Westward Ho closes Nov. 17

You have two more weeks to pay your last respects to Westward Ho, which closes Nov. 17 at 5 p.m.
That's just a fortnight to experience a 27-oz. margarita for 99 cents, a 3/4-pound hotdog for $1.49, a Heineken for 99 cents, a big strawberry shortcake for $1.49, and a trip to the restroom for free.
After Nov. 17, Centex Corp. bulldozes their way in to make space for more high-rise condos.
But wait, there's more. Voyager Entertainment International, Inc. will be using part of the site for an observation wheel as part of a master planned resort to be built on the 15.2-acre property. Whoa, back up, what's an observation wheel?
Way back in December 2003, a similar wheel was announced and scrapped with Rio. That wheel, similar to the London Eye Wheel in England, was purported to be a 600-foot, 27-minute ride containing 30 luxury cabins (20 people per cabin), a personal steward, a restroom, and a fully stocked bar.
In other words, a big giantamuntic ferris wheel proclaimed to be the world's largest will soon be coming to the Strip.
The rendering above is what the new 'Ho will become. It looks all Jules Verne-ish and all, but somehow, I doubt they'll have 99-cent margaritas onboard.



