Adventuredome

{{Short description|Indoor amusement park at Circus Circus in Winchester, Nevada}}

{{Infobox amusement park

|name=Adventuredome

|logo=Adventuredome logo.jpg

|image=Circus Circus Hotel & Casino LAS 09 2017 4915.jpg

|caption=The pink-colored Adventuredome, part of the Circus Circus property (2017)

|slogan=5 Acres of Indoor Fun!

|location=Winchester

|location2=Nevada

|location3=U.S.

|coordinates={{Coord|36|08|16|N|115|09|58|W|type:landmark_region:US-NV|display=inline,title}}

|owner=Phil Ruffin

|opening_date={{Start date and age|1993|8|23}}

|previous_names=Grand Slam Canyon (1993–1997)

|season=All year

|area={{convert|5|acre|km2}}

|rides=19

|coasters=2

|water_rides=

|homepage={{URL|https://www.circuscircus.com/the-adventuredome}}

}}

Adventuredome (formerly Grand Slam Canyon) is a {{convert|5|acre|adj=on}} indoor amusement park at Circus Circus in Winchester, Nevada on the Las Vegas Strip. It is owned by Phil Ruffin. It is contained within a large glass dome, and offers various rides and attractions including the Canyon Blaster and El Loco roller coasters, a rock climbing wall, an 18-hole miniature golf course, a video game arcade, and carnival-type games. Because the park is enclosed, it is unaffected by weather, unlike most theme parks, and is open year-round. Every October from 2003 until 2017, the Adventuredome was turned into the Halloween-themed Fright Dome.

The theme park opened as Grand Slam Canyon on August 23, 1993, in the west parking lot of the hotel. It sits on a reinforced 18" thick deck elevated {{convert|18|ft|m|0}} above ground. The dome itself consists of over {{convert|350000|sqft|m2|-3|abbr=on}} of pink tinted, insulated glass over a teal green space frame (to minimize structural poles inside). Each pane of glass weighs approximately {{convert|300|lb|abbr=on}}. After customer feedback, the park was closed for 45 days in 1994 to add new attractions. Grand Slam Canyon was renamed the Adventuredome in 1997.

Circus Circus Enterprises (later Mandalay Resort Group) initially owned the Adventuredome until 2005, when it was sold to MGM Mirage, which later became MGM Resorts International. Ruffin purchased the resort and theme park in 2019.

History

File:Adventuredome at street level.jpg

Circus Circus Enterprises announced the theme park on August 26, 1992, as an addition to its Circus Circus Las Vegas resort.{{cite news |title=Gambling with nature |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/99617202/ |work=Detroit Free Press |date=August 27, 1992 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=Circus Circus to Build $75m. Scenic Park in Vegas |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.newsbank.com/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=The Press of Atlantic City |date=August 27, 1992 |url-access=subscription}} The Grand Slam Canyon, themed after the Grand Canyon, would be built west of the casino, on a deck located above a parking lot. Veldon Simpson was the architect, and Arrow Dynamics was hired to design and build several of the rides.{{cite news |title=Circus Circus Hires Clearfield Firm to Design, Build Theme-Park Rides |url=https://www.deseret.com/1992/9/2/19002637/circus-circus-hires-clearfield-firm-to-design-build-theme-park-rides |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Deseret News |date=September 2, 1992}} Perini Corporation was hired to construct the dome itself.{{cite news |title=Real Estate Movers & Shakers Perini Corp. lands $75M Vegas theme park contract |url=https://nl.newsbank.com |website=Boston Herald |access-date=March 23, 2021 |date=September 11, 1992 |url-access=subscription |via=NewsLibrary}} The park cost $90 million to build.{{cite news |last=Henry |first=David |title=Las Vegas is in the Family Way |url=https://www.deseret.com/1993/10/17/19071483/las-vegas-is-in-the-family-way |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Deseret News |date=October 17, 1993}}{{cite news |last=Faust |first=Fred |title=Las Vegas is Fired Up |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/03/06/las-vegas-is-fired-up-high-rollers-aren-t-forgotten/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=March 6, 1994}}{{cite news |title=Grand Slam Canyon adding stomach-flopping rides |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/160021874/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 3, 1994 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

Construction was underway in September 1992, and the opening was initially scheduled for the following July.{{cite news |title=Grand Canyon inspires Circus Circus to build Grand Slam Canyon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/613678785/ |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=September 6, 1992 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}} Circus Circus hoped to have the Grand Slam Canyon opened before the upcoming MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park.{{cite news |title=Utah Firm Rides Fast Track on Las Vegas Projects |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/613614763/ |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=September 29, 1992 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

The building's dome design was created entirely out of pink tinted glass, with each pane weighing approximately {{convert|300|lb|abbr=on}}. The dome itself consists of over {{convert|350000|sqft|m2|-3|abbr=on}} of pink insulated glass placed over a teal green frame.{{cite web |url=http://timeflix.com/projects/grand_slam_canyon.html |title=TimeFlix – Grand Slam Canyon |publisher=TimeFlix |access-date=July 29, 2014}} The dome has 8,615 panes of glass.

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Grand Slam Canyon eventually opened on August 23, 1993.{{cite web |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/shows/adventuredome-filled-to-its-pink-brim/ |title=Adventuredome filled to its pink brim |last=Padgett |first=Sonya |date=2011-07-21 |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=March 23, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/circus-circus-celebrates-20-years-of-adventure-under-the-dome/ |title=Circus Circus celebrates 20 years of adventure under the dome |last=Padgett |first=Sonya |date=2013-08-22 |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=March 23, 2021}} It featured river-rapid rides, two lagoonlike pools, a lazy creek and a re-creation of a pueblo. It had four attractions: the Canyon Blaster roller coaster, the Twist 'N' Shout water raft, the Rim Runner, and the Hot Shotz Lazer Tag arena, now known as Lazer Blast.{{cite news |title=Canyon: Climate-Controlled Fun |url=https://nl.newsbank.com |website=St. Paul Pioneer Press |accessdate=March 23, 2021 |date=August 29, 1993 |url-access=subscription |via=NewsLibrary}} The park also featured eight large animatronic dinosaurs spread throughout the park, with visitors being able to read the informational placards in front of each one. Though visitors could not ride them, the dinosaurs often "interacted" with the visitors, with some spitting water on guests.

Grand Slam Canyon was initially popular, but visitors often expressed their desire for more things to do. Tom Nolan, the vice president of theme park operations at Adventuredome, suggested that "it was a [matter] of what people wanted versus what they could do" and added that "there were a lot of animatronics, a lot of theming, but people said there weren't enough things to do." Following the feedback, the park was closed for 45 days beginning in April 1994 to remodel,{{cite web |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/more-amusement-on-the-horizon/ |title=More amusement on the horizon |last=Padgett |first=Sonya |date=2009-05-07 |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=March 23, 2021}} adding $15 million in new attractions. The park originally charged a $10 admission fee, but this was dropped in favor of a $2.50 fee for each ride.{{cite news |title=Circus plans new attractions to boost theme park attendance |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/153272211/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=February 1, 1994 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

During the remodeling, several family-friendly attractions were added, such as Midway shows, Canyon Cars (bumper cars), Sand Pirates (a swinging pirate ship), Miner Mike (a mini roller coaster), Thunderbirds (a mini airplane ride), and Drifters (a mini Ferris wheel). The Twist 'N' Shout water raft ride was removed to make way for several of these rides, solely due to its size. After the remodeling, as space became available, rides were added to the theme park one or two at a time every few years. Near the laser tag arena, for example, management added a rock climbing wall and a miniature golf course. Though initially hesitant to add the golf course out of concern for the park's glass dome, there has not been a single golf ball incident as of 2009. The animatronic dinosaurs were eventually removed.

In its early years, the park was sometimes also known as "Grand Slam Canyon Adventuredome".{{cite news |title=Dome's fun short, saturated |url=https://nl.newsbank.com |website=Press-Enterprise |accessdate=March 23, 2021 |date=December 10, 1993 |url-access=subscription |via=NewsLibrary}}{{cite news |title=Sin City Cyclones: Vegas visitors thrown for a loop |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/aug/30/sin-city-cyclones-vegas-visitors-thrown-for-a-loop/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 30, 1997}} The name was changed to simply "Adventuredome" in 1997.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hubble |title=Marketing Las Vegas: Child's play |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Apr-22-Sun-2001/business/15892724.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 22, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011225232857/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Apr-22-Sun-2001/business/15892724.html |archive-date=December 25, 2001}} The theme park is climate-controlled, and this helped it succeed over its rival, MGM Grand Adventures, which was outdoors and struggled during the hot summer months in Las Vegas. The Adventuredome also competed against the nearby Wet 'n Wild water park.{{cite news |last=Mylchreest |first=Ian |title=Adventuredome goes vertical |url=http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2004/05/28/news/news01.txt |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=May 28, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040606052736/http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2004/05/28/news/news01.txt |archive-date=June 6, 2004 |access-date=April 1, 2021 |url-status=live }}

The Adventuredome began offering IMAX film rides in 1998,{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Jace |title=Fun House Express mines carnival fun |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/jun/12/fun-house-express-mines-carnival-fun/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=June 12, 1998}}{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=No Joking Matter: Fun House Express injects scare to clown-directed ride |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Jul-24-Fri-1998/weekly/7872189.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 24, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818213902/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Jul-24-Fri-1998/weekly/7872189.html |archive-date=August 18, 2000}} including one based on the animated series ReBoot.{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Another Direction: 'ReBoot' shifts from television show to Imax RideFilm |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Apr-14-Fri-2000/weekly/13346858.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 14, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010617180200/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Apr-14-Fri-2000/weekly/13346858.html |archive-date=June 17, 2001}}{{cite news |last=Baird |first=Kirk |title=Rating the ups and downs of Vegas' motion-simulator rides |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/jul/28/rating-the-ups-and-downs-of-vegas-motion-simulator/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=July 28, 2000}} In 1999, management tried to keep up with the latest developments in the industry by consulting visitor surveys. This resulted in the addition of several dynamic thrill rides across the next few years, including the Inverter that same year, Chaos in 2001, and the Sling Shot in 2004. The new rides were part of an effort to target an older demographic, from ages 13 and up.

On February 3, 2013, the Rim Runner was permanently closed to make way for a newer roller coaster named "El Loco", which opened on February 18, 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/experience/las-vegas/vegas-buzz/el-loco-takes-off-at-adventuredome/5674339/ |title=El Loco takes off at Adventuredome |last1=Bascos |first1=Grace |date=2014-02-21 |publisher=USA Today |access-date=July 30, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-las-vegas-el-loco-circus-circus-new-coaster-goes-insanely-fast-20140214-story.html |title=Las Vegas: Fast El Loco coaster to make its debut at Circus Circus |last1=Jones |first1=Jay |date=2014-02-17 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 30, 2014}} The Rim Runner's closure left the Canyon Blaster as the only original ride left from the park's opening.{{cite news |last=Prevatt |first=Mike |title=Looking back at 20 years of thrills at Circus Circus' Adventuredome |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/aug/22/looking-back-20-years-thrills-circus-circus-advent/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 22, 2013}}

Phil Ruffin purchased Circus Circus and the Adventuredome from MGM Resorts International in 2019.{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=TI owner Phil Ruffin talks more Circus Circus plans |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/ti-owner-phil-ruffin-talks-more-circus-circus-plans-1906665/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 4, 2019}} A renovation took place in 2023, adding several new attractions.{{cite news |last=Ross |first=McKenna |title=Adventuredome upgrade part of $30M renovation at Circus Circus |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/adventuredome-upgrade-part-of-30m-renovation-at-circus-circus-2874454/ |access-date=September 26, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 20, 2023}}

Aside from rides, the Adventuredome also includes midway and arcade games.{{cite news |last=Miyasato |first=Kiko |title=Fun for everyone at Adventuredome in Las Vegas |url=https://lasvegasmagazine.com/entertainment/2021/jan/29/adventuredome-las-vegas-circus-circus-family/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Magazine |date=January 29, 2021}}

=Attendance=

The park received its 1-millionth guest in May 1994,{{cite news |title=Visitor named 1-millionth guest at Grand Slam Canyon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/158971045/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 11, 1993 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} and its 10-millionth in July 1998.{{cite news |title=Xtreme |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/160196919/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 9, 1998 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} At that time, the park averaged two million visitors a year.{{cite news |last=Macy |first=Robert |title=Naughty Las Vegas transformed as a family vacation destination |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/244996755/ |work=Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |date=June 5, 1998 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=Adventuredome 31st in attendance |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/jan/14/brief-adventuredome-31st-in-attendance/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=January 14, 1999}} A record for daily attendance was hit on November 27, 1999, with 30,130 visitors. For 2000, the Adventuredome ranked 19th in North America and 34th in the world for attendance, with 2.9 million visitors. As of 2001, the park received an average of 7,500 visitors daily. For 2003, park attendance ranked 11th in North America and 19th in the world. The park had received 30 million total visitors as of 2004.{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Ups and Downs |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jun-04-Fri-2004/weekly/23958240.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 4, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030013828/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jun-04-Fri-2004/weekly/23958240.html |archive-date=October 30, 2004}} Another single-day record was reached in November 2005, with 41,182 people. The Adventuredome had its 50 millionth visitor on January 1, 2009. Attendance was 3.2 million people for 2014.{{cite news |title=41 million visitors, 24/7/365 action: A better look at Las Vegas, by the numbers |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/aug/17/41-million-visitors-action-las-vegas-numbers/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 17, 2015}}

=Fright Dome=

In 2003, the Adventuredome partnered with brothers Jason and Michael Egan, who owned Fright America, to transform the theme park into a temporary Halloween attraction known as Fright Dome.{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Halloween Horrors |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-07-Tue-2003/living/22201933.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 7, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030110758/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-07-Tue-2003/living/22201933.html |archive-date=October 30, 2004}} The project, modeled after Knott's Scary Farm, was intended to boost attendance during October, which was usually a poor month for visitation as children return to school. Fright Dome included haunted houses and actors in costumes. Nine of the theme park's rides, aimed at younger children, were closed during the Fright Dome event, in an effort to appeal to an older demographic.{{cite news |last=Mihailovich |first=Steven |title=Fright Dome to scare up a crowd |url=http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2003/10/10/news/news01fright.txt |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=October 10, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040310025932/http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2003/10/10/news/news01fright.txt |archive-date=March 10, 2004 |access-date=April 1, 2021 |url-status=live }}

Fright Dome became an annual event at the Adventuredome each October.{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Fright Nights |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Oct-22-Fri-2004/weekly/25011252.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 22, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030131442/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Oct-22-Fri-2004/weekly/25011252.html |archive-date=October 30, 2004}}{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |title=Fright Dome: Dark, scary meets hot, heavy |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/08/dark-scary-meets-hot-heavy/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 8, 2008}}{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Fright Night |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/fright-night/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 30, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Fearless Egan ready to return fright to Circus Circus |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/fearless-egan-ready-to-return-fright-to-circus-circus/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 29, 2016}} It cost $2 million to put on each year.{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=He specializes in scaring people, but Fright Dome's Jason Egan remains fearless |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2014/oct/15/he-specializes-scaring-people-fright-dome-jason-eg/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 15, 2014}} New features were added for each Fright Dome.{{cite news |last=Kelemen |first=Matt |title=Fright Dome is a scare supreme |url=https://lasvegasmagazine.com/entertainment/2016/oct/14/fright-dome-adventuredome-circus-circus/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Magazine |date=October 14, 2016}} In 2005, it attracted 50,000 visitors.{{cite news |title=John Katsilometes mingles with some of the potential creatures to be featured in the Fright Dome at Circus Circus Adventuredome |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2006/sep/28/john-katsilometes-mingles-with-some-of-the-potenti/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 28, 2006}} USA Today considered Fright Dome to be among the top 10 haunted house attractions in the U.S.{{cite web |last=Miska |first=Brad |title='Fright Dome' Las Vegas Celebrates 15 Years With Epic Event! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/3453642/fright-dome-las-vegas-celebrates-15-years-epic-event/ |website=Bloody Disgusting! |access-date=March 23, 2021 |date=August 16, 2017}} In 2014, the Travel Channel ranked Fright Dome as the second best haunted attraction in the country, and another location was opened that year in Hong Kong.

Fright Dome was sometimes themed after horror films, including The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974),{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Fright Dome fires up 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2014/aug/15/fright-dome-fires-texas-chainsaw-massacre/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 15, 2014}} and the Halloween and Saw films.{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |title=Jason Egan, owner-operator of Fright Dome |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/01/man-who-takes-frightening-you-very-seriously/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 1, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |title=Fright Dome: Circus Circus fear factory teems with terrific human horrors |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/12/sprawling-21st-century-freak-show/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 12, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Delen |title=Circus Circus adds 'Halloween' theme to Fright Dome |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/real-estate/2011/aug/24/circus-circus-adds-halloween-theme-fright-dome/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=VegasInc |date=August 24, 2011}} The 2016 event included a haunted house based on Five Nights at Freddy's.

The 2017 Fright Dome would be the last, as Circus Circus announced that it would not bring back the event for 2018.{{cite news |last=Lilly |first=Caitlin |title=Fright Dome not opening for 2018 Halloween season |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/fright-dome-not-opening-for-2018-halloween-season/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 24, 2018}}

Rides and attractions

The current and former attractions at the amusement park are provided below.{{cite web |title=Rides & Attractions |url=https://www.circuscircus.com/the-adventuredome/rides-attractions-1/ |website=Circus Circus |access-date=April 14, 2021}}

=Current=

==Coasters==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
style="width:20%;"|Current name

!Picture

!style="width:12%;"|Opening date

!style="width:10%;"|Manufacturer

!Minimum height requirements

!class="unsortable" style="width:50%;"|Description

!class="unsortable" style="width:5%;"|Ref(s)

Canyon Blaster

|{{NA

} 130px

|August 23, 1993

|Arrow Dynamics

|48 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| The world's largest indoor double-loop, double-corkscrew roller coaster. This is an original park attraction.

|{{cite news |title=Hotels offer parks, play and pirates |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/265857351/ |work=Honolulu Advertiser |date=July 11, 1999 |accessdate=April 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=Canyon Blaster among rides at Grand Slam Canyon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/712204088/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 12, 1993 |accessdate=April 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

|-

|El Loco

|{{NA|}} 130px

|February 18, 2014

|S&S Worldwide

|48 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| Only the second of its kind in the United States, El Loco, a custom S&S coaster, took the place of the splash down pool of the Rim Runner ride.

|{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=First riders say El Loco roller coaster lives up to its name |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2014/feb/19/first-riders-say-el-loco-roller-coaster-lives-its-/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |work=VegasInc |date=February 19, 2014}}

|-

|}

==Premium rides==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
style="width:20%;"|Current name

!Picture

!style="width:12%;"|Opening date

!style="width:10%;"|Manufacturer

!Minimum height requirements

!class="unsortable" style="width:50%;"|Description

!class="unsortable" style="width:5%;"|Ref(s)

Disk'O

|{{NA

} 130px

|2007

|Zamperla

|48 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| A ride where passengers sit on a spinning disk which rides along a half pipe track.

|{{cite news |last=Bornfeld |first=Steve |title=Stimulating the Senses |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/stimulating-the-senses/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 11, 2008}}

|-

|Angry Birds: The Ride

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|2018

|SimEx-Iwerks

|42 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| Motion simulator experience in the Extreme Ride Theater.

|

|-

|SCOOB! 4D Experience

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|2021

|SimEx-Iwerks

|33 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| A 4-D film experience at the FX Theater.

|

|-

|Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4D

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|2016

|SimEx-Iwerks

|33 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| A 4-D film in the FX Theater.

|{{cite web |title=Adventuredome at Circus Circus opens two theater experiences |url=http://amusementtoday.com/backissues/AT-October-2016-low.pdf |website=Amusement Today |access-date=April 14, 2021 |page=29 |date=October 2016}}

|-

|Inverter

|{{NA|}} 130px

|1999

|Chance Rides

|48 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| Ride that spins riders upside down.

|{{cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Tim |title=Themed Areas, Coasters In Parks' Capital Plans |url=https://www.birket.com/reading-room/articles/themed-areas-coasters-in-parks-capital-plans-tim-obrien-amusement-business-january-11-1999/ |website=Birket Engineering, Inc |access-date=April 12, 2021 |date=January 11, 1999}}{{cite news |title=New ride |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/265852855/ |work=The Honolulu Advertiser |date=July 11, 1999 |accessdate=April 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}

|-

|Lazer Blast

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|August 23, 1993

|Unknown

|42 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| A laser tag arena built into the base of the park's signature mountain. This is an original park attraction, initially known as Hot Shots Lazer Tag.

|

|-

|NebulaZ

|{{NA|}}

|November 2020

|Zamperla

|42 inches to ride

|style="text-align:left;"| NebulaZ is a three-minute ride with eight gondolas which fly through the air.

|{{Cite web|url=https://bestoflasvegas.com/article/adventuredome-debuts-new-ride-nebulaz.html|title=Adventuredome debuts new ride, NebulaZ|last=Clemons|first=Marvin|date=November 23, 2020|website=BestofLasVegas|access-date=November 30, 2020}}{{cite news |last=Schulz |first=Bailey |title=Circus Circus introduces first new ride since 2013 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/circus-circus-introduces-first-new-ride-since-2013-2211359/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 10, 2020}}{{cite news |title=The Adventuredome now features the only thrill ride of its kind on the West Coast |url=http://amusementtoday.com/2021/03/the-adventuredome-now-features-the-only-thrill-ride-of-its-kind-on-the-west-coast/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |work=Amusement Today |date=March 12, 2021}}

|-

|Sling Shot

|{{NA|}} 130px

|May

2004

|Chance Morgan

|48 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| 100' tall free fall ride that shoots riders upwards with 4G's of acceleration.

|{{cite news |last=Baird |first=Kirk |title=Sling Shot at Adventuredome fun -- for a quickie |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/may/28/sling-shot-at-adventuredome-fun----for-a-quickie/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 28, 2004}}

|}

==Large rides==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
style="width:20%;"|Current name

!Picture

!style="width:12%;"|Opening date

!style="width:10%;"|Manufacturer

!style="width:10%;"|Minimum height requirements

!class="unsortable" style="width:50%;"|Description

!class="unsortable" style="width:5%;"|Ref(s)

Canyon Cars

|{{NA

} File:3by2white.svg

|1994

|I.E. Park

|42 inches to ride, 54 inches to drive

|style="text-align:left;"| Bumper cars.

|

|-

|Sand Pirates

|{{NA|}} 130px

|1994

|Zamperla

|33 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| Swinging pirate ship.

|

|}

==Junior rides==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
style="width:20%;"|Current name

!Picture

!style="width:12%;"|Opening date

!style="width:10%;"|Manufacturer

!style="width:10%;"|Minimum height requirements

!class="unsortable" style="width:50%;"|Description

!class="unsortable" style="width:5%;"|Ref(s)

Frog Hopper

|{{NA

} File:3by2white.svg

|2002

|S&S Worldwide

|36–58 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| A ride that bounces riders up and down.

|{{cite news |title=Adventuredome theme park adds new attraction |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/577952877/ |work=North County Times |date=May 12, 2002 |accessdate=April 14, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |title=The History of S&S |url=https://www.s-s.com/s-s-worldwide-history |website=S&S Worldwide |access-date=November 8, 2023}}

|-

|Thunderbirds

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|1994

|Zamperla

|36–58 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| An airplane carousel that flies through the air.

|

|}

==Family rides==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
style="width:20%;"|Current name

!Picture

!style="width:12%;"|Opening date

!style="width:10%;"|Manufacturer

!style="width:10%;"|Minimum height requirements

!class="unsortable" style="width:50%;"|Description

!class="unsortable" style="width:5%;"|Ref(s)

B.C. Bus

|{{NA

} 130px

|1994

|Zamperla

|42 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| A bus that goes up, down and around.

|

|-

|Circus Carousel

|{{NA|}} 130px

|1997

|Chance Rides

|42 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| Carousel themed with circus animals.

|{{cite news |title=Circus Circus project nears completion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123659763/ |work=The Arizona Republic |date=November 17, 1996 |accessdate=April 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

|-

|Circus Swings

|{{NA|}} File:Circus Swings Adventurdome.jpg

|2022

|Zamperla

|42 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| Circus themed wave swinger.

|{{cite news |last=Barnes |first=Jim |title=Circus Circus brings new rides to Adventuredome |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/circus-circus-brings-new-rides-to-adventuredome-2632014/ |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 30, 2022 |accessdate=September 26, 2023}}

|-

|Drifters

|{{NA|}} 130px

|1994

|Zamperla

|42 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| A hot air balloon themed Ferris wheel.

|

|-

|Road Runner

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|1994

|Wisdom Rides

|42 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| Mini-Himalaya that gives a wild trip going forwards and backwards.

|{{cite news |title=New kids' rides added at Circus Circus |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/159267288/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 14, 1994 |accessdate=April 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |title=Family Himalaya |url=http://wisdomrides.com/rides/family.html |website=Wisdom Rides |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020416191313/http://wisdomrides.com/rides/family.html |archive-date=April 16, 2002}}

|-

|Twistin' Tea Cups

|{{NA|}}

File:Twistin' Tea Cups Ride.jpg

|2022

|Zamperla

|42 inches

|style="text-align:left;"| A spinning teacup ride where riders spin inside pods while spinning on a disk.

|

|}

=Former=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
style="width:16%;"|Ride name

!Picture

!style="width:21%;"|Opening date

!style="width:14%;"|Closing date

!style="width:10%;"|Manufacturer

!style="width:65%;"|Description

Chaos

|{{NA

} 130px

|March 2001

| 2023{{cite web | url=https://screamscape.com/html/circus_circus_adventuredome.htm | title=Circus Circus Adventuredome }}{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Round and Round: Adventuredome adds new thrill ride to keep park 'fresh and exciting' |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Mar-30-Fri-2001/weekly/15707266.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 30, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020106092104/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Mar-30-Fri-2001/weekly/15707266.html |archive-date=January 6, 2002}}

|Chance Rides

|style="text-align:left;"| This was a ride that would spin while allowing each car to flip on its own axis while tilted to a 70 degree angle. This attraction will be replaced by a new upcoming ride which is yet to be announced.

|-

|Dino Island

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|{{circa}} May 2004{{refn|name=May|group="N"}}

|January 2006{{cite web |url= http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.aspx|title= Premium Rides (January 4, 2006)|website= Adventuredome.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060104062412/http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.aspx|archive-date= 2006-01-04}}{{cite web |url= http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.aspx|title= Premium Rides (January 6, 2006)|website= Adventuredome.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060106052150/http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.aspx|archive-date= 2006-01-06}}

|SimEx-Iwerks

|

|-

|Dino Island II: Escape from Dino Island

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|{{circa}} May 2004{{refn|name=May|Archived versions of the Adventuredome's website indicate the ride opened between April 2004 and June 2004.|group="N"}}
(first opening date)
November or December 2009{{cite web |url= http://adventuredome.com/rides_and_attractions.aspx|title= Premium Rides (November 26, 2009)|website= Adventuredome.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091126043335/http://adventuredome.com/rides_and_attractions.aspx|archive-date= 2009-11-26}}{{cite web |url= http://adventuredome.com/rides_and_attractions.aspx|title= Premium Rides (December 20, 2009)|website= Adventuredome.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091220102616/http://adventuredome.com/rides_and_attractions.aspx|archive-date= 2009-12-20}}
(second opening date)

|January 2006
(first closing date)
May 2011(second closing date)

|SimEx-Iwerks

|style="text-align:left;"| This was a simulator in which one would rescue the last remaining dinosaur on earth. It was replaced with Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride.

|-

|Xtreme Log Ride

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|November or December 2009

|Unknown

|SimEx-Iwerks

|style="text-align:left;"| Motion simulator experience.

|-

|Fun House Express

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|March 1998{{cite news |title=Vegas Shuffles the Deck |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/158799269/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 21, 1998 |accessdate=April 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

|October or November 2004{{cite web |url= http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.php|title= Premium Rides (October 16, 2004)|website= Adventuredome.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20041016191631/http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.php|archive-date= 2004-10-16}}{{cite web |url= http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.php|title= Premium Rides (November 25, 2004)|website= Adventuredome.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20041125015130/http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.php|archive-date= 2004-11-25}}

|SimEx-Iwerks{{cite web |title=Fun House Express |url=https://simex-iwerks.com/shows/fun-house-express-2/ |website=Simex-Iwerks |access-date=April 12, 2021}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Motion simulator experience.

|-

|Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride{{cite news |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |title=The Adventuredome dares thrill riders to take the Coaster Cred challenge |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/lasvegasnow/la-tr-lvn-las-vegas-attractions-adventuredome-20150630-story.html |access-date=April 14, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 2, 2015}}

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|May 2011

|Unknown

|SimEx-Iwerks

|style="text-align:left;"| Motion simulator with scenes from Happy Feet.

|-

|Miner Mike

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|1994

|2019{{Cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/2238.htm|title=Miner Mike - Adventuredome (Las Vegas, Nevada, United States)|website=rcdb.com|access-date=2019-09-17}}

|Wisdom Rides{{cite web |title=Miner Mike |url=http://www.wisdomrides.com/rides/mike.html |website=Wisdom Rides |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020616041422/http://www.wisdomrides.com/rides/mike.html |archive-date=June 16, 2002}}

|style="text-align:left;"|A small children's coaster

|-

|Pacific Rim Motion Movie Experience

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|2016

|Unknown

|SimEx-Iwerks

|style="text-align:left;"| Motion simulator with scenes from Pacific Rim.

|-

|ReBoot: The Ride

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|April 2000{{cite web|url=http://www.circuscircus.com/press.php3?kit=10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010421174334/http://www.circuscircus.com/press.php3?kit=10|title=The Adventuredome At Circus Circus: Fact Sheet|publisher=Mandalay Resort Group|archive-date=2001-04-21}}

|October or November 2004

|SimEx-Iwerks

|style="text-align:left;"| Based on the TV series ReBoot.

|-

|Rim Runner

|{{NA|}}

250px

|August 23, 1993

|February 3, 2013

|Arrow Dynamics

|style="text-align:left;"| Shoot-the-Chutes with a {{convert|60|ft|m|0|adj=on}} drop. This was an original park attraction.

|-

|SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|May or June 2005{{cite web |url= http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.php|title= Premium Rides (May 27, 2005)|website= Adventuredome.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050527205710/http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.php|archive-date= 2005-05-27}}{{cite web |url= http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.php|title= Premium Rides (June 23, 2005)|website= Adventuredome.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050623020911/http://www.adventuredome.com/premium_rides.php|archive-date= 2005-06-23}}

|May 2013

|SimEx-Iwerks

|style="text-align:left;"| A 4-D ride based on the television series SpongeBob SquarePants.

|-

|Twist 'N' Shout

|{{NA|}} File:3by2white.svg

|August 23, 1993

|April 1994

|Unknown

|style="text-align:left;"|A rafting ride that travelled along twists and turns.{{cite news |title=Twist & Shout among rides within dome |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/156758814/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 16, 1994 |accessdate=April 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} Occupied an area that is now home to Canyon Cars, Sand Pirates and midway games. This was an original park attraction.

|}

Notes

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