The NY,NY roller coaster, The Manhattan Express, costs $14 for a single ride and $25 for an all day pass, so yesterday was our twice-delayed roller coaster day. It wasn’t open the previous two days due to Vegas’s crazy winds. Nine rides, two bruised shoulders, a heavily jostled brain, and a good bit of motion sickness later, I think I’ve gotten my roller coaster fill for the trip. Despite bouncing on the tracks and violently throwing you around in your seat, the roller coaster was excellent. We rode it five times during the day and came back for another four rides at night. The giant, glowing green MGM Grand building, the Luxor spotlight, and the thousands of other bright lights on The Strip made riding at night particularly enjoyable.
For my added amusement, I took to posing for the souvenir photo camera that takes your picture while you’re riding. I started off with ridiculous, mouth-agape screaming poses, but that was kinda boring. So I switched over to feigned boredom. The next couple were more what you’d expect if it were a city bus rather than a roller coaster trying to sell in-action souvenir photos of riders. That was fun, but I like making faces, so giant miserable frowns came next. Those were great. I was tempted to splurge and buy one, but alas, I did not. Here’s a nice fuzzy picture of the car. Killer rims, huh?
Tags: NYNY, roller coaster
