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Las Vegas

Buffalo Bill's Hotel & Casino

Desperado
In what seem to be the middle of nowhere.. there lies one of the world's tallest, fastest, and longest coasters. Desperado is located about 45 minutes south of Las Vegas at a huge resort on the border of Nevada and California. It stands 209 feet off the ground and plunges 225 feet down into an underground tunnel at the speed of 90 mph. This Arrow built hypercoaster is really alot of fun and I think it is alot better than Magnum XL-200. The ride gives you a great first drop, plenty of positive and negative g forces, and a really fast trip around the entire Buffalo Bill's property.

New York New York Hotel & Casino

Manhatten Express
This coaster might just be my least favorite coaster of all time. I didn't find it all that thrilling and it was extremely rough, but the worst part is that it costs $10 to ride it once. Not only that, but they don't even let you pick your seat. The twist and dive inversion was pretty cool but not worth the bruises I recieved from it. Unless you're really curious, just skip this one... it is more fun watching it from the ground.

Sahara Hotel & Casino

Speed: The Ride
This is by far the best coaster in Las Vegas. When I heard that Premier Rides was building this coaster, I figured that it would be really rough like Batman & Robin: The Chiller, but this ride was actually pretty smooth. The 45 mph launch out of the Nascar Cafe is awesome. Then you hit a highly banked left turn that brings you underground. After that comes a loop and then another launch that brings you up to 70 mph as fast as you did before. Then from there it is truely all about speed as you fly straight through the big Sahara sign and up a 224 foot tall tower. Doing it in reverse is even more fun!

Stratosphere Hotel & Casino

Big Shot
Stick your favorite S&S built Space Shot in the clouds and then you'll get Big Shot. Big Shot is placed right on top of the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas. You get strapped in and you start to hear a rumble coming from the speakers. Suddenly you are blasted 45 mph straight up from 889 feet to 1,049 feet in the air. When you're about to reach the top, something I have never experienced on any other space shot occurs. Something kicks in slowing the car a bit which causes you to float for a few seconds... 1,049 feet in the air! You eventually bounce your way back down to the launching pad where you hear "Viva Las Vegas" playing out of big speakers. I really don't think any S&S Space Shots will be quite the same after this insane contraption.

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