Can Vegas recover?

Regarding the various replies to my comment on the indoor ski slope:

During idle times sometimes I day dream about hypothetical Vegas hotels. One idea was the ski slope attached to a Nordic/Viking themed hotel. I've also got a much more detailed notion for a science fiction themed hotel with an attached amusement park (not necessarily for Vegas), but that requires using copyrighted material. The centerpiece would be half of a gigantic tree trunk with the tuft bent 90 degrees to one side. There would be a shopping area on top.

Make the tree big enough, and the park would fit inside. If you're satisfied with only four attractions, it can be done just like that (the Star Gate Adventure, the Star Trek Experience (finally!), the Integral Tree Ride and the Eternity Simulator)

Of course it won't ever happne, and would probably go broke if it did happen.

Right now any entrepeneur who would dare approach a bank for financning new construction in Vegas, would be thrown out faster than the speed of light. Any who'd issue stock or try to sell stock or bonds to finance new Vegas contruction, well, if I were the Feds I'd suspect fraud (only half joking)

I'd love a Viking themed casino! They could serve mead and hire buxom blonde swedish women as cocktail servers! They could name their ultralounge 'Valhalla'. They could pipe in "Ride of the Valkyries" as the background music. (I recommend the Bugs Bunny version: 'Kill da Wabbit, Kill da Wabbit'!)

There is an indoor skiing place in Shanghai. I think the idea works in some locations, mainly hot ones that are not close to anywhere with legitimate skiing. That is not Las Vegas. It is an hour way from Ski Las Vegas in the winter, not to mention outstanding skiing is a one hour flight away in Park City and Lake Tahoe. I think indoor skiing might go over better in somewhere in the center of the country, like Houston.

I do think that Vegas desperately needs another water park. As the father of three kids, there is not much for kids to do in this town. For a city of 1.5 million, that is pretty sad. No respectable miniature golf course, zoo, professional sports, or kids' museums either. In my opinion, Las Vegas needs more amenities that other cities of its size have, not more gimmicks.

Quote: Toes14

I'd love a Viking themed casino! They could serve mead and hire buxom blonde swedish women as cocktail servers! They could name their ultralounge 'Valhalla'. They could pipe in "Ride of the Valkyries" as the background music. (I recommend the Bugs Bunny version: 'Kill da Wabbit, Kill da Wabbit'!)

I like it! I would add: every night, costumed raiders would descend on a randomly chosen hotel floor, plunder and loot all the guest rooms, and (of course) carry off all the women. Those on the selected floor would be given a 2-for-1 buffet coupon. Also, your dealer, if you got a blackjack or won a double down, would heft a battleaxe and split the table in two.

Quote: Wizard

There is an indoor skiing place in Shanghai. I think the idea works in some locations, mainly hot ones that are not close to anywhere with legitimate skiing. That is not Las Vegas. It is an hour way from Ski Las Vegas in the winter, not to mention outstanding skiing is a one hour flight away in Park City and Lake Tahoe. I think indoor skiing might go over better in somewhere in the center of the country, like Houston.

I do think that Vegas desperately needs another water park. As the father of three kids, there is not much for kids to do in this town. For a city of 1.5 million, that is pretty sad. No respectable miniature golf course, zoo, professional sports, or kids' museums either. In my opinion, Las Vegas needs more amenities that other cities of its size have, not more gimmicks.

I'd love indoor skiing within access of my city, San Antonio.

Remember rock climbing walls... indoor rock climbing did fairly well for awhile. Some gyms built walls, some places were solely indoor rock climbing and soon endless walls appeared. Recreation when you wanted it and no great trek involved to get it.

I don't ski but other places are fairly nearby. Of course that is one of the complaints about the Mesquite casinos about eighty miles north of Vegas. The casinos never had tie-ins with events in the area so as to snag the motorists who were driving by. Not even some sort of "bring your white water rafting tickets in and get some free slot play".

Casinos often provide day care but never for more than three hours.

I don't know if a waterpark in Vegas would mean increased gambling but it would certainly get traffic.

It is in my opinion that ironically Vegas may be too hot for a water park! If I had kids I would not want them baking in 110 degree weather. Don't most people avoid being outside when it is extra hot in Vegas?

Quote: Wizard

I do think that Vegas desperately needs another water park. As the father of three kids, there is not much for kids to do in this town. For a city of 1.5 million, that is pretty sad. No respectable miniature golf course, zoo, professional sports, or kids' museums either. In my opinion, Las Vegas needs more amenities that other cities of its size have, not more gimmicks.

Wet'N Wild Phoenix just opened last summer. It's just as hot in Phoenix as it is in Vegas. Children can be protected against sunburn and every single ride doesn't have to be directly in the sun.

Indoor skiing is probably harder than indoor surfing. You can mechanically develop a wave much easier than you can develop a mountain.

Quote: NicksGamingStuff

It is in my opinion that ironically Vegas may be too hot for a water park! If I had kids I would not want them baking in 110 degree weather. Don't most people avoid being outside when it is extra hot in Vegas?

The Vegas Wet-n-Wild never seemed to suffer from it being too hot. The lines were shaded, which is where most of the time is spent. There is also no shortage of sunscreen for those who wanted to just splash around the pools. My wife would make sure we were all covered head to toe, with SPF 50 at least.

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Indoor skiing is probably harder than indoor surfing. You can mechanically develop a wave much easier than you can develop a mountain.

I would imagine a wave agitator would be simple to construct and operate, even if the surfers got tired of such perfectly timed waves. I understand however that artificial snow sprayed on outdoor ski slopes is often non-potable. Once constructed, the ski slope would last but since its shape would not really change skiers might get tired of skiing it.

Anyway, if they've opened one in Phoenix but it failed years ago in Vegas, somebody must think the idea is a good one.

There are alot of bars in Vegas that are unaffiliated with a casino. There are alot of restaurants that are unaffiliated with a casino. It may be that casinos should simply obtain discounts for their employees so that the children of dealers have some alternatives. After seeing how that works out, the casinos could start comping locals to WetnWild or the equivalent.