Photo courtesy of Joyrides
Well, this was a trip for firsts. We wanted to do everything we had missed
during our first trip last April. Unfortunately the weather forecasts didn't sound
very promising. El Nino was going to be bearing down harder than a Dave
Althoff lap bar nightmare. So it seemed imperative that Desperado be at the
top of our hit list. First thing we did was drive to Primm. We got there early and had a chance to walk around and videotape the Desperado doing it's test runs. The security folks let us go into a restricted area right smack in front of the tunnel and we got to videotape the train cresting the lift, down the first hill and BLAM!!! out of the tunnel and up the second hill.
Unfortunately Turbo Drop was down for maintenance :( and we were told it might rain that day, so we decided not to purchase an all day pass for Desperado, but still got in 3 rides - 2 rides in the front seat and 1 next to the back. We wanted to get back in time to ride the Express. And it's a good thing we did as it turned out to be our only chance to ride it! We had planned to ride both the Express and High Roller at night, but it rained. We also rode past the Lightning Bolt on MGM/Bally's monorail but because of the rain we didn't have time to ride it, the Skyscreamer or the Canyon Blaster.
We went to Star Trek: The Experience but it was Saturday afternoon and the line was an hour and a half..... just for tickets!!! So we stayed and gambled in the Space Quest casino which is just amazing. It's like gambling on board a giant Enterprise and all of the slot machines are futuristic. Instead of pulling a handle all of the machines have lasers that you pass your hand through to activate the spin. We had so much fun we ended up staying for over three hours, and by the time we left the line for tickets was even longer (you also have to wait in an even longer line once you purchase your tickets). So a tip for Dana next week: avoid Saturdays and go early!
Oh well, the main thing we wanted to do during this trip was hit everything we missed during our trip in April, and we definitely did that! Desperado, "Mystere," Caesars Palace, Hard Rock, Red Rock Canyon, Rio's Masquerade Show in the Sky, In-N-Out Burger, M&M World - all of those things were new to us. And we got to use our video camera at a surprising number of casinos - NYNY, MGM, Bally's, Mirage, Hard Rock and Star Trek. Susan even got me on videotape right as I hit the jackpot at both Bally's and the Star Trek casino! We got back last night and I am completely exhausted. We stayed up every night until 4:00 and were up by 7:00 a.m. I have blisters upon blisters. Las Vegas is an incredible city and the area is just filled with an endless amount of attractions. For those of you who haven't been to Las Vegas it's a marvelous area, even if you don't like to gamble. For me, Las Vegas is the perfect vacation place. It's got everything but the ocean, and someday they'll probably figure out a way to simulate that. I LOVED NYNY and I LOVE DESPERADO! And I LOVE LAS VEGAS!!!
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