Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 | 2 a.m.
Temperatures in Las Vegas hovered around 110 degrees, but Savannah McNeely wasn’t worried about the late summer heat wave Wednesday afternoon.
The 8-year-old girl — on vacation from Spokane, Wash., with her family — was instead having a blast inside the air conditioned Adventuredome theme park at Circus Circus.
After finishing a ride in an oversized teacup, which is one of Adventuredome’s new rides, with her older sister, she was ready for her next adventure on the Nebulaz, a rotating orbital ride.
“I wish we could come here every day,” McNeely said before jetting off to be first in line for the Nebulaz ride. “It’s fun here. There’s lots of rides to go on.”
Property officials expect to have a busy Labor Day weekend at the kid-themed attraction as many families prepare for what is unofficially considered the final weekend of summer.
The attraction will have a slightly different look and feel as three new rides are debuting this week.
Along with the Twistin Tea Cups, Circus Circus officials added the Kiddie Swings, and a Go Kart track for young children who might not be tall enough for some of the other rides.
The Twistin Tea Cups are located where an old train ride used to sit. The Go Kart track is outdoors where a terrace space used to be.
“The nice thing about Circus Circus is that you get everybody here — tourists, locals and people who are staying at other resorts,” said Sara Gerety, vice president of operations for Circus Circus. “This is a great place for family fun.”
The 5-acre Adventuredome — easily spotted from the outside by its pink dome exterior — has been through a handful of upgrades since opening in 1993. It even went through a name change, going from Grand Slam Canyon to Adventuredome in 1997.
It includes favorites such as the “El Loco” roller coaster, 18-hole miniature golf course, video games, a splash park and rock-climbing wall. Locals flock there for birthday parties and on the weekends, and it’s a year-round hit with visitors — especially on three-day weekends of heavy visitor traffic like Labor Day.
“It is very important to Circus Circus to be a family destination, and that goes for all ages,” Gerety said. “We do a fantastic job catering to the 48 inches and above, but we noticed we needed to add some more attractions for the kids who are 36-to-48 (inches tall). These additional rides do that.”
Gerety said that adult Circus Circus visitors often talk about experiences they had there as kids.
“Some of the rides from when these parents used to come here as kids are still here,” Gerety said. “It definitely becomes a family affair and a family story. It’s a passing down of memories.”
The attraction is $60 for guests over 48 inches tall; $30 for under 48 inches.
