{"id":15568,"date":"2016-10-07T00:40:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T07:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=15568"},"modified":"2019-04-12T00:35:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T07:35:01","slug":"stratosphere-grand-canyon-skywalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/stratosphere-grand-canyon-skywalk\/","title":{"rendered":"Stratosphere Could Get Its Own Grand Canyon-Style Skywalk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s a wild idea, but what an amazing addition it would be to Stratosphere’s list of offerings for thrill-seekers.<\/p>\n

Don’t be surprised if the Stratosphere, the tallest observation tower in the country, announces a multi-million-dollar enhancement along the lines of the mind-boggling Grand Canyon Skywalk.<\/p>\n

\"Stratosphere\"
Yes, that Stratosphere. You sort of can’t miss it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The thrill ride attractions at the top of the Stratosphere have been a windfall for the resort. With names like Big Shot, Insanity and X-Scream, these are some of the most over-the-top rides anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

And don’t even get us started about SkyJump.<\/p>\n

\"Stratosphere
SkyJump isn’t a free-fall. It’s a “controlled free-fall,” which makes it sound so much more appealing, doesn’t it?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Skywalk-inspired extension to the Stratosphere tower would be a huge draw and create great publicity and a new revenue stream for the resort. It would also serve to inject some new life to the north end of The Strip.<\/p>\n

Specifics of a possible attraction aren’t known, but it’s not difficult to imagine what the Stratosphere walkway would look like. The Stratosphere’s observation deck is 869 feet up, and the view from from a glass-bottomed walkway would be a stunner.<\/p>\n

\"Stratosphere
We are a Las Vegas blog, not a Photoshop expert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A glass slide, called Skyslide<\/a>, attached to a skyscraper in Las Angeles recently made worldwide news, and it’s not unreasonable to think Stratosphere executives have drawn inspiration from that and similar attractions.<\/p>\n

Another terrifying glass walkway, the Coiling Dragon Cliff skywalk<\/a>, made waves when it opened on Tianmen Mountain in China earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Technology has come a long way since the Stratosphere opened in 1996, and we’re quite sure engineers are hard at work figuring out how a see-through walkway could work at Stratosphere.<\/p>\n

Does a Stratosphere skywalk sound outlandish? Actually, early plans for the Stratosphere involved a giant King Kong ride. A 70-foot-tall gorilla would go up and down the side of the tower with 30 passengers inside. We are not making this up.<\/p>\n

We personally have a thing about heights, so don’t expect we’ll be a glass walkway customer if the project comes to pass. But such an attraction would expand Stratosphere’s repertoire and provide a stunning new way to see the world’s most beautiful city.<\/p>\n

Granted, we may not be entirely unbiased about that last part. Our Web site has “Vegas” in its name. Please try and keep up.<\/p>\n

Update (2\/17\/19): We have exclusively confirmed the observation desk (“skywalk”) at The Strat is in the works. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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