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Manhattan Express
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42 reviews for Manhattan Express
My bf and I wanted to go on this ride but wasn't sure if we had time since we were so pooped walking around during the day. Luckily it was going on at night and we weren't sure about going on since we had a show to catch but the guy said there was "no wait." We thought we got duped 'cuz the line did look long however, it went by pretty fast and we made it to our show!
The roller coaster itself isn't very smooth since you can tell it's kind of old but it was GREAT. Maybe it was because it was at night and the view was amazing but in general the ride itself gave you views of the strip and had great turns all around. It felt pretty long to me too so it's great. It's 14 a person but when can you say that you took a ride in a rollercoaster with a view of the Las Vegas strip AND do it all dressed up in suit and tie or dress. LOL. Awesome
Five words:
Set your pants to shit.
It's a roller coaster. It goes fast. It goes upside down. It's fun. It jostles my head and neck a little bit. It makes me laugh.
It's $14 a ride. Pricey? Yes. You're in Vegas, get over it.
I know it's pricey. (About 15 bucks...)
I know there are better (ROLLER) coasters out there. (In the US, not necessarily LV)
I know it's a touristy thing to do.
Still I have to say at night, you can have some amazing views of the strip. Additionally the camera at night can capture all sorts of fun and interesting photo ops. Keep in mind, the the what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas thing applies to that camera too, flashing of any kind gets it taken off the screen. Even if you are a dude... (My "friend did it" not me.)
Oh yea, BTW they discourage heavily intoxicated people on this ride. And pregnant people too. Hopefully not both, but for far other more health oriented reasons....
It is a nice ride considering that there really aren't any other options, but it is expensive for what you get. I say 3 stars because of the novelty of riding a roller coaster around the hotel and through the casino.
I would recommend that a roller coaster enthusiast check it out, but if you are simply looking for a good view of The Strip there are much better ways to accomplish that.
A pretty decent roller coaster, but simply ok. It isn't what you would expect to find if you went to Six Flags, but still a great balance. Definitely will thrill the novices that don't want to go and will qwell some of the needs for the die-hards! It has two loops and in between a few great views of the strip!
Line runs pretty quick and there is the lockers if you need it! Kind of on the pricier side but it's vegas...come on!
If I lived in Vegas, I would go on this ride everyfuckinday. For some reason, I'm just in love with this ride...and no, I haven't been on that ride in Sahara. There's just something about it -- but $12.50 isn't worth the price but still, I needed to go on a roller coaster in Vegas and this was the closest one!
Not unlike the midtown express, this roller coaster clicked and clacked its way through the hotel and around the exterior. I loved the first huge drop, and some of the loops outside the casino.
Very well done for a short and bumpy ride.
I'm a roller coaster fan but always passed up the Manhattan Express for bigger better things while in Vegas. Now, I don't know why I ever did! The ride is a whopping $14 but totally worth every penny! The Manhattan Express is located on top of the New York-New York hotel and through the arcade (just follow the footprints on the ground!). It was the longest and scariest coaster I have ever been on! When you get to the top, you realize just what you got yourself into.. As you drop down towards The Strip, there is no turning back. We waited for the front row which wasn't very long and it was so worth the wait. We screamed the entire time! They also do the unflattering camera pictures right as you are screaming your lungs out. This is something I am going to do every time I come back to Vegas! Fun times!
You just gotta!
Jump on the Manhattan Express and take a thrilling ride above the strip.
Would recommend not doing it in a mini dress, right after applying Stila's sticky lip gloss, or if wearing big hoop earrings. This ride takes you on a spin upside down and all around. I got off to find myself all twisted up with hair stuck to my mouth and the side of my head stabbed by my earring.
Still a little sore but well worth it.
(must have 2 quarters to store your purse, camera, sunglasses..etc that are not allowed onboard, the next door store wont give change)
I'm a huge fan of rollercoasters, so this one was just okay when you compare it to Busch Gardens, for example. Yes, it may be rickety, but there are tons of flips and turns that even I had to shut my eyes once or twice. The view is spectacular, so even though it was $14 (plus 50 cents for the locker), we had a fun time. I'd be all for going again the next time I'm in Vegas... especially since I've heard the rides at Stratosphere are awful.
$18/ride or $52 for Family 4 Pack includes qty.2 5X7 photos. Good deal. We looked more like a scene out of Diff'rent Strokes: Nueva Familia - with a red head, me and 2 blonde males that could not be more different from each other. Any who, we popped our friend's roller coaster cherry. It was about time.
The ride was short but fun and just not long enough. Kinda reminded me of something else.
Not the greatest roller coaster in the world but I enjoyed my one ride in it about two years ago. I was comped into a Park Place suite at NY-NY with a five day four night full F & B. I had stayed at most of the MGM-Mirage properties but never before at NY-NY. My gf at the time bugged me from the moment we arrived to ride the Manhattan Express. I held out for 4 days but on the fifth and last day I succumbed to the pressure.
When you get up to board you have to take your wallet and any heavy contents---chips and coins out of your pockets and put then in a locker that is provided for you. I asked the stupid question of WHY to one of the attendants----BECAUSE THE FREAKIN COASTER GOES UP SIDE DOWN! After 4 days of eating very rich Las Vegas foods you can imagine how happy my stomach and other biological systems on my body were to be tossed and jostled around ( a very bumpy ride ) and then flipped up side down! I here you get a good view of the strip but in my intense concentration to not totally loose it I had my eyes almost closed shut so I could not really verify that. All in all it was an ok experience---I managed to hold things down and I made my gf happy in the process. She is gone out of my life now probably off riding some 100 mph roller coaster somewhere!
So lemme break it down...
$14 x 2 = $28 (1 Yeep and 1 Yeep's nephew)
$10.75 x2 = $21.50 (for 2 photos of said Yeep and his nephew)
$0.50 x 1 = $0.50 for 1 locker rental to secure Yeep's property
GRAND TOTAL OF $50 for 3.5 minutes of fun.
3.5 x 60 seconds = 210 seconds
$50 / 210 seconds = 23.8 cents per second
$0.238 x 60 = $14.28 per minute (roughly)
Is it worth it? Is anything worth 14 bucks per minute? Well, in this case, yes. The last time I came to see my family, my nephew was too short to ride the coaster. I really wanted to check it out personally and was psyched to bring him with me..and BUZZKILL...sorry...the little dude is 1 inch too short...bummer. I wanted to ride it BAD...but couldn't go then knowing that he had to sit and watch me do it...So now he's grown up a bit and can get on the big boy rides. He felt like he'd arrived...damn. He threw his arms in the air the whole time. He didn't scream in terror...oh no...he was THRILLED. This was elation.
Was it worth it? Mos def. Good lil' roller coaster...it can't be huge because it is where it is...only so much room to put one and when put in context of that scenario...they do it well. Still though...how about knocking that price down to 10 bucks or less...shoot...I already dropped some coin into those 401K death trap machines downstairs...cut me some slack New York New York!
my friends were feeling touristy and wanted to ride this. in my head i was like wtf i don't want to pay $14 to ride this roller coaster...but i decided not to be the difficult one and went along with it
to my surprise the ride was actually pretty popular. the line went by fast though (as the ride is probably only around a minute and a half). there was a "family package" so we got 2 photos out of it along with the ticket ($14/person) ... still pretty ridiculous paying $14 but...whatever...
it turned out to be a lot more fun than i had expected! so, good work new york new york.
its a fun touristy thing to do. personally i think its only worth going on once. i think you're pretty lame if you pay $14 to ride this ride more than one time..........
Actaully, I was really surprised by this ride. I thought the wait would take forever and it looked like the ride would be short. I mean, it looked cool, but I didn't expect it to be that fun.
However, the wait didn't take very long, which is always good. My cousin and I finally made it up to the register, but we realized we didn't have enough money. The cashier lady told us just to get the money and come back to here. That was great since our wait line didn't go in vain.
So, we made it up to the ride. The drop was steeper than I expected, and the ride was longer too. There were a bunch of turns, and a couple of drops here and there. And the drops were insane. I got that crazy stomach feeling everytime.
Ride it at night! It is more fun and thrilling to see Vegas all lit up from atop the climbs.
They snap your photo after you drop out of the corkscrew, when you are running parallel to the strip. I tell you this so you can prepare; don't look like a puss to everyone else trying to find their picture after the ride.
They take credit cards so have it and ID ready at the cashier. You'll board the coaster faster.
Riding the coaster at night when you can see all the lights is a pretty fun time.
Paying like 15 bucks or something ridiculous for just ONE RIDE... not so cool.
But it's Vegas! I keep saying that, but it's true!
This ain't no Top Gun at Great America, but where else are you going to get the glitz and glamour of the strip at 60 mph!? Not driving on Las Vegas Blvd, THAT'S for sure!
I wouldn't do it again, but it was worth it once!
The Manhattan Express roller coaster is over-priced and over-rated. The roller coaster isn't particularly memorable although you might remember that you spent more than $10 on your ride, that you saw a great view of the strip, and that several signs told you not to ride the roller coaster if you were drunk or pregnant (way worse if you were both drunk and pregnant!). I'm surprised there is a line for this fairly mediocre roller coaster experience...
$14 your first ride and $7 for a second. Expensive but sooo fun! I went twice and each time was just as much fun. It shoots down really fast and does this huge loop and turns sideways and you get to see the strip and all the colors blend together... a really good roller coaster and it was not really short! Try it!
This ride was crap! It was so bumpy and rickety...YUCK! BLAH! Don't go on this ride. Save your money. I LOVE roller coasters and this was just crap.
It was a good ride, exciting and great view. Some of the tracks are hidden in the hotel and that's cool.
And it was fun when I watch the coaster climbed on the tracks and did a fast run then heard ppl screaming, ha ha. I was there, yeah.
So, I'm going to walk through a maze of children and blinking lights to pay $15 to ride a ride that's going to give me mini-whiplash?
Uh, yeah, no thanks.
I mean, it's fun and all (after the virtual raping you get with the price of it), but the next day you're going to be paying for it. You may as well get drunk with that money - your head won't hurt as badly.
People need to realize this town was built on gambling, not thrill rides for chrissake,
But secretly, I wish it was built on Rock and Roll.
I absolutely love roller coasters, but no coaster on this planet is worth 14 bucks a pop. Going on this ride twice costs about the same as an all day pass to 6 flags. its an ok ride, but I'd rather bet those 14 dollaz on red.....now there's something that will get my heart racing =)
Sadly this is the best Roller-coaster in Las Vegas. It's not a bad one but it is a little pricey. The best part is the view of the strip.
I love this ride only because it was on CSI: Las Vegas....
Its a place where Grissom rides when he has a rough night on the job!
Yes I watch CSI and YES I am a dork...and YES I've purchased CSI shirts from this place, which I will never do again because the off the strip cheap T-Shirt joints sold it for way cheaper!!! DAMMIT!
I promised myself I would have to do a few tacky stuff in Vegas. And riding the coasters would be one of them.
I found out that the Stratosphere shut its coaster down 2 weeks prior, so that leaves NY NY. I would have wussed out if it weren't for my sil, who's game for any thrill.
We paid $12 each for our ride, and I was hoping we won't be scorched by the heat and have to strip our hands from the hot handrails. No such worries. The rails are padded, and the breeze caused by the coaster was a welcome.
It was funnnnnn. I rode it twice, once in the day, and one more on a re-ride pass for $6 at night. I thought the night ride would be more spectacular, what with all the Vegas lights. But really, the day ride offers more for the eyes to see. The ride is so fast that I could hardly feast on anything at night, but running lights.
My husband thinks the ride was too jerky. The rough ride didn't bother me as much as the shoulder pain caused by me pulling the harness down too tightly.
In a nutshell, do it!
I don't like heights and I don't really care for roller coasters, but to amuse my friends I will ride this from time to time. Last time I got on this thing, about a week ago, I got major bruise-age on my shoulders. And I don't really bruise all that easily. If you just want to do a little hollering and get bumped about for 3 minutes or so for 14 bucks a pop, this is the ride for you!
my earring ripped off.
yeah... ripped off.
no, my ears weren't bleeding; i had one of those safe-bracket hoop earrings on. i know, why the hell was i rockin' earrings? because i always have to look fabulous, ok?! LOL
the ride is short, fast and bland. wow, that sounds like an ex boyfriend of mine. everyone has been hyping up this ride for ages- so all of my friends got on the rip-off of a ride and basically came off the ride pissed off. my head kept banging against the safety guard and that eventually ripped my earring off completely. ugh. the line is long, the staff is rude- i will never go back on this ride unless someone PAYS for me. lol.
I actually had a really fun time! We rode it at night and the view with all the Vegas lights was awesome. I didn't expect to like it, so maybe that's why I liked it so much. I even bought the photo--this is the first time I have done that for any ride. The obvious downfalls are price and the length of the ride is too short.
this is soooo not fun! we barely made it on they were closing we were the last to get on. starts straight up damn near then whoooo straight down, then all over the place round and round sideways loopde loop. no thank you! four and one half minutes of pure hell, i figured it would for sure come off the tracks. thanks a lot, linda! i'm still trying to recover my stomach won't be the same for about a month. i'd give ONE star but gets two because it makes her SOOO happy! never again (i hope!) two days after i rode on this i looked at it from across the street at the mgm grand and said to myself "i can not believe i rode that thing".
Kind of a huge roller coaster fan, and I'd seen this ride on several of those TV shows about roller coasters. (Don't judge me.) This ride was a blast! Interesting way to view the Strip and really fun, too. It's expensive, but you don't go to Vegas to balk at the prices of fun, you know?
I love a roller coaster ride, and with a view of the strip as you roll around on this ride, it was fun. It loses two stars for the following reasons, the price! They want $15 for a damn ride? Jesus...are they not making enough in this hotel casino??? But I guess it is nice that they gave us NY prices on a NY themed coaster.
Manhattan Express rollar coaster in New York New York Hotel Casino that runs inside and outside the hotel, a fun affect, very small. Loud when inside the hotel. $13 for the first ride. Located on the Mezzanine level near the Zumanity Theater.
I hate to do this, but this is one of the worst roller coaster experiences I've ever had. The restraint system hurt my neck. For $14, the coaster itself isn't horrible, in fact it has a nice little 180 flip and roll, but overall, I was dissapointed.
Ok so I'm a rollercoaster guru....and this rollercoaster....yea...I got a stiff neck too. I mean it was fun. But it's like getting in consecutive car accidents. I like em more fluid. Not like WWE....
Ok, after living in Vegas for years & hearing all of my out of town buddies rave about this coaster, I had to try it. Somebody call me a freakin' doctor!, I've had train wrecks with less bodily injuries! BTW, I still liked it!
For the lukewarm roller coaster scene in Vegas, you can ride Speed at the Sahara for the same price but get a 2 second ride, pay 4$ less at the Adventuredome for the Canyon Blaster, or this. IMO this is the best coaster for the buck in Vegas. It is a little smoother now than it was some time ago, and you get your typical loops, inversions, drops, etc, overall good fun. Also, as Joanne V. said, 'twas on CSI too, and Grissom was on it. CSI HOLLAR! Pretty good, but it's decent compared to the ones they have down by Six Flags Magic Mountain. But then again, I never saw Grissom on any of the rides at Magic Mountain...
Sucks though that it's $15 a pop for one ride. Well, that's Vegas for you. Also, 'twas bumpy, but not as much now. And lastly, they changed the name from "Manhattan Express" to "The Roller Coaster". No. Just...no.
This ride was surprisingly fun...especially after a yard long margarita. It definitely served as a nice break from the madness of the strip.
A roller coaster on the outside of a hotel? Unheard of. I have rode this coaster many times, but the last was quite scary! It was on 4th of July and there was lightning and thunder blazing in the horizon and I'm on the coaster already terrified of the speed and flips and turns and being so damn high in the air. The lightning and thunder just increased the thrill!
