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1 If pf'N laser tag game, swinging pirate ship ride, bumper cars and circus carousel. A cafe, snack bar and several food carts, as well as state-of-the-art video games, are scattered throughout the park. The midway filled with traditional dart games, ring tosses and basketball throws adds to the park's festive atmosphere. A wide assortment of children's rides, ranging from a miniature roller coaster to a giant jungle gym, round out the scene. Visitors are free to enter the park and walk around; there is no admission fee.

Ticket prices for rides range from $2 for children's rides to 55 for premium attractions, such as the Fun House Express. An unlimited, all-day ride pass costs $11.95 for guests under 48 inches tall and $15.95 for those over the Please see XTREME, Page 80 XTREME Continued from Page 74 people coming back," says operations manager Tom Nolan of the latest additions. Nolan obviously knows what he's talking about. In July, The Adventuredome called Grand Slam Canyon until last December welcomed its 10-millionth visitor. With its man-made mountain, cascading waterfall and two new attractions, the climate-controlled park offers a totally cool escape from Las Vegas' summer temperatures.

Its sprawling hot-pink dome featuring more than 350,000 square feet of glass and visible for miles in Southern Nevada has become a glistening landmark along the Vegas Strip. "On bad weather days, we're the only game in town," Nolan contends. We're 72 degrees year-round no matter what the weather is doing outside." As the home of Nevada's largest theme park, the Adventuredome is designed to look like a whimsical desert canyon. An enormous artificial rock rises in the center and features a flowing 90-foot waterfall and a maze of caverns. A pack of mechanical dinosaurs perched on ledges greets visitors with roars.

Vendors whip up fresh cotton candy from a cart along a promenade studded with face painters, woodworkers and artisans. There are, of course, amusement rides, carnival games and an ever-growing assortment of attractions. The park has come a long way since it opened in 1993 with only four rides. Its list of attractions now includes a roller coaster, water -ride, 4 4 ft MlHTi 33X111 tutrix 1 4 if ii (-. iWV -VI wijioat $1950 PER PERSON PER NIGHT August 25-27 6- September 7-10 yx1 Room? "Keys Excludes holiday and convention periods.

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