{"id":259,"date":"2013-08-06T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=259"},"modified":"2013-11-13T23:36:24","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T06:36:24","slug":"skyvue-wheel-project-unveils-new-mascot-tiny-the-tumbleweed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/skyvue-wheel-project-unveils-new-mascot-tiny-the-tumbleweed\/","title":{"rendered":"SkyVue Wheel Project Unveils Mascot, Tiny the Tumbleweed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SkyVue Las Vegas, the seemingly stalled project bringing a massive observation wheel and retail complex to the southern part of the Las Vegas Strip, has taken a bold step to enhance its reputation by introducing a new mascot, Tiny the Tumbleweed.<\/p>\n

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This is the world’s first look at the new SkyVue mascot, Tiny.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Said Paul N. Yerlegh, a spokesman for SkyVue, “We’ve taken some hits in certain media circles because of a few minor construction delays, and some billing mishaps, so we felt it was time to reach out to the public with some warmth and humor in the form of a new SkyVue mascot, Tiny, a loveable tumbleweed who is also a cowboy.”<\/p>\n

SkyVue officials believe giving their financially-troubled project a more “human” face will help quell the skeptics.<\/p>\n

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Critics assert that since construction began on SkyVue, progress can best be described as “whatever the opposite of progress is.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Tiny the Tumbleweed mascot has gone through a lengthy development project, according to SkyVue representatives.<\/p>\n

“Las Vegas is in the middle of a desert, so a tumbleweed was a perfect fit for us,” says Yerlegh. “Tumbleweeds never stop rolling forward. Unless the wind stops. But when does the wind stop? The fact Tiny’s a cowboy pays tribute to the frontier spirit of Las Vegas. Tiny exemplifies succeeding against all odds. Because that’s what SkyVue is all about. We don’t let obstacles like ‘facts’ or ‘fiscal reality’ get in our way. We roll on.”<\/p>\n

VitalVegas.com was given exclusive access to early versions of the Tiny character as it was developed.<\/p>\n

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Tiny the Tumbleweed is said to have gone through 41 drafts and an extensive focus group process.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

VitalVegas.com has also acquired what appears to be an early version of a promotional video, called a “pre-rendering,” utilizing the new SkyVue mascot. In the video, a cut-out stands in for what will eventually be a computer-generated character. Take a look.<\/p>\n

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