Adventuredome

Why are all the best things clad in garish colors? Upon arrival at Las Vegas' only indoor theme park, you'd be forgiven for thinking Paris Hilton might have commissioned a monster retail mall exclusively for girlie girls. Fortunately, you'd be very much mistaken. The 5 acre, plasti-coated pink creation is in fact Adventuredome, the largest, action-packed indoor theme park in Southern Nevada, with G-Force defiant rides guaranteed to leave you wondering if lunch was such a good idea. Located at the kid-friendly fantasia of Circus Circus Hotel and Casino, Adventuredome is the best indoor experience you'll find on the Strip.

Step into a world of whirling coasters and chaotic plunge rides at Adventuredome - the theme park that encourages you to “embrace your inner lunatic”. Well, you'd have to be if the prospect of being thrown around a rollercoaster track upon a spinning disc gets your pulse racing. Disk-O completes a whopping 14 rotations per minute, in addition to the perilous rocking mechanism that throws you around your seat. Disk-O was inspired by an LP gramophone and the previous success of Inverter, combining a free-spinning experience with the thrill of a 100 foot track. Prepare to have all inhibitions dashed, as you take on this monster of mayhem!

Inverter might seem a little tame in comparison to Adventuredome's brand spanking new coaster, but don't let its stationary aesthetic fool you. Once this flipping beast gets going, there is no getting off! Attached to a single rotating column, the rider car can hold up to twenty people at any one time. Aside from being thrown into the air as the hydraulic column swings back and forth, you'll experience the most violent flipping sensation known to man as the car takes on a life of its own. If you thought your parents' breaking skills were bad, they're nothing compared to the jolting you'll experience suspended some 100 feet in the air!

Space age rollercoasters aren't the only thing on offer at Adventuredome. Family ride concepts such as Drifters (based on the tranquil flight of a hot air balloon ride) prove an exciting ferris wheel alternative to the whizzing Inverter. B.C Bus is ideal for toddlers, a chain of bright yellow American school buses meandering along a flat, uneventful track. For the over fives, rollercoasters such as Miner Mike replicate the energetic thrill of bigger rides, at speeds less than 40 mph.

AdventureZone wouldn't be an all-round entertainment facility without the incorporation of classic amusements. Packed to the gills with all the latest shoot em' ups and rally racing video games, the arcade will keep kids entertained for hours. If your family has energy to burn, head to XtremeZone, where rock climbing, abseiling and bungee roping are just some of the high octane thrills on offer. With so many adventures to be had under one roof, you'll be thankful for the matinee clown show – the ultimate way for kids to exert the last of their pent up excitement, before nodding off in the cab back to your hotel!