The Strip’s most popular thrill rides:

* The Big Shot on top of the Stratosphere, $15

“Traveling 160 feet up … in two seconds. Riders experience four Gs of force from the thrust.”

* Manhattan Express roller coaster at New York-New York, $10 – $12.50.

“High-speed dives and two inversions, including a unique heartline twist and dive.”

* Speed: The Ride at Sahara, $10

“…Zero to 35 mph in two seconds and 35 to 70 in two seconds.”

* Canyon Blaster at Circus Circus, $5. “Seventy and 72-foot vertical loops followed by a two-inversion corkscrew. First drop: 45 degrees.”

-www.vegas.com; compiled by Joel Featherstone