LAS VEGAS – Fremont Street Experience, the six-block entertainment district located in historic downtown Las Vegas, is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its premiere zipline experience, SlotZilla. The anniversary festivities will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 18, with a special appearance from Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman at 3:00pm to proclaim the day as “SlotZilla Day”, complete with special throwback pricing for one day only. Reminiscent of when the attraction first opened in 2014, the 7-story Zip-Zilla zipline will be only $25 plus processing fees, and the 11-story Super-Hero Zoomline will be just $45 plus processing fees.
Over its impressive 10-year history, SlotZilla has flown over 3.8 million riders underneath the world-famous Viva Vision canopy. Below are 10 things to know about the zipline in commemoration of 10 years in operation:
- At an impressive 12-stories tall, SlotZilla is the largest slot machine in the world.
- The attraction houses two iconic ziplines: the Super-Hero Zoomline, which launches from 11-stories high; and ZipZilla, which launches from 7-stories high.
- The Super-Hero Zoomline traverses five city blocks, passing iconic resorts such as Golden Nugget, Binions Gambling Hall & Casino, Circa Resort & Casino, Fremont Hotel & Casino and more, giving riders a one of a kind perspective over downtown Las Vegas.
- Guests can either fly upright, or with their arms out in front of them like a super-hero.
- Multiple celebrities have flown SlotZilla, including Katy Perry, Steve Aoki and Vampire Diaries icons Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder.
- The multi-million-dollar slot machine boasts an array of Vegas-inspired iconography, including oversized dice, a martini glass, a pink flamingo, showgirls and more.
- The Zipline runs underneath the massive Viva Vision, the largest single LED screen in the world.
- Flyers riding the Super-Hero Zoomline can reach speeds of up to 35 mph.
- Riders at night can catch a birds-eye-view of live entertainment from Fremont Street Experience’s 1st Street Stage, 3rd Street Stage and Main Street Stage.
- Opening in 2014, SlotZilla brought new life and extreme adventure to the downtown Las Vegas area.
To learn more about SlotZilla and all things happening at Fremont Street Experience, please visit VegasExperience.com.
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About Fremont Street Experience
Fremont Street Experience, a six-block entertainment district located in historic downtown Las Vegas, is an open-air promenade of gaming, dining, entertainment, and shopping. Fremont Street Experience offers free live entertainment on three stages 365 days per year and features Viva Vision, the world’s largest linear video screen – 1,500 feet long, 90 feet wide and suspended 90 feet above the urban pedestrian mall. In partnership with the City of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Conventions and Visitors Authority, the $32 million renovation to the iconic Viva Vision screen illuminates downtown Las Vegas with 16,433,152 pixels and 5,000 Nits, making it seven-times brighter than the existing canopy with four-times the resolution allowing the screen to be seen 24 hours a day for the first time in its existence. The one-of-a-kind venue is also home to SlotZilla, a unique zipline attraction featuring an 850-foot Zipline and 1,750-foot Zoomline, taking riders from a 12-story slot-machine-themed platform to fly under the iconic Viva Vision canopy. With direct pedestrian access to eight of Fremont Street’s world-renowned casino hotels, more than 70 restaurants and specialty retail kiosks, Fremont Street Experience attracts more than 24 million annual visitors. For more information about Fremont Street Experience, please visit www.vegasexperience.com.
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