On the Strip - Part 2...

Whilst walking the stip we went to the Stratosphere Tower, Id seen this place before online and wanted to ride the three "thrill" rides located at the top of its tower.

For more info have a look at the website :

http://www.stratospherehotel.com/las_vegas_stratosphere_ride.html

The official line from the website is : Thrill seekers of all ages can experience the ultimate in excitement at Stratosphere Las Vegas! At over 100 stories above the ground, the Stratosphere boasts the world's three highest thrill rides; the Big Shot, X Scream and Insanity the Ride. Rock on...

My Favourate ride was "The Big Shot". It catapults 16 riders from the 921-foot high platform up the Tower's mast to a height of 1,081 feet. Traveling at 45 miles per hour, you experience 4G's as you reach the very top, and feel negative G's on the way down. Not many people around so i went on this a few times in a row :)

At 866 feet, X Scream is the world's third highest thrill ride. Shaped like a giant teeter-totter, X Scream is an open vehicle that propels you head-first, 27 feet over the edge of the Stratosphere Tower and then dangles you weightlessly above the Strip before pulling it's riders back and over again for more! Might sound funny, but i dont actually like heights that much, so i only went on this one, once!!

Insanity (Featured in the pics above) -The Ride consists of an arm that extends out 64 feet over the edge of the Tower and will spins you at up to three 'G's.' As the ride spins faster and faster, the riders are propelled up to an angle of 70 degrees. Riders experience the thrill of being flung over the edge of the Tower and literally facing downward at the City of Las Vegas below. The ride is programmable with various ride options. An unobstructed view of historic downtown Las Vegas rewards those riders brave enough to experience three 'G's' at a height of more than 900 feet. Cant say much on this one other than the name says it all.... completely surreal being spun over the edge looking straight down!!!!