Rio casino zip line will open in November

Las Vegas Sun – A new zip line connecting two towers at Las Vegas’ Rio casino is set to open in early November. The VooDoo Skyline at the off-the-Strip casino will start at the patio of the VooDoo Steakhouse on the 50th floor of the Masquerade Tower. Riders will glide to the 20-story Ipanema Tower and then return back to their starting point. The ride covers one-third of a mile in 70 seconds. Tickets are $25. Sin City is expecting two more zip lines in the future. A popular ride at downtown’s Fremont Street Experience is being reinvented under the…

Zip Line Ride 400 Feet Up on Rio Casino

From Card Player Caesars Entertainment Corp. and another firm are developing a zip line-like ride between the two towers of the Rio Hotel and Casino, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The project is not expected to be done in time for the summer World Series of Poker, however. The project is being called the “Voodoo Skyline” and it will send guests flying 400 feet above the ground between the two sections of the massive casino. “It’s going to be different than a typical zip line,” one of the developers said. “This type of system is viewed as much safer…