rev:text
| - Been to the Stratosphere a ton of times about 10 years ago, but never been to the top. Attempted a couple of months ago, but the lines were intimidating. This week finally decided to suck it up and do it.
Let's start with the ticketing process. Yes, you have to buy tickets. Don't forget your local discount and yes, I forgot mine. You can get tickets at the counter or through a kiosk. I made the mistake to think that the kiosk would be faster. Obviously wasn't. I was in line behind a bunch of people that either couldn't read, didn't understand the touch screen, or were undecided what to buy (i.e. which rides, the tower only, etc). The group in front of me bought 12 tickets and paid by one dollar bills. Seriously, over a couple of hundred dollars in tickets and they paid by one dollar bills. This took forever. I bet I know why they had so many Washingtons. People even clapped when they were finally done.
Got my tickets with the quickness. Simple, just clicked what I wanted and paid. Then you go in line, which actually is faster than it looks. Go through a metal detector, then get your picture taken in front of a green screen. Elevator to the top took no time.
Now, I'm finally at the top and you get a 360 view of the valley. You can also watch while people get their thrills on the amusement rides. I really wanted to see someone on the sky jump but no one was doing it. There's a bar up top, but was not allowed since I was with my little one.
My overall thoughts...have to try at least once, especially since this is the highest point in Las Vegas. But pricey in my opinion and definitely a tourist trap.
|