Rumor The Return of "Speed-The Ride"?

[GrandpaD]

The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas closed in 2011 and later rebranded as SLS Las Vegas. The Speed-The Ride coaster was sold, dismantled and stored in a nearby vacant lot.

The hotel recently changed hands and rumors on Las Vegas Blvd it'll be rebranded back to the Sahara brand (or close). A new rumor recently surfaced that the owners are looking to return the sun-baked Stengel designed Premier Rides coaster back to its original glory.

Then -

View: https://youtu.be/rsR8V3_KwFs


Now-

 

[b.mac]

This was originally supposed to be relocated and reprofiled to fit into a strip mall or something that never came to fruition (In Las Vegas, go figure!).

 

[GrandpaD]

Yep, the Akita Plaza, located directly across from Mandalay Bay. Not only wasn't the coaster rebuilt, neither was the Plaza. Living there for over a decade, I know that rumors are a dime a dozen.

 

[GrandpaD]

The old coaster will continue to bake in the desert...

(General Manager Paul Hobson) also shot down rumors. The renovations will not include a rollercoaster – in its final years the Sahara was home to “Speed-The Ride.” Also, NASCAR Café, which was home to the six-pound, two-foot-long burrito of “Man versus Food” fame, is not returning.

“That was a Sahara of a different era,” Hobson said.

 

[GrandpaD]

Last rites for "Speed" & the other bankrupt project the failed company tried to resurrect/build.

https://www.nellisauction.com/auction/3575/item/contents-of-yard-scrap-metal-for-skyvue-observation-wheel-read-clerk-comments-1873454/

 

[b.mac]

If y'all want any parts from an amusement ride as a souvenir that's one of the best places to do it. Old school Premier LIM trains like that are basically worthless in terms of parts so you could get a car for probably under $1000, minus shipping it across the country.

 

[halfabee]

So glad I was able to ride this when it was still upright at the Sahara. It was my favorite Premier LIM launcher.

 

[UncleDuncan]

I've been on this thing so many times shitfaced in my 20s I can't even count.

 

[GrandpaD]

Four Grand!


View: https://mobile.twitter.com/vitalvegas/status/1160990424942534656

 

[halfabee]

Any change the purchaser offers the train cars in a subsequent auction?

 

[GrandpaD]

Any change the purchaser offers the train cars in a subsequent auction?

A guy in Vegas says he believes they're in storage containers, whereabouts unknown.