Las Vegas Adventuredome and Big Apple Coaster

[johnjniehaus]

For presidents day weekend I made a trip out to Vegas with my partner to get a couple rollercoaster credits during the rather frigid winter months. The Circus Circus hotel/casino is currently for sale so who knows if it's days are numbered considering that sometimes they completely renovate a hotel and sometimes they just knock it down and start over. Regardless it seemed like a good time to visit Vegas and we had a pretty good time. 

So first up was the Big Apple Coaster at New York New York. The only Togo left in the USA, this one runs premier trains similar to full throttle at Magic Mountain. The cost is $25 and $10 for a reride. You get a 20% if you buy a monorail ticket so we got to ride twice for $30. Still a rip off but hey cheaper than flying to Japan to ride a Togo. So seeming as king cobra closed before I was born, this was my first Togo and I had mixed feelings about it. In the back it definitely had some jarring transitions but the front rode much smoother. The first half of the ride with the three big drops, the loop, and the dive loop was amazing but the mid course and the rest of the ride becomes quite boring. Overall it's a cool ride but they shouldn't be charging that much money for it. However, it had a 30 min line so apparently it's still pretty popular. It's also worth noting that you must put all of your lose articles in a locker for this ride and the lockers cost an additional fee of $1

Adventuredome at Circus Circus was home to two coasters. The S&S El Loco was alot more fun than I was expecting it to be but unfortunately it was having constant downtime meaning we only go one ride in on it because it broke down 3 other times we tried to get a reride. Of course canyon blaster is the star of the show with its 4 inversions and helix through the mountain. Like most arrows it's smoother in the back rows but also gave me a prolonged grey out existing the first loop, through the second loop, and into the turnaround. Very good ride. Of course we rode some of the flats which aren't worth writing home about with the exception of the chance inverter which I believe is a pretty rare flat these days. I personally haven't seen one anywhere else so it was great to finally get to ride one. Adventuredome was priced at $60 which also seemed high for what it was however that must be a trend in Las Vegas. 

[faeriewench]

Glad you was able to stomach the smell of the casino to get to Adventuredome.... Canyon Blaster is a neat little gem in itself.

[Captain Nemo]

I wish we had a Ferrari World. Telling people my home park is Adventure Dome just feels embarrassing to say. The two coasters in there are great but be prepared to pay! There’s lots of deals online, and through MGM resort slot apps where you can redeem NYNY Togo rides at slashed prices and even BOGO. If you want to save on parking fees having someone with a Nevada Drivers License will provide up to 3 hours of free parking at most resorts.
For anyone visiting Vegas I also recommend going to Area 15, it’s worth visiting not for the creds but just the exhibits! Especially once Universal Horror Unleashed opens later this year. 
If you are a Photographer, totally recommend visiting the state line at PRIMM. You can get great shots of Desperado in its decaying SBNO state from the parking lot around the entire hotel.

lastly, I do recommend everyone try the TOGO. I’ve been on TOGO rides both here in the US and Japan. Yes, the US market TOGOs got the short end of the stick. This particular TOGO (which is the last one in North America) is not as bad or rough as people say it is. You will get off saying “wow, that was a roller coaster”. But the experience does provide a charm that brings me back to the 90s when every coaster was a bit jank (even the B&Ms).