New zip line set to open in Vegas

Gulf News – A new zip line connecting two towers at Las Vegas’s Rio casino is set to open in early November. The VooDoo Skyline at the off-the-Strip casino will start at the patio of the VooDoo Steakhouse on the 50th floor of the Masquerade Tower. Riders will glide to the 20-storey Ipanema Tower and then return to their starting point. The ride covers half a kilometre in 70 seconds. Tickets are $25 (Dh92). Sin City is expecting two more zip lines in the future. A popular ride at downtown’s Fremont Street Experience is being reinvented under the name “Slotzilla,”…

Ziplining Vegas is a blast!

From LGTB Weekly If you’re heading over to Vegas you’ll definitely want to check out the Fremont Street Experience downtown (Old Vegas). It’s a short drive from the Strip. We’ve been there a few times and have always enjoyed the free shows, deep-fried Oreos and 99c shrimp cocktails. This year they’re presenting the Rock of Vegas Summer Concert Series. While walking around “Old” Vegas, you may hear screams of people ziplining from a distance. Who wouldn’t want to zipline for 800 feet above bystanders in downtown Las Vegas? We did it and it was worth the half hour wait. We…