Attractions

The Roller Coaster at New York-New York

3790 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 740-6969
(800) NY FOR ME
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Manhattan Express

The Roller Coaster at New York-New York Details

  • Hours of operation: Sunday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m., Friday - Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - midnight.
  • Cost: $14 per person. Second-time riders can purchase an additional ticket for $7. Both tickets should be purchased at the same time. The All-Day Scream Pass is $25. The "Flight-for-Four" package is available for $56 and includes admission for four as well as two souvenir photos Please call for special group rates.
  • Payment options: Cash, American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa.
  • Reservations: N/A.
  • Location: Located on the second level inside the New York-New York hotel-casino at the south end of the Strip where Las Vegas Boulevard meets Tropicana Avenue.
  • Age/Height/Weight restrictions: You must be 54 inches tall to ride, and no loose articles are allowed on the ride.

The Roller Coaster at New York-New York Review

Ride facts
  • Length: 4,777 feet
  • Max Height: 203 feet
  • Biggest Drop: 144 feet
  • Max Speed: 67 mph
  • Ride Duration: 2 minutes, 45 seconds
  • Capacity: More than 1,000 people per hour on three 16-passenger trains
  • Designer: Togo Amusements
  • Special Features: High-speed dives and two inversions, including a unique heartline twist and dive, right on the Las Vegas Strip
The fast-paced Manhattan Express roller coaster at New York-New York hotel-casino gives the term "express" a whole new meaning.

The roller coaster is set over a replica of New York Harbor, complete with a tugboat and a 150-foot reproduction of the Statue of Liberty. But as passengers race along the track at breakneck speeds of up to 67 mph, they'll hardly notice the details.

Located on the second floor of the Coney Island Emporium, Manhattan Express was designed by the American division of Japan's Togo Amusements. The nearly three-minute-long ride is full of surprises, packed with twists and turns throughout a variety of hills, loops and corkscrews.

By the second drop, riders will find themselves anxiously gripping their restraints as they fall more than 100 feet at a 50-degree angle. Manhattan Express is the world's first roller coaster to feature a 180-degree heartline twist. But another heart-stopping feature of the C-shaped track is the 540-degree spiral, allowing passengers to experience what negative Gs are truly all about.

With approximately 1.4 million riders each year, the line for Manhattan Express can get a bit long, but it's definitely worth waiting for.

-- Review by Noelani Jones