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Big Shot (Formerly known as Space Shot) is a pneumatically powered tower ride. It was at one time the world's highest
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in terms of overall elevation above ground level, but has since been surpassed by the Sky Drop rise atop the
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. The tower is built atop the high deck of
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History

The ride opened on April 29, 1996,RCDB listing for High Roller
/ref> in a special VIP gala opening, one day before the ride and casino opened to the general public. Big Shot was one of the first two amusement rides to open on the Stratosphere tower at the casino opening (the other being
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). Even initially, Stratosphere guests exhibited considerably greater excitement over the Big Shot gravity drop tower than they did over High Roller.


Ride experience

Big Shot is a pneumatically powered tower ride, featuring a rapid ascent from an elevation of to . The ride accelerates to . The ride up generates 4Gs during the rapid ascent.


See also

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High Roller (Stratosphere) The High Roller (also known as the Let it Ride High Roller) was a steel roller coaster constructed over the Las Vegas Strip. It was the highest roller coaster in the world when compared to the surrounding terrain. It was located on top of the St ...
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SkyJump Las Vegas SkyJump Las Vegas holds the Guinness World Record for highest commercial decelerator descent with an official height of and is located at The Strat. As part of its grand opening event, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman presented a written proclamati ...
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X-Scream X-Scream is a ride at the top of the Strat SkyPod in Las Vegas, Nevada. At a height of approximately , the world's third highest amusement ride, located on top of The Strat. The name of the ride is a play on the word ''extreme''. Ride experience ...


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* {{Commons category-inline Tourist attractions in Las Vegas Buildings and structures in Las Vegas Drop tower rides Amusement rides manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies Amusement rides introduced in 1996 Towers completed in 1996