{"id":2448,"date":"2013-10-07T08:57:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T15:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=2448"},"modified":"2016-02-08T16:28:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T00:28:43","slug":"slotzilla-zipline-nears-completion-in-downtown-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/slotzilla-zipline-nears-completion-in-downtown-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"SlotZilla Zipline Nears Completion in Downtown Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SlotZilla, the new Las Vegas zipline downtown, is just about ready for its grand debut, and we’ve got a ton of photos to prove it.<\/p>\n

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You so pretty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond its most excellent zipline qualities, SlotZilla will also be the world’s largest slot machine. Because that’s how Vegas rolls, thanks.<\/p>\n

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SlotZilla’s backside, facing east.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since our last visit, the SlotZilla zipline<\/a> has acquired a lot of new bling, including a flamingo and martini glass.<\/p>\n

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SlotZilla’s martini glass was inspired by an iconic neon sign on Fremont Street East. Either that, or former Mayor Oscar Goodman had a hand in designing SlotZilla, which is entirely possible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also newly-installed are some larger-than-life dice (see below).<\/p>\n

The only we’d have liked better than a giant slot machine would’ve been a giant craps table, but “CrapsZilla” would not only have been awkward, but also more difficult to market, especially in places like Flushing, New York. (We’ll be here all week.)<\/p>\n

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Dice trivia: Craps players call 11 “yo,” because 11 sounds too much like that other number we can’t say because as a Las Vegas blog, we are required to be very superstitious.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SlotZilla is getting hundreds of bulbs, many of which can be seen at the construction site, located near Neonopolis.<\/p>\n

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Building a new Las Vegas attraction takes a lot of balls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s where the bulbs end up.<\/p>\n

\"Once<\/a>
Once this baby goes live, it’s going to be an eye-popper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A giant video screen has already been installed, and we can only imagine the size of its remote control.<\/p>\n

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This video screen will no doubt be visible along the length of the Fremont Street Experience.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three smaller video screens, up above, will be SlotZilla’s “reels.”<\/p>\n

\"Expect<\/a>
This slot machine is the only one in Vegas that will be rigged.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SlotZilla is also getting a giant palm tree, and its various parts are strewn about the construction staging area awaiting installation.<\/p>\n

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A palm branch is a symbol of victory, triumph and peace. Although in this case, it’s a symbol of flying through the air, 100 feet up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now that SlotZilla is taking shape, including its striking red color, we can get a much better sense of how the two zipline levels will work. Riders will emerge from SlotZilla at 70 feet or 100 feet up. The upper level is being called a “Zoomline,” and riders will be laying flat. Those riders will travel 1,700 feet under the Fremont Street Experience canopy.<\/p>\n

The lower level, 70 feet up, is pictured below. Those riders will land on a platform about halfway down the Fremont Street Experience. Check out the two landing platforms here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The lower of the two launch levels, complete with showgirls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’re so happy to see SlotZilla has both its showgirls, and also to see they have their hands! Go here<\/a> to see what we mean.<\/p>\n

SlotZilla’s showgirls were inspired by two real-life models, specifically the models dressed as showgirls who accompanied former Mayor Oscar Goodman<\/a> on his many public appearances.<\/p>\n

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This figure is based upon showgirl Jennifer Johnson. Her counterpart is Porsha Revesz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are the real-life versions of SlotZilla’s 35-foot showgirls. Technically, 35-feet, 2 11\/16-inch showgirls.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer on the left, Porsha on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SlotZilla is expected to open in early November, 2013. See all out posts about the SlotZilla zipline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, get out your camera and a little cash (rides will cost $20 for the lower zipline, $30 for the “Zoomline”) and get ready for the newest spectacle in Las Vegas, SlotZilla.<\/p>\n