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For a short time after living in California, and before moving back to North Carolina, I lived in a city in Arizona called Bullhead City. The city is only 90 miles south of Las Vegas, & made getting to sin city, a easy a convenient trip. While we did make several drives to the known center of gambling in the universe, we were uncompromisingly poor when we lived there.


One of the things we failed to ever do was go to the Stratosphere theme park which sits atop the tallest casino in Las Vegas. The stratosphere looks like a giant space needle, but is actually a hotel. On the top of the hotel they built a roller-coaster (Sky Coaster) and several other rides that would leave even the least fear-of-heights individuals in a complete panic.



So for the longest time, I've expected one day to read that the riders of the roller coaster on top of the Stratosphere Casino would plummet to their death in the ultimate of theme park carnage. It hasn't happened yet but it's bound to happen.


Maybe that's why I never road the stratosphere roller-coaster? Maybe my experience inside of Las Vegas casinos has taught me that the casino always will come out on top, and within every safety inspection of every nut that holds the huge amusement park to the top of the stratosphere tower, there is a probability to make mistakes, and that one mistake may shoot me off the top of the casino in a blazing stream of coaster cars in the most uneventful of deaths.

Then again maybe that's the way to go?

I did those rides at night. It is a total rush but the element of extreme fear is always in the back of your head.

You rode it Matt? Did you ride the one that hangs you off the side of the building?

I think I'd puke.... and I'm a daredevil...

I road the roller coaster and the Big Shot. They didn't have the twirly thing when I was there.

It's "rode" not "road" you nit. The ride is only as safe as the mental state of the guy riding- and I guess the operator.

spellingcop wrote:It's "rode" not "road" you nit. The ride is only as safe as the mental state of the guy riding- and I guess the operator.

Well look, we have a new face. An irritating one at that. Gotta be from the North East somewhere or travel there often to get their influence. You can tell by the diction and lack of personality.

The 1996 Webster's Dictionary had 315 words misspelled.

this was the most insain ride i have ever seen.if you would like to risk it all,have fun.hahahaha

this was made for maniacs. haha. yeah i mean if you want to ride it more power to you. i mena i think it looks better than if you accually rode it. it looks so high and thats coming from me and my cousin. and we ride MOST anything :]

I went on it a few years ago. I love roller coaster but I thought it was gonna fly off the building!!!

God, i cannot wait to visit vegas now. I cant wait to scare my friend to death telling him we r falling lol And whoever said itz crazy to ride this..........well....I hope u die

Stratosphere Las Vegas On the top of the hotel they built a roller-coaster (Sky Coaster) and several other rides that would leave even the least fear-of-heights individuals in a complete panic.

Must admit I was too pysched out by the height to ride it but my kids did (while I hid) - they said it was an extreme rush.

Liv wrote:The 1996 Webster's Dictionary had 315 words misspelled.

really that is so cool not jk dont tell anybody

Liv wrote:The 1996 Webster's Dictionary had 315 words misspelled.

Mark Twain once said "I feel sorry for those who only know how to spell a word one way"

THIS IS ONE SICK RIDE. IT'S A HOTEL..HOW WELL IS THIS THING BUILT THAT IT CAN HOLD TIDES ON IT? I DONT THINK THE SUPPORT IS GOOD ENOUGH ESPECIALLY ON TOP OF A HOTEL. DUM IDEA. SOONER OR LATER THE STRUCTURE WILL GIVE OUT BECAUSE MOST OF THE WEIGHT IS ON THE "EDGE".

I got on the big shot but ill would never do that hanging ride I'm going back this weekend n I'm getting on the big shot again

Who died and told you anything, do you know how this thing was built? WATCH THE TRAVEL CHANNEL before you open you mouth GEEZ....

SeagullsBeauty wrote:THIS IS ONE SICK RIDE. IT'S A HOTEL..HOW WELL IS THIS THING BUILT THAT IT CAN HOLD TIDES ON IT? I DONT THINK THE SUPPORT IS GOOD ENOUGH ESPECIALLY ON TOP OF A HOTEL. DUM IDEA. SOONER OR LATER THE STRUCTURE WILL GIVE OUT BECAUSE MOST OF THE WEIGHT IS ON THE "EDGE".