Matthew U.
Yelp
I always wanted to do a zipline, but never have the opportunity to do one because I never seem to find anyone that wants to do it. However, on my most recent trip to Sin City I was with a group of people that were up for the challenge. Knowing that, I perseverated on it until we were finally up on that tower, dangling until we took off.
I did my research before coming this way and made sure that the timeslot that we wanted wasn't gone before we got there. Being able to order your tickets online does make it cheaper, but then there is the what if scenarios. What if I make this reservation but can't get here in time. We winged it and showed up to the ticket booth with hopes that we could get to do it.
You can go one of two ways when you do the zipline. You can do it sitting, or super hero style. Sitting you only go two blocks, super hero you go five blocks. But honestly, after doing this, I don't think it is worth the extra cost to go super hero style. Yes it is fun, but not that fun to justify that much extra money for three more blocks.
I chose sitting style as did everyone else in my party. We all got to go at the same time. To back peddle a bit. When we showed up to the ticket window and asked what the next time slot was they told us that we could go now, all we had to do was pay and make our way down to the starting tower. Which, can I have minute to vent about something? Why do you they have the ticket window at a separate tower than where you start your journey? I'm sure there's a reason, but if you purchase your tickets for the next journey that kind of already started, it make it really chaotic.
Anyway, back to it. Once you make it to the tower that you will start your journey at and ascend the stairs, you go through a check in process. They weigh you, give you a rundown of the rules, pose for your included pictures, and then start to strap up. After you have emptied your pockets, taken off your hat, glasses, and anything else that is loose, you get manhandled. That is you get your harness placed on you and then you are told to ascend a few more flights of stairs to your take off point.
Once up there, you follow the directions given to you and you follow them. Once you are strapped in and hooked to the line it is up to you to take your steps down until you dangle. You may need to encourage a member of your party to take those few steps. But once you do and they release you, you start flying.
If you are like me, you will start with a giggle and then all out laugh until you touchdown. If you are like my one friend, you will frantically plead for it to be over, but once you reach the end you will say it was a lot of fun.
After you dismount and are taking out of your harness, retrieve all your items and descend the stairs, you are greeted at the bottom to see if they can squeeze a little more money out of you. Picture packages are a big up sale here. Honestly, stick with the pictures and link they give you. You can download them to your phone and have them at the ready. Not always the best quality.
Another letdown here, the staff. They are quite robotic. And a bit off standish. You ask a simple question and get a complex answer and then when you ask for clarification you are looked at like you are the dumb one. I may be a visitor to your city, but I am not a dumb tourist. When your vague answers give me nothing, it is hard to take your seriously.