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Im willing to say that Big Shot at Stratosphere is the most heart pumping, scary ride in vegas. But it is $12 for a single ride $15 for 2 (reride ticket is $3) the cost of 2 rides on Big Shot is the same as an ALL DAY Speed: The Ride band. I have now ridden it over 80 some times, and it is my favorite thrill ride/ roller coaster I have ever been on, and I know it will be in my top ten forever because it just deleivers awesome rushes on so many parts. The first rush is the initial launch from 0-45 in 2 seconds. Pinned back into your seat realizing the statement that they say as you make your way to speed is all to true "Zero to blur in one gasp". You are then diving 25 ft underground into a tight tunnel, only to exit the tunnel by going into the 72 ft tall loop, and what a loop perfectly shaped where it is intense but insanely fun with no real high g force spike so it is painful. You then exit that to be shot from 35-70 in another 2 seconds. You blast through the marquee and take a right turn then a long left around the Porte Corche then you are up, up up, getting over 5 seconds of hangtime in the front car, you get it going up and going down, dont ask me, you just become weightless as you go vertical, then you do the ride backwards, only to slow slightly before re entering the more intense loop. But hold on, after you arrive at the station they will check the comfortable harnesses before you do it again. Im not saying that lap bars would be cool but it is low priority because this ride is already perfect as is.
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