{"id":1353,"date":"2012-02-16T18:00:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fivehundybymidnight.com\/fhbm\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2012-02-16T18:34:55","modified_gmt":"2012-02-17T00:34:55","slug":"las-vegas-strip-ziplines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fivehundybymidnight.com\/fhbm\/2012\/02\/16\/las-vegas-strip-ziplines\/","title":{"rendered":"The Las Vegas Strip Zip Line Race Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the popularity of Flightlinez<\/a> on Fremont Street, at least three Strip hotels may be getting zip lines of their own soon. According to a permit request<\/a> from MGM Resorts International uncovered by @detroit1051<\/a>, Luxor and Excalibur are planning up to four separate runs of four lines each. They would include:<\/p>\n

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  1. Excalibur entrance to roof of the pedestrian covered walkway at the southwest corner of Tropicana Ave. and the Strip. (500 feet)<\/li>\n
  2. Top of the north side of the Luxor pyramid to the southwest corner of Excalibur. (950 feet)<\/li>\n
  3. Roof of the southwest corner of Excalibur to a new platform at the northwest corner of Luxor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s east tower. (340 feet)<\/li>\n
  4. New platform at the southeast corner of Luxor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s east tower to the roof of the Excalibur tram station. (1,440 feet)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Using my third-grade-level Photoshop skills, I put together a rough approximation of each zip line course\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s route:<\/p>\n

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    Meanwhile, across the street, Tropicana may be getting a zip line of its own. According to a recent Trop customer survey sent our way by @airportlimbo<\/a>, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The zip line would run from the roof of our Club Tower down to the grassy area on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Tropicana Blvd. Riders would \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcfly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 over a portion of our pool and beach club area and land in a new structure that includes a new restaurant and bar with exceptional views of the flyers from take-off to landing as well as of the Las Vegas Strip.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

    Based on that description, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m thinking the route would look something like this:<\/p>\n

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    So, the race to build the first Las Vegas Strip zip line is on. So many questions:<\/p>\n