Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

ferf1223

March

not sure if is normal, but we used a voucher for the free Nathan Burton balcony tickets (got them on a Wednesday for the Sunday show and they only had 5 of the freebies left), and one of the stubs on the Nathan Burton tickets was a voucher for Divas Las Vegas for $15.71...I assume that gets you the cheap seats (normally $39 I think) but seems like a decent deal...I know you can get discounts on the show fairly easily - we booked through the Travelzoo deal that was on awhile ago for $25 and though that was a very good deal...but had we not seen Divas the night before we saw Nathan Burton I have little doubt we would have taken up the $15.71 offer.

photome

August

Re Buffets

We have tried most of them in Vegas

Havent been to IP for a while and prob wont as it was way down the list last time we went.

Flavors at Harrahs we used to like, but had dinner there in August and will not go back, it was poor

photome

August

ferf1223 wrote: »

not sure if is normal, but we used a voucher for the free Nathan Burton balcony tickets (got them on a Wednesday for the Sunday show and they only had 5 of the freebies left), and one of the stubs on the Nathan Burton tickets was a voucher for Divas Las Vegas for $15.71...I assume that gets you the cheap seats (normally $39 I think) but seems like a decent deal...I know you can get discounts on the show fairly easily - we booked through the Travelzoo deal that was on awhile ago for $25 and though that was a very good deal...but had we not seen Divas the night before we saw Nathan Burton I have little doubt we would have taken up the $15.71 offer.

How was Nathan Burton, we tried for tickets while we were there but couldnt get any freebies unless we booked about a week ahead.

mat5664

November / December

photome wrote: »

Re Buffets

We have tried most of them in Vegas

Havent been to IP for a while and prob wont as it was way down the list last time we went.

Flavors at Harrahs we used to like, but had dinner there in August and will not go back, it was poor

Wynn is my favourite. Planet Hollywood Spice Market buffet is also pretty decent. Queues at both can be pretty horrific though at busy times (unless you have the right card to get into the VIP line).

Having said that, I only eat in the buffet once or twice during a holiday. Even with the better ones, the quality of food isn't great and there are much better dining options IMO.

Traincrashing

November / December

Hey, I've been sorting out our itinerary for where we're going and eating etc and I'm trying to find a buffet we can have for dinner for the night we arrive. We'll have been in LA already for 4 days so we won't be overly tired or anything so no need to worry about that. We're going to see the Lion King at Mandalay Bay that night and I'm hoping to eat somewhere close by, preferably a buffet since it's the only night we can do this on and we both really want to try one. Any suggestions welcome!

stoneman

October

MIDGEBW wrote: »

:cool:Yeah even with the vouchers its $74 for an 8-10 min actual flight, I have seen $65 for a 10-13min flight already.

Seems a lot for not a great flight time, will prob still do it tho....hmmm

So how much do you think it costs to fuel, maintain, purchase the helicopters and pay the pilots. The cost is what it is, take it or leave it

ferf1223

March

photome wrote: »

How was Nathan Burton, we tried for tickets while we were there but couldnt get any freebies unless we booked about a week ahead.

We enjoyed it well enough, especially for free...he was a likable guy, though we found a lot of his illusions were very similar (box sort of stuff)...to be honest, I think overall we actually preferred the filler acts. The juggler was hilarious - Jeff Civillico. Then there was a comedian who had audience members come up and put on masks and it's just too hard to explain. If we had to choose an afternoon comedy magic act we would go with Mac King, but are glad we saw Nathan Burton. We didn't get there early enough to get the front seats at the tables along the first balcony so went up a level - which was absolutely fine for most of it but there were a couple of points we couldn't see what was going on when something was happening in the audience.

ferf1223

March

stoneman wrote: »

So how much do you think it costs to fuel, maintain, purchase the helicopters and pay the pilots. The cost is what it is, take it or leave it

and pay for insurance.

We've never done a strip helicopter trip as it does seem a lot of money for a few minutes, BUT we get why it's so pricey...just depends if it's value for money for an individual...if the experience is worth it...one day we may decide that it is, I can see how it could be justified.

tarkytarks

ferf1223 wrote: »

We enjoyed it well enough, especially for free...he was a likable guy, though we found a lot of his illusions were very similar (box sort of stuff)...to be honest, I think overall we actually preferred the filler acts. The juggler was hilarious - Jeff Civillico. Then there was a comedian who had audience members come up and put on masks and it's just too hard to explain. If we had to choose an afternoon comedy magic act we would go with Mac King, but are glad we saw Nathan Burton. We didn't get there early enough to get the front seats at the tables along the first balcony so went up a level - which was absolutely fine for most of it but there were a couple of points we couldn't see what was going on when something was happening in the audience.

We saw him last year and both agreed afterwards that the guy had no stage presence at all and just felt, well cringey for most of the show. I'd forgotten about the filler acts - yes from what I can remember they were pretty fun. It's definately a family friendly act so you could happily take the kids along and not be worried about them seeing anything they shouldn't see

We got the tickets for free - to be honest I wouldn't pay to see him. Maybe we only felt this way as we'dseen Penn & Teller a couple of days earlier :rotfl:

photome

August

Traincrashing wrote: »

Hey, I've been sorting out our itinerary for where we're going and eating etc and I'm trying to find a buffet we can have for dinner for the night we arrive. We'll have been in LA already for 4 days so we won't be overly tired or anything so no need to worry about that. We're going to see the Lion King at Mandalay Bay that night and I'm hoping to eat somewhere close by, preferably a buffet since it's the only night we can do this on and we both really want to try one. Any suggestions welcome!

Take your pick, but if you want a very good one and dont mind the cost then go to mandaly bay buffet