
Check out other Las Vegas theme parks, water parks, and attractions. Choose from a wide selection of top-quality vehicles without breaking the bank. The High Roller is currently the world's biggest observation wheel. Reservations Deals Fastbreak Monthly Car Rental Las Vegas Reserve a Long-Term Car Rental in Las Vegas Tourists visiting Las Vegas and seasonal workers alike will enjoy the many benefits of long-term car rentals from Budget. The Linq, which is also located on the Las Vegas Strip, repurposed the name for its 550-foot tall observation wheel. If you want to ride the rails, there are other Las Vegas roller coasters. By the way, the ride lives on-in name anyways. Otherwise, High Roller was a mundane coaster. The sheer height, and the fear that the over-the-shoulder harness may not have kept you secured to the seat, the train may not have been securely affixed to the track, or the track may not have been securely attached to the tower, provided the thrills. Of course, hurtling around the top of the tower, even at 30 mph, was still harrowing. At a top speed of 30 mph, no inversions, not much acceleration or g-forces, and hardly any drops, it was firmly in the "family" coaster category. High Roller (what a great name!) was a fairly wimpy coaster. You don't have to get the cold sweats wondering whether you'd have the nerve to ride High Roller. The Stratosphere dismantled the roller coaster in 2005 (to make room for some of the other rides that are listed above). Let's take a look at the Stratosphere’s thrill rides in order of tamest to downright horrifying.Īmerican Casino & Entertainment Properties With its revolving dining room, the eatery is something of a ride in itself. You could also book a table at the Stratosphere's Top of the World restaurant and enjoy a meal and cocktails some 800 feet in the air. For about $20, you could board an elevator and head to the observation deck.

The Stratosphere collectively refers to the attractions at the top of its tower as the “Skypod.” By the way, you don't have to board any of the thrill rides to get a commanding view of the Strip from atop the tower. It's all about psychological thrills, and these rides give acrophobia a whole new meaning. And two of the other rides would likely make it onto the top-10 list. One of them of them may just be the most thrilling, if not terrifying, ride on the planet. But at more than 900 feet above terra firma, they're all beyond wild. None of the rides would be particularly noteworthy if they were planted on the ground. Would you be among the brave souls who would consider strapping in for a ride aboard the crazy contraptions? Unless you are especially hardy, it's likely that at least one one of the attractions would give you pause-if not send you running in the opposite direction with your tail between your legs. Even more audacious than the people who thought of placing rides on top of the Stratosphere: the nuts who ride them. In a town known to embrace the outrageous, it's still insane to discover that there are thrill rides atop the tower.

The nearly 1000-foot-tall behemoth is visible from anywhere in Sin City. Even though Las Vegas' famed Strip is overloaded with glitzy neon lights and countless other distractions, it's kind of hard to miss the Stratosphere Tower.
