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Rides at Buffalo Bill's Casino closed until further notice
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Matt N
CF Legend
@Hyde @Hixee @Pokemaniac I apologise if I come across overly suspicious, but is this a potential bot again? This first-time poster has bumped a 7 year old thread that was last posted in almost 4 years ago as their first post without really providing any new news as such, their Fave Coaster and Fave Park tabs on their profile are both “Forest”, and this thread does seem to be somewhat of a magnet for bots…
The only thing that puts me off, though, is that the poster’s tone does seem genuine, and I can’t imagine how it could be edited to tie in a to a link to an online casino… what do we think?
If the post is genuine; I sincerely apologise, @WilliamsJessica. The previous bots in this thread and others may have made me overly suspicious.
The only thing that puts me off, though, is that the poster’s tone does seem genuine, and I can’t imagine how it could be edited to tie in a to a link to an online casino… what do we think?
If the post is genuine; I sincerely apologise, @WilliamsJessica. The previous bots in this thread and others may have made me overly suspicious.
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Nah, it's a bot. This thread is like a pot of honey for them.
Matt N
CF Legend
Do you think it’s because it has the word “Casino” in the title? As the person who originally created the thread, should I remove the word “Casino” and see if that attracts less bots?
Steely Dan
Mega Poster
^ the word "casino" in the thread titie is 1,000% the reason why this thread attracts bots.
It's one of those "moths to a flame" words
But now that the thread has been bumped again, as the years continue to slip by, the odds for a miracle here regarding Desperado only seem ever grimmer. Are we already past the point of no return?
It's one of those "moths to a flame" words
But now that the thread has been bumped again, as the years continue to slip by, the odds for a miracle here regarding Desperado only seem ever grimmer. Are we already past the point of no return?
rideguy70
Mega Poster
I was in Vegas twice, once last November and December. You can see for yourself, but it doesn't appear that they have much intention to bring it back anytime soon. Desperado's entrance is blocked off and all signage removed. And while some caught water in the log flume around September or so, there was nothing in either of my Nov/Dec visits.
bsky.app
In fact, the day I visited in Dec was the last day of Whiskey Pete's. I didn't go in there, but I did stop by Primm Valley, and it was not great. I feel they closed the wrong stateline resort.
bsky.app
Rideguy70 (@rideguy70.bsky.social)
Obligatory Buffalo Bill’s check in. In the good news, casino is still looking relatively well maintained, and there were a fair number of people about. Bonnie and Clyde exhibit is now on display here. Monorail completely closed off.
bsky.app
In fact, the day I visited in Dec was the last day of Whiskey Pete's. I didn't go in there, but I did stop by Primm Valley, and it was not great. I feel they closed the wrong stateline resort.
Rideguy70 (@rideguy70.bsky.social)
Also, all the Stateline Casinos are open! Buffalo Bills is making a bit of a comeback, crowd-wise (though no operational rides). I saw people go in and out of Whiskey Pete’s. The big shock: Primm Valley, despite looking abandoned, is actually open! If you can call it that. 😲
bsky.app
That's exactly why, and why we should keep it as it is. This honey pot keeps catching flies that would otherwise have bothered us elsewhere.
davidm
Strata Poster
Saw this on reddit;
vegasadvantage.com
From the article;
Buffalo Bill’s Casino in Primm Closing
Buffalo Bill's closes on July 7, 2025. This comes after Whiskey Pete's December 2024 closure. Primm Valley Resort will be the last open Primm casino.
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From the article;
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rideguy70
Mega Poster
And apparently, so far, they do plan on keeping Primm Valley open... which is really a choice.
If you check out how it looked when I visited in December (go two posts back in this thread), it was the most depressing. But it's also the smallest one (in terms of casino floor space), so from the business point of view, it's probably the easiest one to keep open.
If you check out how it looked when I visited in December (go two posts back in this thread), it was the most depressing. But it's also the smallest one (in terms of casino floor space), so from the business point of view, it's probably the easiest one to keep open.
Steely Dan
Mega Poster
Given how "middle of nowhere" Primm is, I could see the resort and Desperado just slowly baking away in the desert sun for decades to come. This isn't like a SFA or CGA situation where the underlying land has significant value for reuse.
Definitely a bummer, and felt a long time coming. The year I lived out in California, drove by Buffalo Bill's ~7 times and never got a ride, as it was always closed for maintenance, "opening later that day", or just downright unattended. Obviously not a priority for the casino, along with the rest of the amusement attractions, for some time.
Munchy Road Hippopotamus
Mega Poster
Is this first picture real or lego? My head can't stop thinking it's a model!!Never really realised at the time (2013) I was bagging what would end up being a relatively elusive cred. Lucky me!
It's very much real - I just happen to have my arms in a very minifigure pose!
rideguy70
Mega Poster
The crazy thing, looking back, is that it really wasn't all that hard to get a ride for the first few years it opened. It ran pretty consistently for a number of years, and that's when I got most of my rides in. It was a great ride initially, very Magnum-esque, but with that sweeping turn that I loved. But once the intermittent closures started to happen, that's when it became quite elusive (and rough). I think I rode it one more time in that phase, and even then, it was a number of years ago. It was definitely past it's glory days.
I also never got to ride the log flume... sort of regret that. I heard it was pretty dull, but if nothing else, it looked semi-lengthy, and went both in and out of the casino (which I didn't even realize for years).
Also, wasn't it one of the very first locations (if not the first) for an S&S Double Shot Tower?
I also never got to ride the log flume... sort of regret that. I heard it was pretty dull, but if nothing else, it looked semi-lengthy, and went both in and out of the casino (which I didn't even realize for years).
Also, wasn't it one of the very first locations (if not the first) for an S&S Double Shot Tower?
Matt N
CF Legend
I thought that was the Stratosphere?
I’m not saying Buffalo Bill’s didn’t have one, but I always thought the Stratosphere had the first S&S shot tower.
rideguy70
Mega Poster
Stratosphere has a Space Shot (going up), but Buffalo Bill's had a Turbo Drop (going down).
If Coasterpedia is accurate, Stratosphere was in 1996, and Buffalo Bill's was 1997. So pretty close. Detonator at Worlds of Fun was also pretty early on in 1996 as well, but they claim Wisconsin Dells had one first in the USA (year not given).
If Coasterpedia is accurate, Stratosphere was in 1996, and Buffalo Bill's was 1997. So pretty close. Detonator at Worlds of Fun was also pretty early on in 1996 as well, but they claim Wisconsin Dells had one first in the USA (year not given).
Absimilliard
Roller Poster
Close, but no. The original Space Shot prototypes opened in 1995 at a FEC in Wisconsin Dells and at the Reino Aventura amusement park in Mexico City. Those only had 2 seats per side (8 seats total) and used Arrow restraints. In 1996, S&S refined the concept further and launched the 12 (Worlds of Fun, Action Park NJ/La ronde, Hanayashiki and others) and 16 seats towers (prototype was Big Shot on the Stratosphere). Those are still like the prototypes, where the air cylinders only ran up 66-75% of the tower. Why? The pulley system was only at the top of the tower, so when the car was launched, it abruptly stopped at the pulley and sometimes ran right past it. Crazy airtime, but not precise and near the top of the tower, too risky.
In 1997, when Stan Checketts came up with the prototype Turbo Drop, which went to Buffalo Bills, a second set of pulleys was installed at the bottom of the tower, allowing precise control of the ride car and allowing the full tower usable height to be used.
About the two 1995 Space Shots, both are now defunt. The Wisconsin Dells tower came down to Orlando at the Magical Midway, but that's closed now and the ride scrapped. When Premier Parks flagged Reino Aventura into Six Flags Mexico, the prototype tower was replaced by 3 new combo towers from S&S. Here is an article I wrote years ago about the prototypes:
https://parkvault.net/2020/11/01/ss-space-shot-prototypes-part-8-of-our-freefall-series/