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Chateau d If:
Well, we know that an advanced wave of production did come through ATL. ;)
Mister RC:
--- Quote ---I am still thinking something outside the city would make a great finale, maybe somewhere like Red Rocks Canyon?
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That's what I'm thinking as well. Having the finish mat at the hotel would be nice, at the top/indoors. I think it would be the first time the race ended indoors. I guess that would be a nice way to keep it quiet. OTOH, it's too risky and isn't common. But somewhere outside the city would make more sense, I have to agree. Red Rocks would be typical/ideal, as mentioned.
north09:
I would love to see the finish line to be inside a tower overlooking the strip. However, I looked the Sky Tower up online. It's just a bunch of expensive lofts. My thought is that if this was indeed the race that VegasSinner saw, and not a decoy run, then this might be a task which requires the teams to search the rooms for their next clue, which instructs them to make their final run to the finish line somewhere off the strip.
RealityFanWA:
You guys are so good at this! :hearts:
Plaidmoon:
--- Quote from: VegasSinner on August 08, 2009, 01:18:54 PM ---
For what it's worth, I took a look at the archived images of the MGM Grand webcam (it's Cam 2) http://www.earthcam.com/usa/nevada/lasvegas/# and I didn't see any sign of the racers, but that doesn't mean much. There's also a wedding chapel cam (cam 1) and it did show a couple of weddings, one with Elvis, but no racers there either. It did appear that the camera was off for a portion of the day and only showed black images.
There are over 80 wedding chapels on the Las Vegas Strip...that is not the one the teams came into. And the cam of the MGM shows the walkway that connects the MGM, the Tropicana hotel and the NY NY hotels....it's outside the hotel, and is not the entrance where they would walk in. Whatever they did at the MGM, I was hoping they'd make their way to the famous Las Vegas Sign on the outskirts of the city...that would make a great finale.
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I could have been more descriptive. I don't know the layout or surroundings of the MGM Grand hotel at all, but it was clear that it wasn't a very good angle to see much except that walkway. I thought it was some kind of cafe or restaurant with a view out on to the sidewalk. It was a real long shot, but I had already searched for webcams in Las Vegas and remembered that the MGM had one when you mentioned it.
I also knew that the wedding chapel cam was an even longer shot. I didn't know there were 80 wedding chapels but I would have guessed dozens. I only checked it out since I was already at the web page. I also figured that the chances of them leaving the cam on while the Amazing Race was there was poor. I didn't expect to find anything, but it didn't get my attention slightly when it was showing black frames. However, I figured that The Amazing Race would have booked the whole day or even a couple of days) and had a lot more equipment in place. Thus, the other weddings were a sign that they hadn't been there.
I agree, the Las Vegas sign would have been a great finish location and totally in keeping with the use of iconic locations and themes for the cities they visit. You mentioned Wayne Newton and he sounds exactly like the type of iconic Las Vegas entertainer they'd like to have involved in someway.
I wasn't meaning to suggest that your information was wrong or incorrect. I think your information, which appears to be second hand (or maybe you were there and want it to look that way), sounds accurate or 98% accurate with a few minor details that might be slightly off (the exact time, whether there was another detour or roadblock before or after the places you know about, etc.)
Plaidmoon
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