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High Roller Las Vegas

Florian Buechtingby Florian Buechting

High Roller Las Vegas

29 USD (plus tax, daytime)
High Roller Las Vegas
4.2

Rating

 4.2/5

Flyctory.com Pros

  • Nice views of Las Vegas and surroundings
  • Centrally located
  • Views of the Sphere

Flyctory.com Cons

  • Views of the Strip rather limited

When High Roller in Las Vegas opened in 2014, the 167.6 meter high Ferris wheel was the tallest of its kind and surpassed the Singapore Flyer. Nowadays, it is still the second tallest one after Ain Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. On my last trip to Nevada, I had a ride there.

 

High Roller – Location & Admission

The High Roller is part of The LINQ, a casino hotel and entertainment district close to the Las Vegas Strip. Despite it is located in the rear of some of the famous casino hotels, it is very centrally located, close to Las Vegas Blvd (or the Strip). Places like The Venetian or Caesars Palace are in walking distance. The Ferris wheel is also located close to the Las Vegas Monorail station Harrah’s & The Link and two blocks away from the unique entertainment arena Sphere, which is also one of the key eye-catchers of the ride.

At the time of writing, the attraction is opening at 12:30 daily. From Mondays to Thursdays, it operates until 23:30. During the weekend, it runs until 1:30 in the morning. The nominal adult ticket price for a ride until dawn (17:00) is 29 USD, an anytime ticket including later hours is 39 USD. These tickets have no fixed time slots, apart from the limitations of the day ticket. They also do not include taxes and fees. As in all Las Vegas, you find deals and discount coupons easily.

 

High Roller – The Ride

A ride with the High Roller is roughly 30 minutes. There are airport-style checks, you should not bring any additional luggage to your visit. Even though my wife and I visited the attraction the day before New Year’s Eve, there were hardly any lines during daytime and the ride was very relaxed. The diameter of the Ferris Wheel is 158.5 meters, With 32 cabins of a maximum capacity of 40 people each, it could hold up to 1,120 people in parallel. It was running far beyond capacity during our visit.

In the air conditioned cabins, there are information screens which tell you about the nearby attractions and also about the current height you are traveling at. While most of the measures are given in metric and imperial metrics, the height is in feet only, which is unfortunate as a foreign visitor.  Similar to the London Eye, the cabins are rotating by external engines, so that the ride runs very smoothly. However, there is just one rotating axis in contrast to the two in London. It is built by British Arup Engineering.

 

Views from High Roller

The high roller cabins overall offer a good view in all directions. However, you have to be aware that apart from the Sphere, there are not too many attractions on the East side of the Ferris Wheel. The key view is in Westerly direction, facing the Strip. However, it is a rather densely built-up area with comparably high buildings, so that you do have a nice view, but maybe not as nice as you would imagine at first sight. What I did like, though, is looking at the rather distant sights around Las Vegas like the Red Rocks. However, the view might significantly depend on the weather conditions.

As said in the section before, the High Roller is an excellent place to enjoy a view of the Sphere view. In higher altitudes, there is also a really nice potential to view the outside of the venue with its alternating screens and the mountains around Lake Mead in the background.

 

High Roller – Services

The staff was nice and the organizational aspects of the visit felt really well done. At the end of your visit, you end up in a souvenir store, which felt rather pricey and arbitrary.

 

High Roller – My View

The High Roller is a nice experience. Its location and the architecture of Las Vegas does lead to some limitations, though. However, it also offers great views of the natural sights around Sin City and – last but not least – the iconic Sphere. Thus, I would definitely recommend a ride, especially if you find a good deal for a ticket.

 

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