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World's tallest Ferris wheel opens in Vegas today
Posted on 3/31/14 at 10:10 am
Posted on 3/31/14 at 10:10 am
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LAS VEGAS -- At 550 feet, the highest point on the highest observation wheel in the world, Tony Anouvongs takes a selfie and sends it to his 16-year-old daughter.
"My daughter requested it," he says of the High Roller wheel. "She seemed so excited to have me ride it and take a selfie for her."
Everyone around him is snapping Smartphone photos of the 360-degree view of the sun setting over Vegas and the mountains surrounding it. One woman is Face Timing with her mother. Once the sun sets, the High Roller's 2,000 LED lights turn on, and the wheel, which resembles a bicycle tire with a hub and a spindle, turns into a giant kaleidoscope.
Anouvongs, a security corporal at the Flamingo Las Vegas, is one of the first people to ride Las Vegas' newest attraction, which got its official operating permit from Clark County last week and opens to the public today at 1 p.m.
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Posted on 3/31/14 at 10:10 am to Wally Sparks
That's damn tall
You are fully enclosed in a pod so not as scary as the traditional seat w/ the bar across your lap.
You are fully enclosed in a pod so not as scary as the traditional seat w/ the bar across your lap.
This post was edited on 3/31/14 at 10:12 am
Posted on 3/31/14 at 10:16 am to Wally Sparks
What a wonderful view of the parking lot!
Posted on 3/31/14 at 10:18 am to BottomlandBrew
no way. my palms are sweating just looking at those pictures. 
Posted on 3/31/14 at 10:23 am to Wally Sparks
Damn.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 10:38 am to Wally Sparks
You can throw a party on one with alcohol...I'm in!
Posted on 3/31/14 at 10:50 am to TheWhizzinator
I saw them building it when I was there this summer. The pictures don't do it justice, that think is HUGE.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 1:21 pm to It's White
I love rollercoasters but ferris wheels actually make me feel uneasy. I guess its the rocking and the openess of them. This thing is has enclosed pods. Dont think it would feel like a ferris wheel
Posted on 3/31/14 at 2:00 pm to dafuqusay
Was in Vegas a couple of months ago and talked to some locals about it. Every single one said they thought it was the stupidest thing yet in a town full of odd and stupid things.
Projected price (I guess we will find out today) was $25 to go around a few times.
Just not sure who is going to pay that much to ride around in an enclosed cabin with a bunch of smelly tourists.
EDIT just found it on Google:
The High Roller will open to the public today at 4 p.m. EST. A variety of ticketing options will be available online and on-site starting at $24.95, plus fees. The High Roller will be open seven days a week 365 days a year.
Projected price (I guess we will find out today) was $25 to go around a few times.
Just not sure who is going to pay that much to ride around in an enclosed cabin with a bunch of smelly tourists.
EDIT just found it on Google:
The High Roller will open to the public today at 4 p.m. EST. A variety of ticketing options will be available online and on-site starting at $24.95, plus fees. The High Roller will be open seven days a week 365 days a year.
This post was edited on 3/31/14 at 2:03 pm
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