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| - Unique views of Vegas and the surrounding community. Bought our tickets for a night run inside Harrahs. Yes, it's pricey, but discounts are out there if price is a concern, spend the time, save some money. We pretty much walked right through LINQ and right up to the pod. Friendly crew all the way, friendly riders too. Loading looks a bit hairy, but it's smooth enough if you follow the lead of the people ahead of you and heed the guidance of the crew member (the pod move along the loading dock so you're working with a moving target like an escalator, but the movement is lateral). The lower quadrants are pretty uneventful as you get oriented. A video host makes annoying appearances throughout the ride, sometimes bringing interesting facts, other times pumping up the excitement like only a generic videotaped pep rally can. The timelapse constuction video is cool. They could slow it down, or repeat it and offer it on the lower parts of the ride where the parking lot is currently the backdrop. Various data comes and goes. A continuous graphic showing your position and altitude would be nice. Also, they could use the screens to help locate and identify noteworthy spots and attractions. The views are great. If you're not blessed with a upper floor view at your hotel or your room faces the suburbs, this is a cheap way to see what you're missing. You can take some pretty good pictures in the pod, but be aware of the distortion in some areas where the "glass" is curved. The ride is smooth, very few motion issues, the air is mostly fresh with comfy a/c and our pod was not overstuffed so we could all move around.
I'd walk slowly and observantly to the pod and consider your neighbors as you approach the loading zone. If you don't want to be locked up with drunk fratboys, mobs of kids, or loud ethnic ladies screaming a foreign language endlessly into their phones........adjust your arrival time. Our pod had about a dozen riders. One girl was having an emotional breakdown quietly with her friend consoling her (didn't appear to be ride related). Another girl left her drink on a rail, which fell to the floor with no way to clean it up (no cup holders, finish your stuff down stairs). But the rest of our travel mates were pleasant and courteous and seemed to have a very positive experience. Glad we partook. It's by no means a thrill ride and visually its very calm and pleasant and they can easily accomdate handicapped and disabled folks. Fun time.
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