Vegas Hotel Offers Thrilling Freefall Attraction To Guests
Now, what benefits does a hotel normally offer to its paying guests? Usually, hotels present their guests with options such as a complimentary breakfast, discounts on meals or rooms and package deals for the duration of their stay. Hotels also tend to have other benefits like room service, daily room maintenance by housekeepers, personal TVs in the room with cable, internet access, pools and even saunas. These things are what guests would normally expect at a hotel. But what if there were hotels who also offered thrill rides that you’d commonly see at a theme park attract its guests? Well, the Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel & Casino is one vacation establishment that actually does this.
This hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada started with three thrill rides on top of its tower, known as Big Shot, X-Scream and Insanity. Since then, the Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel has added a new attraction called Sky Jump Las Vegas this past January. The SkyJump is a controlled freefall in which thrill-seeking guests have the opportunity to plummet 855 feet at a speed of forty miles per hour over the legendary Las Vegas Strip. This thrill ride is similar to skydiving and base-jumping and it’s available during the day and at night. Before they can enjoy the experience of SkyJump, customers must receive a brief safety lesson and then get out-fitted for custom “jump suits” provided by the Stratosphere Hotel. Next, each participant is hooked up to a patented high-speed “descender” machine, leading them to a small platform, which serves as their launching point for a hundred-story jump and their descent is the same height as Stratosphere itself. Guide wires are the safety measure used to ensure that guests stay on course during the freefall. Then the machine slows down the person’s descent before they can make imminent contact with the ground below, providing a safe and controlled landing.
Furthermore, the entire SkyJump experience only lasts for thirty minutes. The new thrill ride for the Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel is set to open this month. According to Frank Riolo, CEO of American Casino & Entertainment Properties, this new attraction is not just the only skyjump in North America but it’s also the biggest skyjump in the world. Well, this thrill ride definitely sounds like an amazing experience for adventure and thrill-seekers on vacation. SkyJump might just be one more reason to take a trip to Vegas.
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