On my latest visit to the wonderful city of Las Vegas, I was fortunate enough to be able to find the time to ride the Manhattan Express; the roller coaster at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino.
On my 6th ride of the day I decided to take my camera along and video the ride to watch later. It was about 10pm and the city was ablaze with neon, which created a marvelous vista.
A couple of the other thrill rides my son and I rode were:
The Desperado at Buffalo Bills - One of America’s tallest roller coasters with a maximum height of 210ft and a drop of 225ft reaching speeds of 80mph! (To you people that had to learn metric, those heights are 64m and 69m respectively and the speed is about 130kph)
Inverter at the Circus Circus Adventure Dome - “It’s endless flipping at mind-blowing speeds. It’s 360 degrees of constant G force, the likes of which you’ve never experienced.”
I’m looking forward to my next trip to Vegas and another mind-blowing experience on more rides. I have thought about maybe Insanity-The Ride on top of the Stratosphere tower. Here’s the official ‘trailer’ for the ride… anyone want to accompany me on it?
It is rumoured that the Department of Culture, Media and Sport have deemed the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows, as “Unsuitable for the 2012 Olympics” because they are “too British”. If you think this is a ludicrous policy you can join me and tens of thousands of others in signing this e-petition
Update 27 September - The Prime Minister has stated the rumour is not true. However, the petition is still live and available for signing if you want to add your name to the list and prevent any ruling from actually being suggested
The latest of Burger King’s interactive sites allows you to get “Simpsonized”
Simply upload a photo (there is no need to register if you don’t want to), make a few adjustments (it is a computer program, so not perfect), then download your photo or send it to friends by email.
I received this in an email today. I thought it so good, instead of forwarding it on to the others in my address book, I would upload it here to share with all the readers of my website.
Look at the picture below (if you click on it, you will get a larger image).
You can see where the man drove through the guard rail (where the people are standing on the road). His van travelled from there & flipped end-over-end crossing the drainage outlet and landing on the left side of it.
Inverter at the Circus Circus Adventure Dome - “It’s endless flipping at mind-blowing speeds. It’s 360 degrees of constant G force, the likes of which you’ve never experienced.”
