{"id":4983,"date":"2013-12-17T02:54:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T09:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=4983"},"modified":"2020-12-03T02:08:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T10:08:50","slug":"roughly-three-new-things-caesars-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/roughly-three-new-things-caesars-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Roughly Three New Things at Caesars Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"

It gives us great joy to be able to share new things in Las Vegas, especially when doing so doesn’t result in incarceration.<\/p>\n

Here, then, are three brand new things at Caesars Palace, at least two of which don’t even officially exist yet.<\/p>\n

1. Caesars Palace Skating Rink<\/strong><\/p>\n

Las Vegas excels at providing things nobody was really clamoring for, and skating rinks are certainly some of those! Rinks have sprung up at The Cosmopolitan<\/a>, Venetian<\/a> and even the Gold Spike<\/a>, downtown.<\/p>\n

Now, Caesars Palace has joined the trend with a holiday skating rink all its own.<\/p>\n

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Attempt to contain your excitement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nope, this isn’t a work-in-progress. It’s finished and open to the public.<\/p>\n

There were no actual skaters during our visit, so that either means word hasn’t gotten out about the rink yet, or Las Vegas has reached its skating saturation point.<\/p>\n

The rink has its own box office (pictured below), where tickets can be purchase for $16 (includes skates) or $15 for Total Rewards loyalty club members. The same price applies to kids. Skaters must be age four or older, and enjoy debilitating spinal injuries, to take to the ice.<\/p>\n

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The box office, literally.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rink at Caesars Palace has real ice (as does the one at Cosmo), as opposed to a synthetic rink surface (like Venetian and Gold Spike).<\/p>\n

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Define “spectacular.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The good news is the rink is slightly more appealing at night (see below). A news release says the rink “evokes an outdoor lodge experience complete with falling snow,” but we didn’t see anything along those lines.<\/p>\n

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If nothing else, you can use it as a coaster to keep your cocktail chilled.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The news release also claims the rink at Caesars Palace was designed by professional ice skaters, because we’re fairly certain nobody would have come up with “make it a square” all on their own.<\/p>\n

On a brighter note, nearby bars have special drink menus to make sure the holidays are bright. To check out the rink drinks, click here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Caesars Palace rink is open 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. You should probably get there at 10:50 a.m. to avoid the rush.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Apostrophe Bar<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember the Caesars Palace fountain that used to be at the intersection of Rao’s restaurant, Bacchanal Buffet and Payard? Us either, but we blame it on the slushy drinks.<\/p>\n

Well, in August, the fountain was turned to rubble<\/a> to make way for a new\u00a0Apostrophe Bar. The bar’s construction wall has now turned into a construction drape.<\/p>\n

\"Fountain<\/a>
As impenetrable barriers go, drapes aren’t that.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thanks to our friends at Eater Vegas<\/a> for giving us our cue to start snooping around the new fountain, as well as the tip about the bar’s new name. And snoop we did. Here’s a first look at the new\u00a0Apostrophe Bar at Caesars Palace.<\/p>\n

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Eye-catching water feature, check. Video poker, check. Future blackouts, check.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s not exactly a “fountain,” but there’s water. And the water moves.<\/p>\n

Here’s a quick video of the Apostrophe Bar, which our Twitter friend Eric<\/a> thinks looks like the warp core from the sadly-closed Star Trek Experience.<\/p>\n

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