Would you pay $25 for this?

Franklinnoble · 08-27-2005, 03:31 PM

Grand Canyon to Get Glass-Bottomed Walk Fri Aug 26,12:23 AM ET

PHOENIX - Great views — and plenty of goosebumps for those afraid of heights.

An American Indian tribe with land along the Grand Canyon is planning to build a glass-bottomed walkway that will jut out 70 feet from the canyon's edge.

The horseshoe-shaped skywalk, expected to open in January, is part of the Hualapai Tribe's $40 million effort to turn 1,000 acres of reservation land into a tourist destination that will also feature an Indian village and Western-themed town.

The tribe's reservation is some 200 miles by road to the west of the section of the Grand Canyon National Park that most tourists visit.

The walkway, with a glass bottom and sides, will be supported by steel beams and will accommodate 120 people, though it is designed to hold 72 million pounds, said Sheri Yellowhawk, chief executive officer of the Grand Canyon Resort Corp., the tribal-owned company that is overseeing the project.

"You're basically looking 4,000 feet down. It's a whole new way to experience the Grand Canyon," Yellowhawk said.

Admission will be $25.

The project is still seeking an insurer, said architect David Jin, who said he came up with the skywalk idea while visiting the canyon in 1996.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-27-2005, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Grand Canyon to Get Glass-Bottomed Walk Fri Aug 26,12:23 AM ET

PHOENIX - Great views — and plenty of goosebumps for those afraid of heights.

An American Indian tribe with land along the Grand Canyon is planning to build a glass-bottomed walkway that will jut out 70 feet from the canyon's edge.

The horseshoe-shaped skywalk, expected to open in January, is part of the Hualapai Tribe's $40 million effort to turn 1,000 acres of reservation land into a tourist destination that will also feature an Indian village and Western-themed town.

The tribe's reservation is some 200 miles by road to the west of the section of the Grand Canyon National Park that most tourists visit.

The walkway, with a glass bottom and sides, will be supported by steel beams and will accommodate 120 people, though it is designed to hold 72 million pounds, said Sheri Yellowhawk, chief executive officer of the Grand Canyon Resort Corp., the tribal-owned company that is overseeing the project.

"You're basically looking 4,000 feet down. It's a whole new way to experience the Grand Canyon," Yellowhawk said.

Admission will be $25.

The project is still seeking an insurer, said architect David Jin, who said he came up with the skywalk idea while visiting the canyon in 1996.

Assuming I could actually walk out there, yeah, maybe. But I seriously doubt I would go out onto something like that. In fact, the soles of my feet are sweating now just thinking about it.

Farrah Whitworth-Rahn · 08-27-2005, 03:40 PM

Sad fact: I've lived in Arizona for over ten years, and never been to the Grand Canyon.

ice4277 · 08-27-2005, 03:43 PM

There is a small section of the floor of the observation deck on the CN Tower in Toronto made out of glass. Gave me a very creepy feeling to stand on it and look straight down into Skydome. I doubt I would want to do that, but it seems like a cool idea nonetheless.

Tekneek · 08-27-2005, 04:01 PM

I would have to be paid a million dollars BEFORE I walked out there. So, I think I would never do it.

Lorena · 08-27-2005, 04:08 PM

$25.00 to stand on glass looking 4,000 ft under? Uhh... no

Eaglesfan27 · 08-27-2005, 04:11 PM

I agree with the other people who have already posted. I'd have to be paid at least 25,000 dollars before I'd walk out onto that.

Greyroofoo · 08-27-2005, 04:35 PM

i'd definitely go walk out on it, i'm just not sure i'd pay 25 bucks for it

HomerJSimpson · 08-27-2005, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Greyroofoo

i'd definitely go walk out on it, i'm just not sure i'd pay 25 bucks for it

With ya. I'd love to walk out there, but I wouldn't pay more than a couple of bucks, if that.

Tom E · 08-27-2005, 06:02 PM

I'd like to throw a few injun's over the rail...

Raiders Army · 08-27-2005, 06:05 PM

$25 Canadian? That equates to about $5 U.S., so sure.

Izulde · 08-27-2005, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerJSimpson

With ya. I'd love to walk out there, but I wouldn't pay more than a couple of bucks, if that.

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MizzouRah · 08-27-2005, 06:11 PM

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The project is still seeking an insurer, said architect David Jin, who said he came up with the skywalk idea while visiting the canyon in 1996.

I like this quote.

Cringer · 08-27-2005, 06:26 PM

oh. I thought maybe the hooker in Memphis from the other day lowered her price for 'a suck'.

Anyways, that would be creepy but I think I would give it a whirl. $25 is a little high though. I wouldn't have spent that much for the friendly girl in memphis.

oliegirl · 08-27-2005, 06:28 PM

You couldn't pay me enough money to go out on that thing. No way, no how, not ever...nope, not happening!

Draft Dodger · 08-27-2005, 06:37 PM

I've got no issue going out on it...but it sure in the hell ain't worth $25 to me.

Buccaneer · 08-27-2005, 06:50 PM

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a tourist destination that will also feature an Indian village and Western-themed town.

Plus gift shops selling rubber tomahawks and plastic drums made in China.

People cry about how national parks are being destroyed by haze (i.e., making it harder to build needed power plants) and regular tourists (i.e., restricting access) yet they allow shit like this.

Oh that's right, they are the oppressed minority so it's allowed.

hukarez · 08-27-2005, 06:54 PM

Does the $25 include a parachute?

Poli · 08-27-2005, 06:59 PM

Remember Tomorrow.

Ragone · 08-27-2005, 07:14 PM

wow.. how long before they put slot machines out there on that walkway? :P

Buccaneer · 08-27-2005, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ragone

wow.. how long before they put slot machines out there on that walkway? :P

That would be like the carrot and the stick, huh?

Ragone · 08-27-2005, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

That would be like the carrot and the stick, huh?

something like that

BigJohn&TheLions · 08-27-2005, 07:30 PM

HAIL NO!!!

ISiddiqui · 08-27-2005, 07:43 PM

Sounds cool. $25 may be steep... but definetly a different way to look at things.

Axxon · 08-27-2005, 08:39 PM

I'm pretty sure the $25 is for the whole park package and not just the skywalk and if that's the case and it opens, heck yeah I'll walk it.

ISiddiqui · 08-27-2005, 09:00 PM

Yeah, I missed:

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part of the Hualapai Tribe's $40 million effort to turn 1,000 acres of reservation land into a tourist destination that will also feature an Indian village and Western-themed town.

So I guess $25 ain't too bad.

Axxon · 08-27-2005, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Yeah, I missed:

effort to turn 1,000 acres of reservation land

Yes, and Buc missed this key piece too. It's not about an oppressed minority. It's their FUCKING land.

ISiddiqui · 08-27-2005, 09:15 PM

Oh, I didn't notice Buc's post. To tell the truth, I've been tuning him out lately

. I haven't done it sooner because we both were posting on the same (other) forum a few years back, so I gave him a bit of leeway

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kingfc22 · 08-27-2005, 09:23 PM

I'd go out there, if I was tied to a bungee cord. This has DISASTER written all over it.

vex · 08-27-2005, 09:31 PM

It's a 3 hr drive as well from the other tourist attractions.

RPI-Fan · 08-27-2005, 09:38 PM

$25 for the right to shit my pants?

No thanks.

~rpi-fan

Axxon · 08-27-2005, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by vexroid

It's a 3 hr drive as well from the other tourist attractions.

Is it included in the price and will they transport you or will that be up to you? I think a train ride to it would be cool and in period as well.

st.cronin · 08-28-2005, 12:42 AM

Just looking at that photo on this little notebook makes me dizzy.

vex · 08-28-2005, 12:45 AM

And might I ask how that could hold 72 million lbs?

vex · 08-28-2005, 12:46 AM

Dola

FN, Link?

AZSpeechCoach · 08-28-2005, 03:02 AM

Not just no, but fuck no! I have trouble just walking on my roof without being acrophobic.

JeeberD · 08-28-2005, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

I've got no issue going out on it...but it sure in the hell ain't worth $25 to me.

Yup, I agree. There are better things that I could spend my money on...

Franklinnoble · 08-28-2005, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by vexroid

Dola

FN, Link?

Sorry... got it off Drudge yesterday... a google news search might turn it up.

capsicum · 08-28-2005, 02:14 PM

I'd go...probably on my hands and knees...but i'd go

Hurst2112 · 08-28-2005, 03:16 PM

I'd go in a minute. I'd probably pay $25 just for the ability to walk out on the thing. I like heights and stuff like that. Always wanted to try bungie jumping (ones off of the bridge...where its connected to the underside).

Vinatieri for Prez · 03-08-2007, 12:40 AM

Well, it's a year and a half later, and the walkway is basically completed. If you want to see some video of as installed, go here.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8004316/

stevew · 03-08-2007, 12:45 AM

I'll be honest, it scares me to even think about walking on that thing.

sabotai · 03-08-2007, 12:49 AM

I'd love to go on that thing!

Marc Vaughan · 03-08-2007, 02:01 AM

I'd do it - appeals to me more than rollercoasters and suchlike ...

Passacaglia · 03-08-2007, 08:00 AM

Having just come back from a vacation, I'm a bit surprised by those who say they would do it, but not for that price. Considering how much you've already spent on a vacation to the area at that point, why balk at a 25 dollar price tag for this? I agree that it's high, but, I dunno, when you're on vacation, you kind of expect prices to be high. The 3 hour thing I can see as a problem, though -- if I'm already seeing the Grand Canyon, taking up all that time for one more thing wouldn't thrill me.

gottimd · 03-08-2007, 08:10 AM

For insurance purposes, I wonder if they will make tourists hook into to some sort of cable in case of collapse? But then again, I have a feeling that will have an adverse effect on the potential tourists and make them think twice about going out there.

KevinNU7 · 03-08-2007, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Vinatieri for Prez

Well, it's a year and a half later, and the walkway is basically completed. If you want to see some video of as installed, go here.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8004316/

WOW, that think looks like shit compared to the original drawings

gottimd · 03-08-2007, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by KevinNU7

WOW, that think looks like shit compared to the original drawings

Yes it does. It looks like a large version of Luke Skywalkers speeder car in the original star wars.

rkmsuf · 03-08-2007, 08:25 AM

"Clark, don't you want to see the Grand Canyon?"

"..........ok, let's go kids! Get in the car!"

Karlifornia · 03-08-2007, 04:16 PM

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"Like the car and buses. The white man made it, and it came out strong," the 84-year-old tribal elder said of the skywalk. "We've got to give it a chance."

lol

08-27-2005, 04:11 PM	#7
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08-27-2005, 06:26 PM	#14
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	oh. I thought maybe the hooker in Memphis from the other day lowered her price for 'a suck'. Anyways, that would be creepy but I think I would give it a whirl. $25 is a little high though. I wouldn't have spent that much for the friendly girl in memphis. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

08-27-2005, 06:37 PM	#16
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08-27-2005, 03:40 PM	#3
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn Red-Headed Vixen Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ	Sad fact: I've lived in Arizona for over ten years, and never been to the Grand Canyon.

08-27-2005, 03:43 PM	#4
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	There is a small section of the floor of the observation deck on the CN Tower in Toronto made out of glass. Gave me a very creepy feeling to stand on it and look straight down into Skydome. I doubt I would want to do that, but it seems like a cool idea nonetheless.

08-27-2005, 04:01 PM	#5
Tekneek Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: USA	I would have to be paid a million dollars BEFORE I walked out there. So, I think I would never do it.

08-27-2005, 04:08 PM	#6
Lorena Unregistered Join Date: May 2004	$25.00 to stand on glass looking 4,000 ft under? Uhh... no

08-27-2005, 04:35 PM	#8
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	i'd definitely go walk out on it, i'm just not sure i'd pay 25 bucks for it

08-27-2005, 06:05 PM	#11
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	$25 Canadian? That equates to about $5 U.S., so sure.

08-27-2005, 06:59 PM	#19
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Remember Tomorrow. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-27-2005, 07:14 PM	#20
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	wow.. how long before they put slot machines out there on that walkway? :P

08-27-2005, 07:30 PM	#23
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	HAIL NO!!! __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

08-27-2005, 07:43 PM	#24
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Sounds cool. $25 may be steep... but definetly a different way to look at things. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

08-27-2005, 08:39 PM	#25
Axxon Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ	I'm pretty sure the $25 is for the whole park package and not just the skywalk and if that's the case and it opens, heck yeah I'll walk it. __________________ There are no houris, alas, in our heaven.

08-27-2005, 09:15 PM	#28
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Oh, I didn't notice Buc's post. To tell the truth, I've been tuning him out lately . I haven't done it sooner because we both were posting on the same (other) forum a few years back, so I gave him a bit of leeway . __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

08-27-2005, 09:23 PM	#29
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	I'd go out there, if I was tied to a bungee cord. This has DISASTER written all over it. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

08-27-2005, 09:31 PM	#30
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	It's a 3 hr drive as well from the other tourist attractions.

08-27-2005, 09:38 PM	#31
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	$25 for the right to shit my pants? No thanks. ~rpi-fan __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

08-28-2005, 12:42 AM	#33
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	Just looking at that photo on this little notebook makes me dizzy.

08-28-2005, 12:45 AM	#34
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	And might I ask how that could hold 72 million lbs?

08-28-2005, 12:46 AM	#35
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Dola FN, Link?

08-28-2005, 03:02 AM	#36
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08-28-2005, 02:14 PM	#39
capsicum Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: w/Franklin	I'd go...probably on my hands and knees...but i'd go

08-28-2005, 03:16 PM	#40
Hurst2112 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Minneapolis	I'd go in a minute. I'd probably pay $25 just for the ability to walk out on the thing. I like heights and stuff like that. Always wanted to try bungie jumping (ones off of the bridge...where its connected to the underside). __________________ http://www.myspace.com/longliveanalog

03-08-2007, 12:40 AM	#41
Vinatieri for Prez College Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle	Well, it's a year and a half later, and the walkway is basically completed. If you want to see some video of as installed, go here. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8004316/ Last edited by Vinatieri for Prez : 03-08-2007 at 12:40 AM.

03-08-2007, 12:45 AM	#42
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I'll be honest, it scares me to even think about walking on that thing.

03-08-2007, 12:49 AM	#43
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	I'd love to go on that thing!

03-08-2007, 02:01 AM	#44
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	I'd do it - appeals to me more than rollercoasters and suchlike ...

03-08-2007, 08:00 AM	#45
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Having just come back from a vacation, I'm a bit surprised by those who say they would do it, but not for that price. Considering how much you've already spent on a vacation to the area at that point, why balk at a 25 dollar price tag for this? I agree that it's high, but, I dunno, when you're on vacation, you kind of expect prices to be high. The 3 hour thing I can see as a problem, though -- if I'm already seeing the Grand Canyon, taking up all that time for one more thing wouldn't thrill me.

03-08-2007, 08:10 AM	#46
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03-08-2007, 08:25 AM	#49
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