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The
Adventure Dome
Circus
Circus
2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South
(702) 794-3939 |
The
AdventureDome is a 5-acre indoor theme
park. It features 19 rides and
attractions for all ages, including a
roller coaster, boat ride, bumper cars,
an IMAX RIDEFILM cineplex, virtual
reality games, climbing wall, arcade,
miniature golf and snack bars.
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon-Thu; 10
a.m.-midnight Fri-Sun.
Cost: Rides are $3-$5 each. An
all-day ride pass is $12.95 for those
33-48 inches tall; $18.95 for those 48
inches and above. Children under 33
inches tall are admitted free. Discount
for Nevada residents on weekdays.
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Big
Shot
The
Stratosphere
2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-380-7777 |
Experience
the weightlessness you get at 4 Gs as
you are launched 160 feet straight up
into the air at 45 mph from the top of
the Stratosphere Tower.
Hours: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. daily
(until 2 a.m. Fri-Sat)
Cost: Big Shot rides are $8.
Admission to the tower is $6 for adults;
$4 for Nevada residents, senior citizens
and children 4-12; free for children 3
and under.
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Cinema
Ride
Forum Shops at Caesars
3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-369-4008 |
Boasts
the nation's first 3-D motion simulator
ride.
Hours: 10 a.m.-midnight daily
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Eiffel
Tower Ride
Paris
3655 Las Vegas Blvd.
702-946-7000 |
Ride
to the tower's observation deck.
Hours: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. daily
Cost: $9 for adults and $7 for
senior citizens. Children under 5, free.
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Gondola
Rides
The Venetian Grand Canal
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-414-4500 |
Ride
in an authentic gondola through the
Venice-themed shopping center while
being serenaded by singing gondoliers.
Hours: 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Sun-Thu; 10 a.m.-midnight Fri-Sat
Cost: $12.50 per passenger; $5
for children 12 and under; and $50 for a
private two-passenger ride (ride is
10-12 minutes).
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High
Roller
The
Stratosphere
2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-380-7777 |
The
High Roller is the world's highest
roller coaster, taking riders around the
top of the Stratosphere Tower and
tilting them over the edge.
Hours: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. daily
(until 2 a.m. Fri-Sat)
Cost: High Roller rides are $5.
Admission to the tower is $6 for adults;
$4 for Nevada residents, senior citizens
and children 4-12; free for children 3
and under.
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Las
Vegas Mini Gran Prix
1401 N. Rainbow Blvd.
702-259-7000 |
The
7-acre park features a banked oval
Sprint Kart Track. Racing includes adult
Gran Prix cars, go-karts and kiddie
karts. Other attractions include the
Dragon Roller Coaster, Super Fun Slide,
arcade and a restaurant and party room.
Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily
(until 1 a.m. Fri-Sat)
Cost: $4.95 per ticket or 5
tickets for $22.50
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Luxor
Attractions
Luxor
3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-262-4400 |
Includes
the interactive attraction "In
Search of the Obelisk" and
"Funhouse Express." Films
change regularly at the Luxor Imax
Theatre.
Hours: "In Search of the
Obelisk" and "Funhouse
Express", 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun-Thu
(until midnight Fri-Sat). Call for Imax
showtimes.
Cost: $7 each for "In Search
of the Obelisk" and "Funhouse
Express"; $8.95 for Imax films.
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Magic
Motion Rides
Excalibur
3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-597-7777 |
Magic
Motion Rides combine 70mm film,
five-channel Dolby stereo sound and
specially designed seats that move in
sync with the on-screen action. Movies
include "Desert Duel,"
"Devil's Mine Ride,"
"Runaway Train," "Space
Race," "Stormrider" and
"Street Luge."
Hours: 10 a.m.-midnight Mon-Fri
(until 1 a.m. Sat-Sun).
Cost: $4 per ride
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Manhattan
Express Roller Coaster New
York- New York
3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-740-6969 |
Twists,
loops and dives around the hotel's
perimeter.
Hours: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun-Thu
(until 11:30 p.m. Fri-Sat)
Cost: $10
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Primm
Attractions
Primadonna Resorts
Interstate 15 South at Primm
702-382-1212 |
Adventure
Canyon Log Flume, Desperado roller
coaster, MaxFlight VR2002 roller
coaster, motion-simulator theaters and
the Turbo Drop at Buffalo Bill's.
Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon-Thu; 11
a.m.-midnight Fri; 10 a.m.-midnight Sat;
10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun
Cost: $4 for the Adventure Canyon
Log Flume, MaxFlight VR2002 and
motion-simulator theaters; $5 for the
Turbo Drop; $6 for the Desperado
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Race
for Atlantis
Forum Shops at Caesars
3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South 702-733-9000 |
A
giant-screen Imax 3-D motion-simulator
ride.
Hours: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. daily
(until midnight Fri-Sat)
Cost: $10 general admission; $9
for local residents and seniors; $7 for
children 12 and under. Must be at least
42 inches tall.
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Speedworld
Sahara
2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-737-2111 |
Virtual-reality,
three-quarter-scale, simulated Indy-car
racing in a 40,000-square-foot facility
along with two dozen interactive rides
and two 3D theaters.
Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun-Thu;
10 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri-Sat
Cost: $8 for the Indy-car
experience, $3 for the theaters
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Speed
-- The Ride
Sahara
2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South
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This
roller coaster is a "shuttle
loop" ride, traveling at speeds up
to 70 mph. It goes through a tunnel, a
misty cloud and a loop, and stops
momentarily at the top of a 224-foot
tower. It then travels, in reverse, back
to the starting point.
Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m
Cost: $6
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Star
Trek: The Experience
Las Vegas Hilton
3000 Paradise Road
1-888-462-6535 |
Includes
re-creation of the promenade from
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine";
Quark's Bar & Restaurant; Zek's
Grand Emporium and Moogie's Trading
Post; The History of the Future, a
self-guided museum tour; and The Voyage
Through Space, an interactive ride where
visitors are "beamed" through
time and space to the Transporter Room
and bridge aboard the USS Enterprise.
Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. daily
Cost: $24.99 for "Voyage
Through Space;" $19.99 with Nevada
ID
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Strat-O-Fair
The Stratosphere
2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-380-7777 |
Midway
at the base of the Stratosphere Tower
featuring the "Little Shot,"
Ferris wheel, other games and a food
court.
Hours: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. daily
(until 2 a.m. Fri-Sat)
Cost: All-access pass: $19.95;
$17.95 for Nevada residents and senior
citizens; or $1-$5 per game or ride.
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Stratosphere
Tower
The Stratosphere
2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-380-7777 |
America's
tallest free-standing tower with indoor
and outdoor observation decks. The tower
houses two rides -- the High Roller
roller coaster and the Big Shot (see
individual listings on this page).
Hours: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. daily
(until 2 a.m. Fri-Sat)
Cost: $6 admission to the tower;
$4 for Nevada residents, senior citizens
and children 4-12; free for children
under 3. Rides are $8 for the Big Shot,
$5 for High Roller. Value-added tower
and ride passes available.
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Theaters
of Sensation
Grand Canal Shoppes, The Venetian
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-733-0545 |
Two
theaters featuring five 3D ride/films.
The adventures include visits to old
Venice, Mars or King Arthur's Lost
World.
Hours: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. daily
(until midnight Fri-Sat)
Cost: $18 for a four-ride combo
and $12 for two-ride combo
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