Viva Las BAcon! The High Roller

Viva Las BAcon! The High Roller, Las Vegas

Full Disclosure. The trip on the High Roller was sponsored by GoGo Wireless. The services will be reviewed without prejudice, and the views represented are by the authors, and are his sole views only.

• Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the roulette wheel
• Heading to Birmingham Airport, EI277 Birmingham Airport – Dublin Airport
• HOTEL: Bewleys Hotel, Dublin Airport
• The DAA Lounge, Dublin Airport
• BA831 Dublin Airport – London Heathrow Terminal 1
• An Easy Heathrow Transit and the British Airways Galleries First Lounge
• BA295 London Heathrow Terminal 5 to Chicago O’Hare International
• Tick Tock, Tick Tock – an express connection in Chicago
• AA55 Chicago O’Hare International T3 to Las Vegas McCarran International
• HOTEL: MGM Grand
• HOTEL: Mandalay Bay and BAcon
• One Time Exception: The High Roller
• HOTEL: Luxor
• One Time Exception: A Nighttime walk down an every changing strip
• Back to McCarran Airport, The American Express Centurion Lounge
• AA1239 Las Vegas McCarran International – Dallas Fort Worth
• A quick rush across Dallas Fort Worth
• AA78 Dallas Fort Worth – London Heathrow Terminal 3
• Transit again, The British Airways Terminal 1 Domestic Lounge
• BA831 London Heathrow Terminal 1 – Dublin Airport
• Irish Transit, The Aer Lingus Gold Circle Lounge
• EI276 Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
• Another lovely slice of BAcon

 

As part of the BAcon conference, GoGo kindly sponsored a trip on the High Roller in Las Vegas.

So what is it? It’s a fancy Ferris wheel what want a better description – akin to the London Eye, but that just bit bigger than the Singapore flyer, coming in at 550-foot/168 metre high.

Because size does matter.

The High Roller from the Linq

Now, we’ve all tried herding cats at one point, and it’s pretty much the same with bloggers. We get anywhere and everywhere. Especilly when points and miles are on the mind.

But eventually, we made in and into the venue.

We were all ushered up into a few different pods, and it was time for us to accend into the Las Vegas sky (a lot slower than normally in a plane!)

But soon the pod begun its 30 minute accent and descent… with a lot of bloggers aboard. Now those pictures are censored from the world, but instead, I’ll show you the views 😉

Off we climb!

Nearing the top of the accent.

Top of the accent

 

And on our way down.

With the ride over and the exit via the gift shop done, some people decided to party the night away. I decided to head back to the hotel as I was beat.

Overall: It’s certainly a unique way of seeing more of Las Vegas, and whilst it its bigger than the London Eye and the Singapore Flyer, it doesn’t seem to boast as much. Again, it’s best done at night. It’s a bit pricey though at $24.95 during the day, $34.95 at night (although you can save $5 by staying at The Linq/Quad/Imperial Palace or at The Flamingo. Go at Sunset or night for the best views.

Full Disclosure. The trip on the High Roller was sponsored by GoGo Wireless. The services will be reviewed without prejudice, and the views represented are by the authors, and are his sole views only.

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