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| - LIke cheap thrills? Vegas is full of them and this one is well worth the $15 bucks or whatever they hit you for. After all, the entire thing takes place over 100 stories above the ground.
Picture this...you travel up an elevator to the 110th story of the building to access these rides. From there, they have a few different options. One ride lets you hang over the edge on a roller coaster car. Ths is called the X Scream. I hear the front seats are the best. Another ride takes you over the edge and spins you around. I cannot think of the name of this ride. My favorite, and the only one I have done (five times), is the Big Shot. This is a ride that shoots you straight up and drops you down a few times. It is the glowing red pole on the top of the Stratosphere that everybody in Las Vegas can see.
Once, while riding the Big Shot, I sat next to a Japanese businessman who was wearing a collared shirt and tie. When the ride took off, he apparently forgot to secure the money he had stuffed in his front pocket. It went flying and he screamed out, "My Moneeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!" I felt bad for him, but happy for the folks that live and walk around the Stratosphere who clearly benefitted from this mishap.
If you don't want to ride anything, they have plenty of space to walk around indoors and outdoors. They have coin-operated binoculars to play with, a place to eat, a gift shop, and numerous places to take photos in front of the famed Las Vegas Strip. Good for all ages.
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