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Stratosphere Thrill Rides

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High above the Strip at the top of the Stratosphere Tower are three major thrill rides that will scare the bejeezus out of you, especially if you have even the slightest fear of heights. Don't even think about heading up here if you have serious vertigo. People have been known to get sick just watching these rides.

The Big Shot would be a monster ride on the ground, but starting from the 112th floor makes it twice as wild. Four riders are strapped into chairs on four sides of the needle, which rises from the Stratosphere's observation pod. With little warning, you're flung 160 feet up the needle, then dropped like a rock. The whole thing is over in less than a minute, but your knees will wobble for the rest of the day.

The X Scream tips passengers over the edge of the tower like a giant seesaw again and again. Sit in the very front so you'll get an unobstructed view of the Strip, straight down!

Another unobstructed view can be seen by dangling over the edge of the tower off the arm of Insanity (www.insanityride.com). The arm pivots and hangs you out 64 feet from the edge of the tower; then it spins you faster and faster, so you're lifted to a 70-degree angle by a centrifugal force that's the equivalent of 3 g-forces.

  • Cost: Tower $9.95, rides $8 each, unlimited rides and tower day pass $29.95
  • Open: Sun.-Thurs. 10 AM-1 AM, Fri. and Sat. 10 AM-2 AM
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Reviewed by purepacha from Manchester, England on 9/7/07
there is no where in the world where u can do thrill rides at the top of some big ass tower, just do it its an awesome experiance!! oh and the fews are pretty incredible aswell.

Member Rating: 4.2
Ratings details: Experience: 5.0 Ease: 3.0 Value: 3.0 Don't Miss: 5.0
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