Anyone have any idea what time the game will be? Have a big group going and trying to coordinate plans.
Mink, please leave time for lookalike thread?minkjr said:
For us, it is matter if we get a pool cabana for the day prior to the game (and figure out where and how big) or is the daytime the activity the game? Decisions, decisions...
I think I know where all the young people will be
Didn't see this article linked: https://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Delay-in-new-NFL-stadium-roof-in-Las-Vegas-causes-14974239.phpLunchTime said:
I assume if the stadium is not finished the 7:30 or 7pm. If the new stadium is finished, 1pm or 7pm.
socaliganbear said:
Better question, where are y'all staying?
75bear said:socaliganbear said:
Better question, where are y'all staying?
No need for a hotel - it's Vegas. 24 hours on the ground and then pull out.
i knew someone had to respond to this.....Sebastabear said:75bear said:socaliganbear said:
Better question, where are y'all staying?
No need for a hotel - it's Vegas. 24 hours on the ground and then pull out.
Pretty sure I learned in Sex Ed that doesn't really work.
westcoast101 said:
A 4pm or 7pm gametime would be ideal to take advantage of the pool during the day. I'm thinking that hotels may not be too expensive since the next weekend (Labor Day) would be when more folks would be traveling out to Vegas.
Sebastabear said:75bear said:socaliganbear said:
Better question, where are y'all staying?
No need for a hotel - it's Vegas. 24 hours on the ground and then pull out.
Pretty sure I learned in Sex Ed that doesn't really work.
Went back and forth on "health class" vs "sex ed". In hindsight I think "health class" may have been funnier. If you wouldn't mind teeing that up for me again in a few posts I'd like a do over.75bear said:Sebastabear said:75bear said:socaliganbear said:
Better question, where are y'all staying?
No need for a hotel - it's Vegas. 24 hours on the ground and then pull out.
Pretty sure I learned in Sex Ed that doesn't really work.
You're welcome for the softball lob.
It looks like the Luxor (not my favorite hotel) and Mandalay Bay are both within walking distance to the stadium.socaliganbear said:
Better question, where are y'all staying?
Valleyblue said:It looks like the Luxor (not my favorite hotel) and Mandalay Bay are both within walking distance to the stadium.socaliganbear said:
Better question, where are y'all staying?
Not bad for a 75 year old man!75bear said:socaliganbear said:
Better question, where are y'all staying?
No need for a hotel - it's Vegas. 24 hours on the ground and then pull out.
Oh my God no. Do not under any circumstances stay in Circus Circus.Cal89 said:
Was in Vegas on biz travel a couple months back... I've never been there with little ones though. I'm thinking of taking our nine and eleven year olds to this game. Open to hotel recommendations. Would Circus Circus still be the place?
89 let me give you a more detailed answer on where to stay with little ones in Vegas.Cal89 said:
Was in Vegas on biz travel a couple months back... I've never been there with little ones though. I'm thinking of taking our nine and eleven year olds to this game. Open to hotel recommendations. Would Circus Circus still be the place?
Sebasta, you were already one of my favorite posters here... Thanks for the thoughtful reply! Yes, that helps.Sebastabear said:89 let me give you a more detailed answer on where to stay with little ones in Vegas.Cal89 said:
Was in Vegas on biz travel a couple months back... I've never been there with little ones though. I'm thinking of taking our nine and eleven year olds to this game. Open to hotel recommendations. Would Circus Circus still be the place?
Many of us who travelled as or with kids in the late 60s and early 70s (and maybe even beyond) remember Circus Circus as THE place to stay with a family. Well time has marched on and in addition to being 50 years out of date (which is why you still see $19 rooms advertised there) its at the wrong end of the strip for the game. Basically it's gross. Hard pass.
Vegas went through its brief "family era" in the 90s with the rise of the mega casinos which culminated in MGM opening an amusement park, but that's also largely over as well. MGM closed its park in 2000. Excalibur and Luxor were built in that era with kids in mind but those have been largely retooled and are a bit tired to boot, at least to stay in.
Luckily a lot of the more family friendly stuff is still at the end of the Strip where the stadium resides. MGM still has a fair amount of family stuff (they have both a Hunger Games exhibit and a CSI virtual reality 3D experience - although I think that latter one may be a bit adult for your kids). But across the street is an M&M mega store and there's still lots to do. Mandalay Bay also has its shark aquarium you walk through as well as its dolphin and tiger enclosures which are worth seeing. New York New York still has its roller coaster right there and the Luxor also has some attractions for kids.
I hate to say it since I'm not a fan of Sheldon Addelson at all but the Gondola ride as well as The Void ride at the Venetian are big hits with little kids and if they like giant Ferris wheels there is one (and maybe even two) in the middle of the strip.
Important thing to remember is that virtually nothing in Vegas is walkable in August, even casinos next to each other. Plan on using the trams (which connect the West side resorts) or cabs.
Anyway, hope that helps.
Very much my pleasure sir. I realized after typing that all up that I may need a 12-Step program. Probably more info than you wanted (or that I should have) on Vegas.Cal89 said:Sebasta, you were already one of my favorite posters here... Thanks for the thoughtful reply! Yes, that helps.Sebastabear said:89 let me give you a more detailed answer on where to stay with little ones in Vegas.Cal89 said:
'Was in Vegas on biz travel a couple months back... I've never been there with little ones though. I'm thinking of taking our nine and eleven year olds to this game. Open to hotel recommendations. Would Circus Circus still be the place?
Many of us who travelled as or with kids in the late 60s and early 70s (and maybe even beyond) remember Circus Circus as THE place to stay with a family. Well time has marched on and in addition to being 50 years out of date (which is why you still see $19 rooms advertised there) its at the wrong end of the strip for the game. Basically it's gross. Hard pass.
Vegas went through its brief "family era" in the 90s with the rise of the mega casinos which culminated in MGM opening an amusement park, but that's also largely over as well. MGM closed its park in 2000. Excalibur and Luxor were built in that era with kids in mind but those have been largely retooled and are a bit tired to boot, at least to stay in.
Luckily a lot of the more family friendly stuff is still at the end of the Strip where the stadium resides. MGM still has a fair amount of family stuff (they have both a Hunger Games exhibit and a CSI virtual reality 3D experience - although I think that latter one may be a bit adult for your kids). But across the street is an M&M mega store and there's still lots to do. Mandalay Bay also has its shark aquarium you walk through as well as its dolphin and tiger enclosures which are worth seeing. New York New York still has its roller coaster right there and the Luxor also has some attractions for kids.
I hate to say it since I'm not a fan of Sheldon Addelson at all but the Gondola ride as well as The Void ride at the Venetian are big hits with little kids and if they like giant Ferris wheels there is one (and maybe even two) in the middle of the strip.
Important thing to remember is that virtually nothing in Vegas is walkable in August, even casinos next to each other. Plan on using the trams (which connect the West side resorts) or cabs.
Anyway, hope that helps.
Our oldest really likes the Hunger Games, and the aquarium is apt to be a hit too, heck, even for me. I've had my share of tanks over the years, built some even, including an enclosed 135 gallon. I digress...
Thanks again.