You can add happy hour to a spin on Vegas’ High Roller Ferris wheel

The world’s tallest Ferris wheel has begun offering a good deal for grown-ups: unlimited alcoholic beverages for just $5 more than the cost of the ride alone.

The High Roller now has two happy hours each day during which guests enjoy an open bar as they ogle the views from 550 feet above the Strip.

“Happy half-hours” is more accurate in this instance: It takes 30 minutes for the wheel to make one rotation. A drinks cart is wheeled aboard the pods in which customers have chosen the open bar.

Unless you’re playing in a casino, cocktails can be pricey in Las Vegas, so this offer – an open bar for $5 – is a good one.

The earlier happy hour is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and costs $29.95 a person. The ride alone costs $24.95. As of Oct. 6, the hours will shift to 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

After dark, when Vegas comes alive with glittering lights, the later happy hour operates from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. for $39.95. Again, that’s just $5 more than the cost of evening admission.

The High Roller is at the east end of the Linq, a dining, entertainment and retail mall sandwiched between the Quad and Flamingo resorts.

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