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Las Vegas Attractions
Fun Attractions for Kids
— Tower & Observation Deck
— Thrill Rides at Statosphere
2000 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas
800-998-6937
702-380-7777
Description
Centrally located, Stratosphere Las Vegas is at the top of the
Las Vegas Strip. Stratosphere Tower
At 1,149 feet, the Stratosphere Tower is the tallest freestanding
observation tower in the US — and the tallest building
west of the Mississippi River.
Observation Decks
Enjoy panoramic views of
the Las Vegas Strip and the surrounding valley.
Visitors to the Tower are whisked from ground level to the observation
decks in less than 30 seconds in double-decker elevators traveling
at speeds of 1,800 feet per minute — or three floors a second.
Restaurants
More Info on Stratosphere Restaurants
More Info on Thrill Rides
Thrill Rides
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The World's 4 Highest Thrill
Rides
Enjoy Fun Thrill Rides 100 stories above ground. The Stratosphere boasts
the World's Four Highest Thrill Rides — X Scream, Big
Shot,
High
Roller
Roller Coaster and Insanity the Ride.
X Scream (photo above)
At 866 feet, X Scream is the world's third highest thrill ride.
Shaped like a giant teeter-totter, X Scream is an open vehicle
that propels riders head-first, 27 feet over the edge of the
Stratosphere Tower and dangles them weightlessly above the Strip
before pulling it's riders back and over again for more!
Big Shot (photo
above and at bottom left)
The Big Shot thrill ride catapults 16 riders from the 921-foot high platform
up the Tower's mast to a height of 1,081 feet. Traveling at 45 miles per hour,
riders experience 4G's as they reach the very top, and feel negative G's on
the way down.
High-Roller Roller Coaster —
World's Highest Roller Coaster
(photos above and below—
yellow
cars on track)
The High Roller roller coaster is the world's
highest roller coaster! At 909 feet above the ground, the High
Roller rockets around the tower pod on 840 feet of track banking
sharply at 32-degree angles, traveling approximately 32 miles per
hour.
Insanity
The Ride consists of an
arm that extends out 64 feet over the edge of the Tower and
spins
passengers
at up to three 'G's.' As the ride spins faster and faster, the
riders are propelled up to an angle of 70 degrees. Riders will
experience the thrill of being flung over the edge of the Tower
and literally facing downward at the City of Las Vegas below. The
ride is programmable with various ride options. An unobstructed
view of historic downtown Las Vegas rewards those riders brave
enough to experience three 'G's' at a height of more than 900 feet.
Hours of Operation
Sun-Thurs 10am-1am
Fri, Sat & Holidays 10am-2am
Ticketing Box Office & Info
702-380-7711
Visit Stratosphere's Ticketing Box Office for Show Tickets, Tower & Thrill
Ride admission. The Ticketing Box Office is located on the 2nd Floor Retail Level. More Info
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