Stratosphere Tower Location: On the Strip in Las Vegas, NV.
If you're not sure where it is, just look up.
If you're not sure where it is, just look up.
Stratosphere Tower Phone: 800-998-6937
Stratosphere Tower Admission Policy: Ride tickets can be purchased a la carte, or as a package. Riders need to pay for admission to tower as well.
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Stratosphere Tower Rides: Insanity has seats tethered to an arm that swings out beyond the tower leaving riders dangling 1000 feet in the air. As the ride begins its circular motion, the seats rise and tilt downward to the Strip. Insane indeed.
XScream resembles a giant seesaw that sends riders teetering over the edge of the tower.
The Big Shot is a hydraulic freefall drop tower, similar to many found at theme parks--except this one is on top of the tower.
Stratosphere Tower Ride Reviews: Big Shot Freefall Tower Ride Review
High Roller Coaster Review (The Stratosphere dismantled the coaster starting December 30, 2005, and is planning to replace it with another thrill ride.)
High Roller Coaster Review (The Stratosphere dismantled the coaster starting December 30, 2005, and is planning to replace it with another thrill ride.)
Official Web Site: Stratosphere Tower Thrill Rides
Stratosphere Overview: It's kind of hard to miss the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas; the nearly 1000-foot behemoth is visible from anywhere in Sin City. In a town known to embrace the outrageous, it's still insane to discover that there are thrill rides ATOP THE TOWER. Even more audacious than the people who thought of placing rides on top of the Stratosphere: the nuts who ride them (that'd be me...and you?). None of the four rides would be particularly noteworthy if they were planted on the ground, but at more than 900 feet above Vegas' famed strip, they're all beyond wild--and two of them may just be the most thrilling, if not terrifying, rides on the planet. It's all about psychological thrills, and these rides give acrophobia a whole new meaning. When the see saw-like XScream totters over the edge of the tower, or when Insanity (speaking of insane) dangles above the Strip and tilts its cars down as if to eject its passengers, psychological thrills just don't get a heckuva lot more intense. The Big Shot is a fairly standard drop tower ride, but when you're freefalling 1000 feet in the air, all I can say is, "Yikes!" For those too squeamish to brave the attractions, just riding to the top of the tower is an adventure that I'd highly recommend. You'll get two different experiences during the day and Vegas' neon-infused night. If you've got the time and the dough (reward yourself if a slot machine pays off!), try both.
