{"id":14257,"date":"2016-05-17T00:30:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T07:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=14257"},"modified":"2016-05-19T15:23:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T22:23:49","slug":"steve-wynn-so-serious-about-waterpark-he-rode-slotzilla-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/steve-wynn-so-serious-about-waterpark-he-rode-slotzilla-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Wynn’s So Serious About His Waterpark, He Rode SlotZilla (Twice)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Props to Steve Wynn for going the extra mile for his proposed Wynn Paradise Park.<\/p>\n

The 74-year-old casino mogul took a field trip to learn more about zip lines, which he’s expected to have at his new waterpark, and rode on downtown’s SlotZilla zipline<\/a>. Twice.<\/p>\n

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That time you thought you’d seen everything in Las Vegas, then you saw a billionaire riding a zipline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wynn first rode SlotZilla’s upper Zoomline (riders fly prone, superhero-style), then returned to try the lower Zipline (seated).<\/p>\n

He was accompanied by his wife, Andrea, DeRuyter Butler<\/a> (in the blue shirt), Executive Vice President of Architecture, Wynn Design & Development (who Wynn described as his “lead designer”) and a lone bodyguard (at right, below).<\/p>\n

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Steve Wynn was born Stephen Alan Weinberg. Now, we just refer to him as “Badass.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Steve Wynn’s vision is severely impaired—he suffers from an eye disease, retinitis pigmentosa—he was fearless as he flew over Fremont Street. He was gracious to everyone he encountered, too.<\/p>\n

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Steve Wynn and friends take the express route down Fremont Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Recently, Steve Wynn announced an ambitious new project, the $1.6 billion Wynn Paradise Park.<\/p>\n

During his visit to SlotZilla (this blog works at Fremont Street Experience, by the way, which includes SlotZilla), Wynn was overheard saying he believes Wynn Paradise Park will be the “most visually stunning project” of his career. Which is saying a lot. It’s flipping Steve Wynn.<\/p>\n

Here’s a video<\/a> from the folks at Crystal Lagoons, responsible for making the new lagoon’s water blue and sparkly.<\/p>\n

The project will feature a lake and mile-long boardwalk. Yes, a mile long. There will also be a white sand beach, as well as water skiing, paddle boarding and parasailing. There will also be nightly fireworks.<\/p>\n

Wynn Paradise Park is planned for the 130-acre Wynn Golf Club, to the east of Wynn and Encore.<\/p>\n

We had a little trouble imagining where that is, so we took to the skies to see what the hell’s going on back there. Let’s just say it’s a jaw-dropper.<\/p>\n

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