NY SKYRIDE and Empire State Building Observatory

New York City, United States of America

Buy your tickets to NY SKYRIDE and the Empire State Building Observatory at a tremendous value ahead of the crowds! You'll take an exciting virtual tour of New York's attractions, then see the real thing from the observatory of the world-famous Empire State Building. And you even get to skip the first line when you book the combo ticket, so you spend less time waiting and have more time to explore New York City.

This 2-for-1 combo package includes tickets to the NY SKYRIDE and the Empire State Building Observatory. What a great way to see New York City!

NY SKYRIDE
Located on the 2nd floor of the Empire State Building, the NY SKYRIDE is an exciting presentation combining digital technology and special effects, custom platforms and seats, and a massive screen. You'll take an amazing virtual ride around, above, and below New York City! The NY SKYRIDE is safe, fun and entertaining, and open 365 days a year.

Empire State Building Observatory
Without a doubt the most famous building in New York, if not the world, the Empire State Building soars more than a quarter of a mile into the Manhattan sky, offering breathtaking views from the Observation Deck. On a clear day, you can see the states of Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, as well as New York. Enjoy the famous panoramic view and Art Deco architecture the building has to offer. You will bypass the main ticket line at the north side of the building, which means during peak season you save 1 to 2 hours of waiting in long queues!

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USD $45.00

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Anthony R	March 2012
My family and myself we enjoyed the Empire State Building experiance to the fullest.We really enjoyed it......Thank You

Review by: Raymond F	February 2012
Views from the empire state building were spectacular. Time it right to see daylight and NY at night._br/_ Sky Ride was horrific. I felt sicj as did my 19 year old son. It was suprisingly violent in shaking us around considering no warnings were given.

Review by: cpjerra	December 2011
Well worth doing the tour very insightful, would give the NY skyride a miss it was a bit lame but if you are going in high peak season it will help you skip the long lines.

Review by: ADRIAN A N	December 2011
EXCELLENT! - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO ALL!!!

Review by: Lisa F	December 2011
this was great , having waited in a long queue a few years ago with this ticket we were straight up! the sky ride was good too as part of the ticket offer but probably wouldnt have done it separately. a great day to remember whilst celebrating our dads 60th birthday.

Review by: Coral	November 2011
Really enjoyed the Empire State Building Observatory - don't miss it. Having a Viator ticket meant we could jump the queue.There's an option to pay extra and go up an additional 15 floors. _br/_ But the NY Skyride was pretty much a waste of time - give it a miss.

Review by: Konstantinos S	November 2011
fantastic view. It's much better though at the Rockefeller building (no windows)

Review by: Lynda G	November 2011
The obsevatory was great, but the NY skyride was gruesome. I really thought my hubby was going to be sick, and he had to shut his eyes the entire time. Had we known in advance how violent this was going to be, we would have passed. Future info to customers should warn those with motion sickness issues that this is NOT the adventure for you.

Review by: helenhob	October 2011
Loved the sky ride and it set the scene for us to go sightseeing. The only disappointment was the weather on the day that we booked the observatory was so bad that we couldn't go out - not Viator's fault though!

Review by: Robert D	October 2011
THe NY skyride is a little outdated but fun. This ticket gave us immediate access to go up to the Observatory. No waiting no line. Great.

Review by: RAYMOND H	October 2011
This portion of our trip was great. Unfortunately, we booked 2 tours with "Onboard Tours" that were a total disaster.

Review by: RITA	October 2011
Seven of us visited this attraction I was not impressed by the actual Skyride but the view from the observation deck is great. You do need to buy the map which they sell in the shop for $7 as there are no information boards on the observation deck so consequently if you don't buy a map you don't know what you are looking at!!! Thanks to Viator for arranging it saves a lot of time as the Empire State is very busy we went early Sunday morning and it was heaving.

Review by: Barbara D	September 2011
The Empire State Building was magnificent as ever but the SKYRIDE was a disappointment. The film they are using is so dark you can barely see it. The focus wasn't sharp, it was a copy of a copy of a copy. RIPOFF!

Review by: G M SANDERS S	September 2011
Had a fantastic time up the empire state. no queing, simulator ride was excellent. no problems with tickets. such good value.

Review by: voyager	September 2011
Ride was a bid rough, but quite good. Nice views.

Review by: janet c	September 2011
Just too crowded, prefered Top of the Rock

Review by: david r	September 2011
Excellent ! Me and my daughter enjoyed it as part of our trip to nyc. Well organised once in the building. Very courteous professional staff.

Review by: barney1	September 2011
Dont bother with the NY Skyride. Waste of time and money. Views from top breathtaking.

Review by: Bill	August 2011
The Skyride was a great start before the trip to the top! Had great weather and could see very far. Very nice holiday!

Review by: janice	August 2011
Beautiful views of the city! Observatory was insightful. Anyone who loves art deco and great architecture will love this! Skyride's fun and informative too!

Review by: Donna M	July 2011
wow, what a wonderful view and exciting time spent. The whole family loved this tour and skyride. One comment, skyride commentarty was a bit silly. I would have enjoyed more details about teh city and nto so much slapstick.

Review by: JOSEPH R	July 2011
We loved the ride and the observation deck, but our grandson loved it even more. For having a lot of people, the lines moved very well. Keep up the good work..

Review by: Paula Z	July 2011
Once we'd worked out which entrance to use, the whole trip was very smooth and great fun. Good views in all directions, interesting exhibit on construction of Empire State and Sky Ride was fun.

Review by: Cynthia R	July 2011
the "ride" wasn't worth the cost, but skipping the long line was. The observatory was the best part.

Review by: Karen C	June 2011
This was a terrible experience! The skydive was a total waste of time - a long wait to see a short, ridiculous show with " effects " straight out of the fifties. The view from the top is not worth the money or time spent in slow moving lines with surly, miserable staff. This whole attraction should be revamped until then - Skip this one !!!

Review by: stan m	June 2011
The skyride was very disappointing, was expecting something more. Could be done alot better but basically its a large screen in front of you and you sit in in box that moves. Way too long of a wait, took over an hour to get to skyride then 2 films which you have to stand to watch on small tv's takes 30 min. till you get to the big let down the sky-jack ride.

Review by: VICTORIA M	June 2011
My experience was great will book again!!!!

Review by: Alan Mc Dade	June 2011
A thouroughly dissapointing experience - Totally over rated and took two hours to get to the observation deck - Go very early in the morning to avoid the waiting time - Pointless booking advance tickets as staff directed us to the general ticket office instead of the express route for pre paid tickets_br/_ - Must say the sky ride was great and enjoyed by the family - The check in for the Sky Ride was poorly organised and the staff were very rude in comparison with every other person we met on our five day visit to New York

Review by: Karin	May 2011
excellent!

Review by: Kathleen R	May 2011
It was excellent to have prebooked tickets and all went to plan. The sky ride itself was disappointing. I wouldnt recommend it to friends. The Empire state building was great and I thoroughly enjoyed that. Thankyou.

Review by: Richard S	April 2011
By booking SKYRIDE we managed to skip the queues however we needed to ask loads of times where to go as very confussing. The entry we were advised to take was closed and if we hadn't asked we would have just joined the LONG queues.

Review by: SUSAN H	March 2011
Bypassing the long queue we started our tour on the NY Skyride which gave a never been seen before view of the streets of New York! When we had recovered we were quickly and efficiently taken to the observatory where the views literally took your breath away. Although crowded there is no time limit on your stay at the top so plenty of time to get that all important photo.

Review by: Edmund O	February 2011
Wow!

Review by: Sara K	January 2011
I loved the Observatory but would recommend skipping the SkyRide. Waited on endless lines even though tickets were pre-paid and the SkyRide was very lame. I would have been much happier to just go straight up to the observatory.

Review by: Valerie H	December 2010
The view from the top was amazing as we had a crystal clear day. The sky ride was good too but I would have liked that to go a little longer.

Review by: Colin A	December 2010
Best pre booked on the net to avoid the first que.go as early as possible to avoid the crowds. It was very crouded at 10 am. It was hard to get a viewing spot. The 102 floor was very good. Not crowded and well worth the extra cost to get their. The Empire is my sentimentle favourit. C Anderson Perth Australia

Review by: John S	November 2010
The Emoire State Building was very good and enlightening. Skyride was good from the the aspect of visual content but effect of the seat movement in accordance was very disappointng. Have experienced far better in other entertainment in other locations.

Review by: Stephen J	October 2010
We arrived at The Empire State Building at 8-00am and followed the instructions to carry out the vip 'queue jump' but unfortunately we were redirected back into the ordinary queue. So we had to wait around 15 -20 minutes to get through security and then a further 10 mins to queue for the ticket office. When we got to the ticket office we were told we should have gone straight to the sky ride kiosk. This we did but because of all this we miissed out on a map and audio guide for the top of the building. We would have been better off arriving at 7-30am and going through the regular channel. Sky ride itself was nothing spectacular but the views from the 86th floor were awesome!

Review by: Carola C	October 2010
WOnderful view! Excellent organization.

Review by: Deborah M	October 2010
This could have been better I expected the skyride to be the standards of the ones in Orlando Florida. Good views.

Review by: Anna-Maria D, United Kingdom	July 2010
Really good introduction and overview of New York

Review by: Beverly W, Australia	July 2010
Great views and interior of building very impressive.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	June 2010
Empire State Building is a must & very enjoyable. However, the NY Skyride was not impressive at all & a waste of money. The film is so fast at times you can't appreciate the views it is showing. It lacks the sensation that you are actually 'flying' as the screen is too small, you can see all around it & even when the lights are out you can see the wall. If I were to turn back time, I'd have just done the ESB. You see much more. The rating reflects ESB as that was well worth it.

Review by: Paul H, United Kingdom	June 2010
Because we booked with Viator we seemed to get the cheapest price and that included the sky ride. We didnt have to wait in the normal queue. We went in a side door. So our wait was very short. Excellent.

Review by: Nicholette J, United Kingdom	June 2010
Was great,fantastic views from the top. The Sky ride is good fun, but my mum had to keep her eyes shut as she suffered motion sickness! the rest of us really enjoyed it though.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	June 2010
great views of new york. would highly recommend

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	February 2010
This was the highlight of our trip to NY, and you must do it. It's fantastic.

Review by: Robert M, United Kingdom	February 2010
Only travelled to first level. Biting cold wind curtailed time outside, but it was January. Great view.

Review by: Michelle P, United Kingdom	February 2010
A fabulous time - we purchased the express pass and couldn't have moved faster - straight in and through security in a matter of minutes. Then onto the Skyride and the observation deck. Fabulous views and we got snow too...a very memorable evening.

Review by: Alexander M, United Kingdom	February 2010
The tour was excellent, nice clear day, spectacular views from the top. Overall a very good morning.