{"id":4367,"date":"2013-11-27T12:35:30","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T19:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=4367"},"modified":"2013-11-27T12:36:02","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T19:36:02","slug":"final-five-passenger-pods-arrive-high-roller-ferris-wheel-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/final-five-passenger-pods-arrive-high-roller-ferris-wheel-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Five Passenger Pods Arrive at High Roller Las Vegas Ferris Wheel Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exciting times on the Las Vegas Strip! The final five passenger cabins have arrived at the High Roller obsersation wheel site.<\/p>\n<p>These last five &#8220;pods&#8221; are likely to be installed within a week or so!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4368\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4368 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"High Roller passenger cabins\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods1-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazing. The last batch of High Roller passenger pods have arrived!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ultimately, there will be 28 cabins around the rim of the world&#8217;s tallest observation wheel, each with a capacity of 40 riders.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4369\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4369 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"High Roller Ferris wheel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods5.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods5-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&#8217;re tingling with anticipation. There&#8217;s probably a salve for that.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The High Roller Ferris wheel is a wonder of engineering! As the pods move around the wheel&#8217;s rim, they&#8217;ll &#8220;float&#8221; so that the floor of the cabin remains parallel to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, though, there&#8217;s no power to the cabins, so they&#8217;re in &#8220;gravity mode,&#8221; leaving them slightly askew as they move around the wheel (see below). Once the cabins have power, each pod will have a primary and secondary stabilization system to keep the cabins level as they rotate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4370\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4370 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"High Roller cabin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods4.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods4-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&#8217;re inclined to think they won&#8217;t be like this for long.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The High Roller observation wheel is expected to open in the spring of 2014, but we say it&#8217;s ahead of schedule, even with the extensive safety testing ahead.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4371\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4371 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"High Roller Ferris wheel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods2-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&#8217;re giddy, and we don&#8217;t care who knows it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The much-anticipated High Roller wheel is officially in the home stretch!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4372\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4372 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"High Roller at The Linq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high_roller_five_pods3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s like the Las Vegas Strip is getting a pearl necklace!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Check out our massive and borderline obsessive archive of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/high-roller-ferris-wheel\/\" target=\"_blank\">High Roller Las Vegas Ferris wheel<\/a> photos and updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exciting times on the Las Vegas Strip! The final five passenger cabins have arrived at the High Roller obsersation wheel site. These last five &#8220;pods&#8221; are likely to be installed within a week or so! 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