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THE ADVENTUREDOME AT CIRCUS CIRCUS
6/15/2010
The Adventuredome at Circus Circus
Location:
Circus Circus Hotel & Casino
2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Hours:
Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. –6 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. – midnight
Sunday, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
*Times subject to change
Admission:
All-day ride pass: Regular (48 inches and taller), $24.95
Junior (under 48 inches), $14.95
Single ride tickets: $4 – $7
*Prices Subject to Change
Contact:
(702) 794-3939 or www.adventuredome.com
Description:
The Adventuredome at Circus Circus Las Vegas is Nevada’s largest indoor theme park featuring the world’s only indoor double-loop, double-corkscrew roller coaster, the Canyon Blaster. Set in a Grand Canyon motif, the Adventuredome has 25 rides and attractions.
Facility:
Set on five acres, The Adventuredome is 200 feet high and is fully enclosed by 8,615 panes of pink glass. The park is open daily year-round and maintains a constant temperature of 72 degrees.
Rides/Attractions:
Featuring 25 rides and attractions, the park includes a 40-foot rock wall, bungee trampoline, 18-hole miniature golf course and miniature bowling alley.
Attendance:
Since opening in August 1993, The Adventuredome has welcomed more than three million visitors per year.
Attraction Highlights
Premium Rides
Disk ‘O:
Disk ‘O offers an ultimate gravity-defying experience through a unique seating style that positions riders on an outward-facing, motorcycle-like pedestal seat angled at 110 degrees. Combining a jaw-dropping, dual rock-spinning motion at 22 miles per hour with upbeat disco music, this thrill ride creates an exhilarating experience.
Special FX Theater:
Based on Nickelodeon’s popular cartoon series, SpongeBob SquarePants 4D is a funny, fast-paced adventure. Bubbles, scents and seat vibrations, as well as water squirts, air blasts and other surprises take this 3D film to the 4D level and is designed to let guests feel as if they are part of the action in this 46-seat, 4D SimEx-Iwerks theater.
Extreme Ride:
Extreme Log Ride and Dino Island II are action-packed 4D adventures
Theater:
Now playing in the SimEx-Iwerks Ride Theater.
Canyon Blaster:
Canyon Blaster is the only indoor, double-loop, double-corkscrew roller coaster in the United States. It reaches a top speed of 55 miles per hour and has a 45-degree drop.
Rim Runner:
This flume ride takes passengers on a scenic journey through mountainous terrain before dropping 40-feet-per-second down a 60-foot waterfall.
Sling Shot:
Sling Shot is a thrill seeker’s dream. The one-minute ride shoots guests up and down a 100-foot tower at +4.0 Gs on the way up and -1.0 G on the way down. The 12-person ride boasts 3,200 lights, providing a spectacular visual display.
Inverter:
This ride consists of a single-boom arm that revolves off a center tower inverting guests in a 360-degree counter rotation.
Lazer Blast:
In a darkened 3,600-square-foot Lazer Tag Arena, guests combine forces while aiming for each other’s energy packs to gain points.
Chaos:
Whirling, twirling, dizzying 36-foot-tall ride spins riders off in numerous directions.
Large Rides
Sand Pirate:
A swinging pirate ship sends wanna-be pirates into a heart-pounding swoop.
Canyon Cars:
Bumper cars, an ageless favorite, offer 20 cars to test guests’ driving skills.
Family Rides
Drifters:
A brightly colored balloon Ferris wheel lifts riders 60 feet into the air.
Road Runner:
A mini-Himalayan ride sends adventurers left and right on this thrilling ride.
B.C. Bus:
The fun bus takes little ones up, down and around Kiddie Town.
Circus Carousel:
Guests go round and round on the bejeweled animal of their choice.
Junior Rides
Frog Hopper:
Children can hop into the air in this child-sized thrill ride.
Thunderbirds:
Little ones soar above the crowd in an airplane or helicopter of their choice.
Miner Mike:
A coal miner’s train takes children round-and-round Kiddie Canyon.
Featured Attractions
Xtreme Zone:
Guests explore their adventurous side on the 40-foot rock wall or bounce to their hearts’ content on the bungee trampoline.
Pikes Pass:
Golf lovers can hit the links and putt their way to tons of fun on the 18-hole miniature golf course.
Midway Games:
Guests can test their skills at one of the many game booths.
Bowlingo:
Amateurs and pros can go for a strike in the fun-filled miniature bowling alley.
Adventuredome
State-of-the-art video games, including today’s most popular and Arcade: yesterday’s most classic.
Circus Acts:
One hallmark of Circus Circus is the wonderful array of circus acts that perform on The Adventuredome Theme Park stage as well as under the Big Top on the Midway Stage.
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