Is there entertainment in Las Vegas for people under 18?

Question

I'm 17 and I was thinking of going to Las Vegas for my Senior Trip. Is it worth it or is it just casinos and things for people over 21?

I'm also considering London...what do you think?

Answer 1

THere are a variety of things for young folks, but many of them require you to have a car to get around. THe first thing to do is select a hotel that has a great water park.

First of all there are a bunch of hotels that have essentially water parks for guests. The Mandalay Bay has the biggest and best wave pool sand beach pool out there, plus it has a lazy river for tubing. You will stay busy all day with that. The MGM and Monte Carlo hotels also have wave pools and lazy rivers. The Flamingo has a great pool with a water fall and a water slide, not big but very refreshing and I enjoy it all the time.

In addition, there is a place called "Game Works" which is next door to the MGM, across from NY, NY that has all of the video type games any kid could want. (look for the Coke bottle).

At the other end of the strip is the Circus Circus hotel and casino and it has a huge arcade full of games, circus acts every half hour, and if that's not enough, an indoor amusement park with roller coaster rides and stuff. At the Sahara hotel there is a roller coaster ride, and also one at NY, NY. The are rides atop the Stratosphere tower, if you want some real thrills.

There are movie theaters right on the strip, near the MGM and in the Palms Hotel across from the RIO hotel on Flamingo Avenue. There is also a bowling alley in the Gold Coast Hotel on Flamingo Ave next to the RIO(also a good place for a lower priced buffet) and another bowling alley in the Orleans.

If you can drive:


RED ROCK CANYON: Its about 20 miles West of Las Vegas out Charleston Blvd (you can pick up that street at the north end of the Strip) Its a scenic drive-through park. Go early, not in the heat of the day; there's no shade.

HOOVER DAM: Drive about 30 miles southeast of Vegas and go to Hoover Dam; the National Park Service offers tours there (@ $15.) and its interesting stuff. Go on past Hoover dam to Boulder City and then to Lake Meade for a swim and/or to visit the new casino there. Also, there are tour companies that will take you on a cruise of the river below Hoover Dam. Check the web sites below.

VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK: Drive about 35 miles north of Vegas on I-15 and go to Valley of Fire State Park, another scenic park area.

ZION NATION PARK: It’s a long drive (about 2-3 hours), but you can drive North on I-15 to Zion National Park and back in one day.

DEATH VALLEY: If you like to visit National Parks, drive about an hour and a half south of Vegas on I-15 and take RT-127 to Death Valley National Park (total drive may be 3 hrs each way). It gets real hot, so go early morning. http://www.nps.gov/deva/ and http://www.death.valley.national-park.com/

GRAND CANYON: The drive to the Grand Canyon is 5 long hard hours on mostly two lane roads with trucks and campers (only a short way on I-40). You can drive there and back in one day if you leave early morning, like 6:00-7:00 AM. That will put you there about noon and you will have 4 or 5 hrs before starting back and getting back to Vegas about 11:00PM. I recommend staying overnight at the Canyon (there are plenty of motels near there, like Best Western, Ramada, Quality inns) and drive back the next day.

Answer 2

I'd saveb the vegas trip for my 21st. For a senior trip, try either Mexico or Bahamas. It will be half the price and there will be tons of people your age. I went to the bahamas, stayed in a nice casino and had a blast with my friends. It was full of kids on senior trips and a week (Airfair hotel food) cost me 600. I only brought about 400$ and it was more than enough.

Answer 3

No because Las Vegas is a city meant for adults 21 and over.

Answer 4

Go to London. Vegas is not really meant for anyone under 21.

Answer 5

Vegas is a dump. Save your money for Spring Break and skip the senior trip. You can always find things to do in any big city, but all the fun things are geared to gambling.

Answer 6

There are plenty of things to do if you're under 21, but if it's for a senior trip, I would pick another location. I've always liked Cedar Point. It's great for your age group.

Answer 7

Well, there's circus circus. When i was there was this go-cart place to, it waspretty fun. and you can also see the sites. you can visit soem of the stuff inside of the casinos. i think the bellagio has like this pretty garden. and you can see some concerts, i guess if you're into celine dion or maybe the clue man group. and i heard that sometimes this circus acrobac group comes, i can't remember their name, but it's in french or soemthign like that. and they have shows in the casinos.

Answer 8

I would definitely save Las Vegas for my 21st birthday...Go somewhere with a beach for your senior trip. You'll have alot more fun!

Answer 9

There's plenty of enterainment in Las Vegas.There's rides,shows,conventions,and more fun things to see and do!For all ages where your young,a teen or old.I've been there more than one time and it's a great place to go.There's a website to go to:lasvegas.com for more information on entertainment and more!

Answer 10

in vegas u can go to circus circus and play games and win alot of prizes.....it's soooo much fun...there are coool rides like in New York New York well there is one ride there...and a car ride rolercoaster too