View Full Version : i'm going to SoCal next week !
dlrp_bopazot
01-05-2008, 06:01 AM
from thursday to saturday i'll be in Orange county lol then i'm going to Vegas .
I take any advices like restaurants and nice place to eat in Vegas . I heard they have tons of Buffets overthere ?
Thank you in advance
i'l be at Disneyland on thursday afternoon , friday and may be saturday because we're planning to go shopping that day .
€uroMeinke
01-05-2008, 11:31 AM
If only you were still paid in Euros...
alphabassettgrrl
01-05-2008, 12:17 PM
OOohhh, Vegas is fun! Buffets I'd recommend (every casino has one) are at the Rio, the Fiesta, and the Sunday brunch at the Brown Derby inside MGM (if they still have it; not cheap, but worth it). Memphis Barbecue is an awesome restaurant at the Rio end of town (I think- look it up). Gamble in the old downtown or at Sams Town. See the Fremont Street Experience. The Star Trek Experience is fun, too, at the Hilton. Fremont has the advanatage of being free. Watch the Mirage's volcano explode. Go see Paris Las Vegas. They have singing boatsmen.
Don't bother checking out the pirate show at Treasure Island (TI as they call it now).
I think several casinos run seafood buffets on Friday nights; I haven't checked into it lately. Super cheap breakfast is at the Fiesta Baja Beach Cafe or at ... what is that one... it's the one in downtown Henderson. There's a little casino and they have megacheap breakfast. Can't remember its name though.
Enjoy your trip!
Morrigoon
01-05-2008, 01:26 PM
Bellagio Buffet is THE buffet you have to do! Not cheap, but worth every penny and then some!
madmonkeygirl
01-05-2008, 10:21 PM
Definitely do the well i was there on the weekend so champagne brunch at the Mirage. Awesome food and what not more expensive than regular brunch but it was so worth it to sit and eat and have champagne and had my first taste at gelato ice cream.
Entertainment not sure...there are casinos, shops, rides (top of Stratosphere), Speed the Ride, Manhattan Express, Circus Circus that kind of thing.
Ride the monorail....
Oh not to miss the Efiel tower do it at night scary...
And Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. so worth it and take your time and stay in the room with the touch reef. Awesome. I couldn't get enough of touching the baby sharks. :) Even took the behind the scenes tour.
I'm going back in April for Bon Jovi and plan to do Stratosphere at night and then just shop and drink and eat the whole weekend lmao...
BarTopDancer
01-05-2008, 10:25 PM
Belligio Buffet is good. I hear the Rio is as well.
For a good steak I recommend Craft Steak in the MGM. Not cheap but omg. So. good.
alphabassettgrrl
01-05-2008, 10:58 PM
Oh, yeah, the sharks are cool. Also at Tropicana is the Body exhibit- real bodies, partially dissected and preserved. Kind of creepy, but also really cool to see the structure of the body.
I think they took out the rides at the top of Stratosphere; a car fell off the roller coaster during a test. The roller coaster at New York New York is still going though. It's a little expensive, and kind of rough, but I liked it anyway.
You can go up in the Eiffel Tower???? I'll have to do that next time.
The Wranglers hockey team plays at the Orleans. Maybe you can catch a game.
Cadaverous Pallor
01-05-2008, 11:14 PM
As alphabassettgirl said, if you like Star Trek at all, you must visit the Star Trek Experience at the Hilton. It had me giggling like crazy. :)
madmonkeygirl
01-05-2008, 11:43 PM
No the rollercoaster ontop of Stratosphere was the only ride taken off. The others Big Shot, Xscream, and Insanity are all there. I rode them all last March again and Xscream for my very first ride at nightime in the front seat scary and i'm not one to be scared love rides. I was so scared, shaking etc that when i got off the ride i almost kissed the ground. (we hadn't even watched it go when we rode). But Insanity is my fav hands down. Something about hanging over the edge of the tower way up in the air spinning around 40mph and then tilting to look straight down ya that is my type of ride :)
CoasterMatt
01-05-2008, 11:46 PM
I think they took out the rides at the top of Stratosphere; a car fell off the roller coaster during a test.
Yes, the High Roller rollercoaster has been removed from Stratosphere, but show me some proof to back up that last statement.
There are still three rides operating atop Stratosphere- Big Shot (A S&S Power Mark I Space Shot ride), XScream- an Interactive Rides production that resembles a giant teeter-totter with a skateboard on top, and Insanity- also from Interactive Rides.
dlrp_bopazot
01-06-2008, 06:15 AM
thank you so much for all those informations . i'm excited to go now .
NickO'Time
01-06-2008, 01:49 PM
Aww man, would have loved to meet up with you.:( Oh well, maybe another time.
alphabassettgrrl
01-06-2008, 08:16 PM
I don't have any proof; my sis-in-law told me. I haven't verified it. We didn't even get a chance to go to Stratosphere this trip.
wolfy999
01-08-2008, 09:21 PM
I'm meeting up Louis on Friday at the Parks......Woohoo!
Morrigoon
01-09-2008, 01:16 AM
Louis... are you driving to Vegas or flying? If you're driving, you need to stop at the border and see if you can ride the Desperado at Buffalo Bill's
Bornieo: Fully Loaded
01-09-2008, 01:38 AM
Louis! Do you still need a ride from the airpot?
Sub la Goon
01-09-2008, 07:44 AM
Looks like I will be stuck in Thousand Oaks all weekend - working!
But bon voyage!
Gwyren
01-09-2008, 08:24 PM
Buffet - Sunday Brunch at Mandalay Bay.
Sushi at Tsunami in Caesar's.
Maggiano's for Italian at the Fashion Mall.
dlrp_bopazot
01-09-2008, 10:56 PM
someone told me that on Saturday some of you will be at DL for the LOT anniversary .
if you don't mind having one french member partying with you i say YES i ll be here .
dlrp_bopazot
01-09-2008, 11:06 PM
Louis... are you driving to Vegas or flying? If you're driving, you need to stop at the border and see if you can ride the Desperado at Buffalo Bill's
yes we're actually driving from LA to Vegas on Sunday morning and will stop by Desperado on the way back to LA to ride the Coaster .
i have a few coasters and rides in Vegas i want to ride .
Desperado , Manhattan Express ( Outch ) , Speed , Canyon Blaster .
dlrp_bopazot
01-17-2008, 01:15 PM
i'm back on the East Cost now . I had a wonderful time in SoCal .
Everything was perfect . Disneyland and meets with LOT Members , Las Vegas but too short and i only tried one buffet .
My next trip is at the end of the month for 6 days but 4 in Las Vegas only in Vegas and one in Grand Canyon .
My goals are Zumanity and some other shows >
Morrigoon
01-17-2008, 02:42 PM
So where did you go and what did you see while you were in Vegas?
wolfy999
01-17-2008, 07:17 PM
The curious want to know......what Buffet did you try out? How did you like Vegas? Did you ride any coasters? Details needed!
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