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July 4th, Las Vegas Style

Now that the celebrations for the America’s 235^th birthday have ended, it is back to work today for a lot of people in the Valley.  No sleeping in to nurse that hangover.  So, grab a glass of water and two Tylenol and just remember those sweet times from last night.  And, for those of you finding it difficult to remember last night, allow me to try and refresh your now-sobered memory.

While getting my morning coffee, I overhead a conversation between two of the gas station’s patrons recalling the extravagant fireworks shows all across the valley.  “I can’t believe how many fireworks were going off last night” says the man in front of me.  “I know.  It was amazing,” comments the woman behind the counter.

Those contributing to the spectacular coloring of the skies were locals all across the Valley, as well as five Station Casinos: Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock Resort, Aliante Station, Fiesta Rancho, and Texas Station.  The set up of the “Station Casinos’ 35th Anniversary, 4^th of July Blast” for all 9 minute shows at all five Station Casinos “took four days and 700 hours […not including the] 100 hours to choreograph and design the shows, which use nine miles of wire, 63 firing batteries and require 317 firing cues” (prstations; Villoria).

Other fireworks went off at Basic High School in Henderson with all proceeds from the festivities going towards the school’s student organizations and sports.  Mandalay Bay and the Hilton also hosted their own fireworks displays with a spectacular view from the poolside.

Prior to the nightlife fireworks, events were occurring all around the Valley.  Summerlin hosted a parade on July 4^th morning in the Trail Village that had approximately 40,000 attendees.  Boulder City held their 63^rd Damboree Festival, which included its parade along Nevada Highway that concluded at Broadbent Memorial Park.  This parade is famous for its designated “wet zone,” in which the attendees are guaranteed to get soaked during the water fight.

Las Vegas could not wait to get the party started, as was seen by the early fireworks shows and events happening during the weekend.  North Las Vegas held its’ Independence Day Jubilee on Saturday and Caesar’s Palace set off fireworks on Sunday night.

Maybe these people had the right idea…party during the weekend, relax on July 4^th, and go to work without any painful regrets.  Despite the many hangovers today, I quote my three-year-old nephew who unwittingly claimed during the celebrations last night, “Damn.”

References

Villoria, Nikki. (2011, July 4). “Las Vegas Had a Blast During Fourth of July Celebrations.” Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved from http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jul/04/las-vegas-has-blast-during-fourth-july-celebration/

Prstations. (2011, May 31). “Ooh! Aah! 4th of July Fireworks in Las Vegas at Five Stations.” Station Casinos. Retrieved from http://blog.stationcasinos.com/2011/05/ooh-aah-4th-of-july-fireworks-in-las-vegas-at-stationcasino/