Changes soming to Imperial Palace, Flamingo and O'shea's?

It is not LING it is LINQ pronounced link.

Last time I was in Vegas, the shops between Wynn and V. were empty. I think these executives should get out of their offices and walk around and see what is happening and talk to real people. If we want to get a view of Vegas we can go up the Eiffel Tower, Top of the Rio and Strat. At least the IP may be getting a makeover. Personally, I think the sports stadium made more sense. LV doesn't need more shops and bars.

You would that maybe these damn companies would like talk to their regular customers and get their opinions on what they like and what they don't and go with the majority.

They could easily do this by email or sending them survey's in the mail.

Why don't they just upgrade the IP, Flamingo and O'Sheas? The rest of the project seems like a waste of money. What is there to see from an observation wheel?

I too will believe it went I see it.

These days companies have to invent new words to find a brand name that they can trademark and register as a website address. But the failed with Linq as it is already being used.


I happier to see bars and restaurants over more stores as the strip has plenty of shopping malls.

Overall I like the idea. It should be a nice pedestrian area like Fremont Street. These new bars should have some outdoor balconies and patios where you can grab a drink and a seat and people watch for awhile.

To get a better idea of the project, this graphic helps:



I am sure that a big part of the strategy here is to take the foot traffic along the strip and funnel it through from carnival court to the Linq area. The wheel itself is way back beyond the tram station, while due to the size of the wheel it will look closer, this is still a bit of a trek down a dead end. Putting the wheel on the front side of Bally's would have been much easier access and would have offered far better views. This whole thing is an alternative to the grand plan they had when they bought IP and Barbary Coast. I can't say it is very optimistic by nature, it tells you they don't plan on imploding IP anytime soon.

The carnival nature of the whole project and the look it will have fit well with Harrahs. The change in name to Caesars is obviously a change in name only.

I also see this as being a huge hit for CET. The cost is affordable for the scale of the project, and if there's one thing CET (dang, I keep wanting to type Harrah's) does well, it's entertaining the masses. I don't personally play at CET properties, but visit them regularly as a competitor to see what they're offering and how the tourists respond. They do a lot of tacky stuff, but make it fun at the same time.

A number of people have been saying that the ferris wheel is too far from the strip for good views, but I disagree. Remember, it's slated to be 500+ feet high, putting it roughly on a par with the Voodoo Lounge at Rio (one of the best views IMO of the strip). And that's much farther from the strip than this is slated to be.

I'm looking forward to it's completion, and wish them success! Vegas can really use the jobs that this will create, as well.

There is an article by Liz Benston on the project: Vegas Inc. - Link to Linq

Maybe the reason the whole thing seems a little carny to me is that it is aimed at a younger group than mine. If I sound like a curmudgeon it may be that I am one, but something makes me think this wheel is going to end up like the theme park behind MGM.

Prefect, you may be right about the views, but it seems to me that with a 550+ foot wheel you are spending half the ride 275 feet and below. That is not even high enough to see onto the roof of the Flamingo. The parking lots to the East; the new loading dock where the Flamingo tennis courts are now and the IP parking ramp will be some of the highlights in the foreground for a good part of the ride. See, I do sound like a curmudgeon. :-)

Edited to add: Now if they had a wheel that had a nice view of some of the topless pools in town, it would be a much more popular attraction.

I'm cool with it, as long as they keep that carnival barker blaring over the PA. I could listen to that for hours.

Great, they tear down a place where the 20 somethings hang out and turn it into a circus they won't
go near. Also they put up a 200+ foot ferris wheel right in the middle of the cheapest bars on the strip.
Can anybody say yak city??