The coasters

A 2025 vlog rides every Vegas coaster in one sweep — the Adventuredome pair, the Big Apple, the steel in between — and a dedicated engineering review gives El Loco its due: one of only six El Loco coasters in the world and the only custom layout, threaded around Canyon Blaster inside the dome in 2014, banking and twists explained element by element ('a wild mouse gone extreme'). The Big Apple Coaster gets its biography: born Manhattan Express in 1997, famous for leaving riders 'slightly bruised', with the trick in its numbers — a 203-foot lift but only a 144-foot drop, because most of the ride runs on the casino roof, 14 stories up, with skyline views no other coaster offers.

Riding Las Vegas’ CRAZIEST Roller Coasters?! Adventuredome & More | VLOG [2025]

CoasterDash

CoasterDash's 2025 Vegas coaster vlog rides the city's roller coasters in one sweep: the Adventuredome pair at Circus Circus, the Big Apple Coaster at New York-New York, and the Strip's other steel in between. The dome's midway-style shooting dark ride earns a Toy Story Mania comparison ('the screen quality is pretty good... so addicting if you got good at it'), and the Big Apple gets ridden and rated as the skyline coaster it is. One video, both of this page's worlds — it is linked from the Adventuredome page too.

Key takeaways
  • All of Vegas's coasters ridden in one 2025 vlog
  • The Big Apple Coaster ridden and rated on its home page
  • The dome's shooting dark ride compared to Toy Story Mania

STRAT Hotel: Las Vegas Stay You Won't Forget | Rides, Views, & Renovated Rooms! Stratosphere Review

Dani.702

Dani.702's STRAT stay is built around the top of the tower: a thrill-seeker since childhood visits ('the rides and attractions here are not for the faint of heart'), she covers the SkyPod decks, the tower's thrill rides — SkyJump gets its due — and the Atomic Golf addition next door, with the refreshed resort below. Filmed into New Year 2025. The rides get their fullest narrated treatment here of any film on this page: this is the one to watch before deciding whether to go up.

Key takeaways
  • A STRAT stay anchored on the SkyPod and its rides
  • SkyJump and the tower rides covered by a self-declared thrill-seeker
  • Atomic Golf next door noted as the new addition

The Really Rough History of Manhattan Express/Big Apple Coaster - Las Vegas | Expedition Theme Park

Expedition Theme Park

Expedition Theme Park's history of the coaster that wraps New York-New York: born the Manhattan Express in 1997, renamed the Big Apple Coaster, and famous — 'leaving you slightly bruised' — ever since. The episode gets technical: the subway-themed station at the back of the hotel, the 203-foot lift hill climbed outside the casino, and the trick in the numbers — the drop is only 144 feet because most of the ride runs on the casino roof, 14 stories up, with skyline views no other coaster offers. The coaster's biography, told properly.

Key takeaways
  • Manhattan Express (1997) to Big Apple Coaster: the rename history
  • 203-foot lift, 144-foot drop — the roof does the rest
  • Most of the ride runs 14 stories up on the casino roof

The tower and the zips

A STRAT stay built around the top gives the tower rides their fullest treatment here — a self-declared thrill-seeker on the SkyPod decks and SkyJump, Atomic Golf next door noted — and a 2015 highlight reel shows the Jump itself: 855 feet of controlled descent, mostly ride audio and encouragement (it loads as watch content). Two ziplines get honest comparisons: SlotZilla over Fremont (2021 — seated Zip Line vs prone Super Zoom, book ahead on weekends, verdict 'give it a try just once') and the Promenade head-to-head — FlyLINQ vs the High Roller ridden back to back, the zipline 'over fast and hard to remember', the wheel the better value. Thrill is a spectrum; this page prices both ends.

Speed you drive

The closer is horsepower: supercars at Exotics Racing's original LVMS-era home — a $400,000 Ferrari, an NSX that out-lapped it (55.0 vs 55.4), the drift Hellcat ride-along, super-karts. The film is unusually honest about its own age: its narration explains the operation has since partnered with SPEEDVEGAS and moved south of the Strip — a dated record, in the driver's own words, of how the experience runs wherever it lives.

Sources: the eight videos on this page — a coaster sweep, an El Loco engineering review, a Big Apple history, a STRAT rides stay, SlotZilla and FlyLINQ films, a supercar session and a SkyJump reel — summarized from their entries in our catalog.

El Loco Review | The Weirdest Roller Coaster in Las Vegas | Adventuredome Circus Circus

Coaster Studios

Coaster Studios' engineering review of El Loco, the Adventuredome's 2014 compact coaster from S&S Worldwide — one of only six El Loco models in the world, and the only one with a custom layout, fitted around Canyon Blaster inside the dome. Taylor walks the layout element by element: the outward-banked 180, the twist into an inside bank, the rotations that make it feel like a wild mouse gone extreme. The definitive ride-nerd account of the dome's strangest coaster.

Key takeaways
  • One of only six El Loco coasters worldwide — and the only custom layout
  • Built in 2014, threaded around Canyon Blaster inside the dome
  • The banking and twist sequence explained element by element

SLOTZILLA Zipline at the Fremont Street Experience | LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas and Beyond

A cool uncle gets talked into SlotZilla in June 2021: visiting with his niece Nicole, the host of Las Vegas and Beyond picks between the seated Zip Line and the prone Superman-style Super Zoom, takes the photo, rides the elevator to the launch tower, and flies the length of Fremont Street under the canopy. His advice up front is practical harness humor; his verdict at the end is 'give it a try just once.'

Key takeaways
  • Filmed 2021. Two tiers: seated Zip Line (lower, shorter) and Super Zoom (higher, longer, flown prone). Book ahead on Fremont weekends. The launch tower rises from the east end of the Fremont Street Experience.

Should You FlyLinq or Ride the High Roller??? Fun at the Linq Promenade!

Show Me Vegas

Show Me Vegas takes on the Promenade's two rides in one visit: the FlyLINQ zipline down the lane and the High Roller observation wheel above it, filmed with fellow creator Alan from Las Vegas and Beyond joining for part of the day. Jordan compares the two experiences honestly — the zipline is over fast and hard to remember beyond the moment, while the wheel gives the views time to land. The practical head-to-head for anyone choosing between them.

Key takeaways
  • FlyLINQ zipline and High Roller ridden back to back
  • An honest verdict on the zipline's blink-and-it's-over problem
  • The wheel rated the better value of the two experiences

Watch: Las Vegas Thrill Rides Guide, guided

2 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Unforgettable Thrills: Driving Las Vegas Supercars with Exotics Racing

On Location Show

On Location Show drives several cars at Exotics Racing's original home beside Las Vegas Motor Speedway — a $400,000 Ferrari, an Acura NSX (55.0s vs the Ferrari's 55.4s), plus the drifting Hellcat ride-along and super-karts. The film is unusually honest about its own age: the narration itself explains that Exotics has since partnered with SPEEDVEGAS, relocated to the south side of the Strip and added an off-road experience. A dated record of the LVMS era, in the driver's own words.

Key takeaways
  • ["Filmed at the OLD north-side track by LVMS — the operation has since moved south","The film itself narrates the SPEEDVEGAS partnership and relocation","Lap times compared across cars (NSX 55.0s, Ferrari 55.4s)","Drift ride-alongs and super-karts were separate experiences on site"]

SKYJUMP LAS VEGAS | Local Adventurer

estherandjacob

The Local Adventurer's SkyJump highlight reel (2015): Esther takes the 855-foot controlled descent from the STRAT tower, filmed from the platform and the ground in a two-minute cut. Mostly ride audio and encouragement. (Loads as a watch video.)

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