We headed back to The Strip and parked at New York New York. We didn’t get down to this part of the Strip yesterday. We were pretty tired and the monorail is not running at the moment (COVID). As we walked in, the roller coaster was running and we could hear screams (hopefully of delight).
Our destination wasn’t really the casino, but the Hershey store. The store was so much fun. Almost anything you could think of was for sale with the candy logos: toy cars, baking accessories, extra large candy, clothes, scented candles, etc. It made me wish I had a bigger place, because I would have bought the kids some gear, a few chocolate candy scented candles for me, and the Twizzlers scarf for Ben. I did a walk through video as well that’s up on YouTube. The chocolate Statue of Liberty and Twizzlers Statue of Liberty were pretty neat to see.
We headed down to the Excalibur. The shows, several food/drinks stores, and the arcade are closed right now (COVID). It was pretty empty of things to do other than gamble.
Next, we walked through the Luxor and looked at the different statues. Just like the rest of Vegas, the shows are closed at least until November. We were hoping to see the Blue Man group because I think the boys would have gotten a kick out of it.
Our final stop for this part of the Strip was Mandalay Bay. They had some really neat fountains.
COVID NOTES:
Excalibur: Shows, many food/drink places, and the arcade are closed. Hand sanitizer stations around the casino.
Luxor: Hand sanitizer stations, shows closed.
New York New York: Hand sanitizer stations. New York’s arcade and some rides were open.
Mandalay Bay: Buffet closed, but many other food places open. Hand sanitizer stations available.
Pools: At one time you could rent cabanas and beach chairs to the various hotel pools. However, now you have to be a guest of the hotel to enjoy the pools.
Monorail is closed.
Love this video. It should be set to music from Willy Wonka!! Haha!!