Hotels - Circus Circus

Favorite Memory: Adventuredome (aka: Bio-dome)

Perfect for that little taste of Disney, when you don't want to pay Disney prices!

100% win rate on carnival games.

I've literally won her a prize every time we've ever played any carnival games here. 

This flower, a kangaroo, a dolphin, a snake, a chili pepper, a goat - my record is unblemished. That's how much I love my wife.

2017

2026

We like to take the same picture about every 9 years lol

#totally blasted

Photo from 2017

Not one, but 2 indoor roller coasters.

Only in Vegas.

9 years later

Did you know they have an 18-hole Neon (Putt Putt) Mini Golf in the Adventuredome?

Because they do!

Favorite Memory: She got the Golden Ticket.

There's this machine where you drop in nickels and they push over the edge. Once in a while it drops tchotchkes over. She got the Willy Wonka Golden Ticket.

I love how excited she was. 

That's what Circus Circus is all about to me. Getting swept up in childhood excitement, not worried about being cool, not worried about being judged, just being a kid again and having fun. 

So much Vintage Vegas. An overwhelming amount of Vintage Vegas. And I like it!

Games.

It's a theme, just go with it.

Has anybody ever worn a collared shirt inside Circus Circus before?

Win $.02 that about sums it up!

All shined up like a pretty penny.

Favorite Memory: West Bar & Video Poker

Might be the best Video Poker I've played in Vegas.

Got the first Royale Flush (with Deuce) I've ever gotten?

Lots of wins - not much money, but fun to see it win once in a while!

Favorite Memory: This picture.

My wife was at a Conference and I had the day off, so I went to Circus Circus, obviously. And took this picture.

I love the feeling before you go into a casino on the Strip knowing anything can happen, any spin can win, any spin can be a handpay, and spin can chance your life.

That's what it's all about.

Favorite Memory: Hotel Stay!

Not when I was 20 years old, but 41 years old. 

Proof it's never too late to enjoy the Circus.

Been to CC like 150 times, and didn't know there was an entire casino area upstairs (by the Skyrise Tower Elevators)!

I love learning new stuff about Las Vegas!

Booked the Skyrise Tower online, headed that way... (pictured)

Couldn't find the room, and after wandering around the hallways for about 10 minutes, we learned they actually put our room in the Casino Tower.

Well that certainly explained it.

10 more minutes of walking to find the correct elevators...

Casino Tower, this time.

First off, the internet makes it sound like this is some uninhabitable roach-motel.

Not the case at all.

I have stayed in about 30 different hotel/casinos on the Strip and Fremont - and this room (even in the original oldest hotel tower), is not that bad, at all.

It was much cleaner than expected, a little paint peeling here and there, but overall was much better than I expected!

Favorite Memory: Spongebob Ride

Ok this thing was awesome!

I always thought this 4-D ride was like a movie theater and the seats would move or something.

No idea it's like a mini (slow-moving) roller coaster that rides around, with props and stuff - it was super fun!

It was like $10 a ticket. You can just pay this guy directly, if you want.

Something about Vegas tourism numbers being really low... like lots of activities we do in Vegas, were the only ones.

Basically the cart drives around and pulls up to different areas where you use those wands to engage with things on the screen.

She got a higher score than me, obvious, she always wins at those types of games.

Good mix of props and animatronics with the digital aspect too.

Be thankful we don't make Youtube videos, otherwise it'd be this with a title like "Spongebob Ride $10 each, is it worth it??" or "Is THIS the best ride in Las Vegas".

No thanks.

Just living life and making memories is good enough for me.

I actually landed a ring on one of these, unlike the ones in the Midway where you can win that GIGANTIC dog stuffed animal - which we actually saw a lady putting in her car in the port cochere when we went on this day, so it IS possible there too!

You just know something will come up related to the "Secret Formula" at some point...

See?

Come back again y'all, ya hear?

Circus Circus, with some office building in the background.

Favorite Memory: This is the first Player's Club I've ever achieved the highest level on. 

I got a Ringmaster card one time from the Player's Club because they had a long line and the girl helping me gave me one of these for waiting so long. 

#worth it

Only when one plays, can one win - Sun Tzu

Monster Truck Bar, thing. 

Before.

Viola.

Look how Vintage Vegas this is!

Favorite Memory: Top score in the Midway arcade. Self-explanatory.

Victory = imminent.

Victory = also imminent.

Nothin like being a smug bastard!

Favorite Memory: Slot Rotunda. 

This is one of my all-time favorite things in Las Vegas. It's so unique, and old school, and worn out, and it's everything Circus Circus, and I love everything about it. 

The (stuffed) Goat.

Exactly.

Favorite Memory: I played Blackjack here exactly one time.

I won 7 straight hands in a row.

They were the only hands I played.

I knew that was the best thing that could possibly happen, so I cashed out and left haha.

For a minute they had $2 tacos, and they were actually really good!

Favorite Memory: One of my favorite carpets in all of Las Vegas. This is like something that would be in your rich neighbors basement casino, and I'm here for it.

I've noticed she ends up with lots of buckets of coins here, doesn't she?

For the longest time I thought it was "Slots-O-Fun". I only realized like a year ago what's it's actually called lol.

Favorite Memory: She always takes her best pictures in all of Las Vegas in here.

This is what I mean. Not the Wynn, not Venetian, not Cosmopolitan, here. Reflects our love of all things Vegas I guess!

Favorite Memory: the Security guard came up and said you have to wear a mask - even though there were only 2 people in the entire place, and we were both of them... thanks for walking over to tell us that, champ.

Favorite Memory: Her $180 win. Boo-yah.

Doesn't Slot-A-Fun even have that much money in the building?

We did learn that the burlap sacks of coins the slot attendants cart around hold $400 in tokens. 

So she won like 1/2 a bag of tokens, which was sweeeet.

So this machine could hold $800 in coins, based on the 2 fill bags sticker on the machine. And she swooped in for $180 of those. 23% of the whole machine.

#winning

Favorite Memory: Then on a different visit I one-upped her win on a machine right across from where she won - with $200!

This is where that sound comes from when you cash out at a machine and it prints a voucher. 

The entire city of Las Vegas used to have the sound of coins dropping in the tray everywhere. 

Can you imagine?

#the view from the (big) top