{"id":18991,"date":"2017-12-11T22:53:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T06:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=18991"},"modified":"2017-12-11T22:58:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T06:58:16","slug":"confirmed-new-york-new-yorks-roller-coaster-will-go-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/confirmed-new-york-new-yorks-roller-coaster-will-go-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Confirmed: New York-New York’s Roller Coaster Will Go Virtual Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was way back in August 2017<\/a> when we first, and solitarily, reported New York-New York’s roller coaster would be converting to a virtual reality ride.<\/p>\n

Now, we’ve got proof it’s true.<\/p>\n

New York-New York has tipped its hand by putting up signage that gives instructions for riders on the next iteration of the popular thrill ride.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, no photos are allowed on the roller coaster platform, so we aren’t able to share the photo below.<\/p>\n

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That’s right, the Big Apple’s virtual reality system is currently undergoing testing and the roller coaster is expected to go full VR in January 2018.<\/p>\n

From what we hear, virtual reality will bump up the ride’s current price by $5, to 20 bucks.<\/p>\n

Rider operators have shared there will no longer be a lower-priced, non-VR ticket option, although we trust guests won’t be forced to don the sex-magnet virtual reality goggles if they’d like to just gaze upon The Strip in the (yawn) traditional way.<\/p>\n

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Let us know how it goes. We are not a heights person. Not to mention our morbid fear of goggles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The addition of virtual reality is a cunning way to increase Big Apple’s ticket price (known in retail parlance as the “per cap,” or the average amount spent by a customer).<\/p>\n

The Big Apple roller coaster is hugely successful for New York-New York and its parent company, MGM Resorts, with 1.4 million riders each year.<\/p>\n

There’s still been no official confirmation the New York-New York roller coaster will convert to virtual reality, but as we’ve said before, if it’s in a news release, it’s too late.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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