Caesars gets permit for world’s tallest wheel

Caesars Entertainment

An artist’s rendering of the proposed restaurant/entertainment district Project Linq.

Associated Press

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 | 10:39 a.m.

Observation Wheels Under Construction

A view looking north from a helicopter shows Strip casinos Monday, May 21, 2012. The Linq, a $550 million Caesars Entertainment project between the Flamingo and Imperial Palace, will be anchored by the 550-foot tall Las Vegas High Roller observation wheel. The photo is taken from the approximately 550 feet.

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Casino giant Caesars Entertainment says it has obtained a key county permit allowing it to build the world's tallest observation wheel in a planned retail, dining and entertainment complex on the Las Vegas Strip.

The proposed wheel would stand 550 feet tall. It would be higher than the nearly 443-foot London Eye and the 541-foot Singapore Flyer, and taller than a 500-foot wheel being built across the Strip from the Mandalay Bay resort. That one is called SkyVue.

Caesars officials on Tuesday called the amusement and transportation system permit a crucial step toward opening the so-called "High Roller" attraction next year.

The Ferris-style wheel is part of a planned $550 million development on the Strip near the company's Harrah's Las Vegas, Imperial Palace and Flamingo Las Vegas casinos.

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By vegaslee

July 25, 2012

11:55 a.m.

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I doubt "city" inspectors will have anything to do with it Mr. Realist, it is not being built in the "city." ;-)
By AshleyAshley

July 25, 2012

12:40 p.m.

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I wonder if it will have suicide jump prevention restraints on that thing......
By ljk

July 25, 2012

12:57 p.m.

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Just as hideous as the one in London, it's an eyesore.
By summerof69

July 25, 2012

4:41 p.m.

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Eyesore just like the bums,dope addicts,hookers and trash on the strip....
By WILDWEST

July 25, 2012

6:22 p.m.

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By petef (Peter Fritz)

July 26, 2012

7:46 a.m.

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My thought is they should come up with something else for an attraction, 1 big wheel on the Strip is probably enough.