So, in other words, it makes venturing onto the Ledge at Chicago's Willis Tower seem like a cake walk.Īfter seeing that, we forced our very own Soy Nguyen to take a ride down the slide that would make us pee our pants. The slide is made with 1.25in-thick glass that spans 45ft from the 70th floor to the 69th floor of the U.S.
Now, almost four months and probably countless vertigo-induced panic attacks later, the aptly dubbed SkySlide opened to the public over the weekend, and well, it looks utterly terrifying.Īnd thanks to a new point-of-view video from an Associated Press reporter who recently previewed the slide, you can get a good look at how stupidly scary (or thrilling, if you're into that kind of thing) the new attraction is - without having to set foot anywhere near the damn thing, of course. The Las Vegas Strip’s X-Scream roller-coaster sends riders on a wild plunge off the top of the 1,100-foot Stratosphere Hotel and Casino.Ĭhicago’s Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) renovated its 103rd floor observation deck in 2009 to add all-glass balconies, allowing people to actually step several feet off the ledge.America's hands collectively began to perspire earlier this year when officials first revealed plans to attach a glass slide to the side of a skyscraper approximately 1,000ft above downtown Los Angeles. Grand Canyon Skywalk, the horseshoe-shaped bridge that opened nine years ago, allows visitors to stroll right off the edge of the canyon’s north rim and stare through 2,000 feet of nothingness to the canyon floor. Skyslide also continues a trend of creating attractions designed for people who seem eager to laugh in the face of acrophobia. Recent years have seen newly fashionable apartments, a spruce-up park, new upscale hotels, The Broad museum, the LA Live entertainment district and trendy bars and restaurants. The attraction arrives in the midst of efforts reinvigorate downtown. The Skyslide spans 45 ft from the 70th to the 69th floor of the US Bank Tower. The slide will cost $8 and admission to the observation deck will be $25. A glass slide fixed 1,000ft (305m) up on the outside of a skyscraper in Los Angeles opens to the public on Saturday. Attached to the outside of the 70th floor of the skyscraper, the Skyslide.
On a clear day, the tower provides panoramic views that extend to Catalina Island 22 miles off the Pacific Coast and over the Santa Monica Mountains to the city’s sprawling San Fernando Valley. And now, its got a new feature attached to its side - a 45-foot-long slide nearly 1,000 feet above downtown Los Angeles. Skyslide is part of a $50 million renovation that will also put an open-air observation deck and bar on the tower’s top floors. “Guests of all ages will have the opportunity to transform their view of Los Angeles as they glide down, gazing at unparalleled views of the city.” operations for building owner OUE Limited of Singapore. “The Skyslide boasts a safe, thrilling experience unlike any other in the world,” said a statement from Lucy Rumantir, head of U.S. When it opens on June 25, the transparent, 45-foot-long slide will carry visitors from floors 70 to 69 as they peer down through 1 ¼-inch-thick glass. At 72 stories, it is the tallest building west of the Mississippi. LOS ANGELES - The latest Los Angeles thrill ride has arrived - a glass slide that will jut from a skyscraper 1,000 feet above the ground.Ī helicopter on Saturday brought the Skyslide to the 69th floor of the downtown U.S. This undated artist's rendering provided by Overseas Union Enterprise Limited shows plans for a glass slide 1,000 feet above the ground off the side of the U.S.
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