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| - LOVE this! I've been hiding from downtown Las Vegas and now I'm not sure why. The praying mantis greets you at the entrance and it went off twice while we were there, shooting flames from its antennae. It's was pretty freaking awesome even though I originally thought they were gunshots and that I had been brought here to die. It was also surprisingly cozy at the chilly night.
The park itself is made up of those shipping/freight containers (not containers from the Container Store as I had previously imagined). The containers now house very cute shops that sell cupcakes, trinkets, clothes, beef jerky, etc. There are also a lot of very interesting and enticing looking restaurants and food options and, like so many other places in Vegas, you can just wander about with alcohol.
The BEST part of the park, however, is the tree house and play area in the middle, which is not just for kids (things that are not allowed include pets, drinks and food; there are security people there and they're serious about this). The tree house is fun to climb on even for grown ups and has lots of fun slides, including a two-story slide that's pretty intense. The security guide who stands there to ensure that only one person goes on the slide at a time suggesting I pick my feet up so I did. I suspect he was trying to kill me because I ended up doing a complete 180 degree spin on the slide and came out upside down.
There is also a light game where you can compete by hitting the lights. Which was surprisingly fun even for someone who usually tries to avoid movement and I highly encourage anyone to give it a shot even if you see other people playing it and looking crazy. Also, blocks for building forts :)
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