{"id":5062,"date":"2013-12-19T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=5062"},"modified":"2013-12-19T12:25:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T19:25:10","slug":"storm-trooper-bravely-tests-slotzilla-zipline-fremont-street-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/storm-trooper-bravely-tests-slotzilla-zipline-fremont-street-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Stormtrooper Bravely Tests SlotZilla Zipline at Fremont Street Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The SlotZilla zipline at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas has reached its latest milestone.<\/p>\n<p>An intrepid Stormtrooper was the first to zipline from SlotZilla to the halfway point of the Fremont Street Experience canopy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5063\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/slotzilla_zipline_dummy1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-5063 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"SlotZilla tests\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/slotzilla_zipline_dummy1.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Use The Force. Of gravity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All right, so it wasn&rsquo;t a Stormtrooper, per se. It was a human-sized dummy that looked strikingly similar to a Stormtrooper.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s Fred (that&rsquo;s the dummy&rsquo;s nickname), right before takeoff.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5064\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/slotzilla_zipline_dummy2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-5064 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"SlotZilla zipline\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/slotzilla_zipline_dummy2.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Well, at least that isn&rsquo;t awkward.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anyway, we grabbed some video of the dummy making its descent after emerging from the 110-foot-tall SlotZilla, said to be the world&rsquo;s tallest (simulated) slot machine.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-mhbeck9obwo\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer 'none';autoplay 'none';camera 'none';ch-ua 'none';clipboard-read 'none';clipboard-write;display-capture 'none';encrypted-media 'none';gamepad 'none';geolocation 'none';gyroscope 'none';hid 'none';identity-credentials-get 'none';idle-detection 'none';keyboard-map 'none';local-fonts 'none';magnetometer 'none';microphone 'none';midi 'none';payment 'none';picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create 'none';publickey-credentials-get 'none';screen-wake-lock 'none';serial 'none';sync-xhr;usb 'none';window-management 'none';xr-spatial-tracking 'none';\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-mhbeck9obwo\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MhbecK9obwo?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MhbecK9obwo?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/storm-trooper-bravely-tests-slotzilla-zipline-fremont-street-experience\\\/#arve-youtube-mhbeck9obwo\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/MhbecK9obwo?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As you can see, SlotZilla is still in test mode, so the dummy&rsquo;s ride was much slower than a typical ride. Thrillseekers will experience a good deal more velocity during the ride and greater impact (the fun kind) upon arriving at the landing platform.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5065\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/slotzilla_zipline_dummy3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-5065 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"SlotZilla zipline\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/slotzilla_zipline_dummy3.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&rsquo;t leave me hanging, bro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The test run in our video starts at the lower of two SlotZilla levels (70 feet up), and runs to a platform about halfway down the Fremont Street Experience. Riders who depart from the higher level of SlotZilla will travel even farther, landing near the Golden Gate, 1,750 harrowing feet away.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the SlotZilla zipline ride will be $20 for the lower zipline, $30 for the upper and $40 if you&rsquo;re daring enough to try both.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5066\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fremont_street_zipline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-5066 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Las Vegas zip line\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fremont_street_zipline.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every spin&rsquo;s a winner at SlotZilla. Just like slot machines in casinos! (Don&rsquo;t believe everything you read on the Internet.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SlotZilla is set to undergo extensive safety testing, so no official opening date has been announced for the new Las Vegas thrill ride. We&rsquo;re predicting January 18, 2014, just because if we end up being right, we&rsquo;ll look incredibly intelligent, and Hail Mary guesses are about the only way that&rsquo;s going to happen, ever.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all our coverage of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/slotzilla-zipline\/\" target=\"_blank\">SlotZilla zipline ride<\/a> at the Fremont Street Experience.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SlotZilla zipline at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas has reached its latest milestone. An intrepid Stormtrooper was the first to zipline from SlotZilla to the halfway point of the Fremont Street Experience canopy. All right, so it wasn&rsquo;t a Stormtrooper, per se. It was a human-sized dummy that looked strikingly similar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,23,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-downtownlasvegas","category-vegas","category-things-to-do-las-vegas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stormtrooper Bravely Tests SlotZilla Zipline at Fremont Street Experience | Vital Vegas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The SlotZilla zip line at the Fremont Street Experience is doing safety testing. 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