levin take on the course for the first time.