Just how big is this Electric Daisy Carnival? Pretty dang big

By Conor Shine

Thursday, June 23, 2011 | 8:29 p.m.

The Electric Daisy Carnival makes its debut at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. The dance-music festival, expected to draw 250,000 people, runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Here’s a look at the festival by the numbers:

• Nights: Three. The music starts at 8 p.m. each night and goes until sunrise.

• Stages: Six, with names such as Kinetic Field, Neon Garden and Cosmic Meadow.

• DJs: 140, including Tiësto, Paul Oakenfold, David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia

• Attendees: 250,000

• Hours of music: 173.5

• Tickets: $215 for a three-day pass, $500 for a VIP pass.

• Venue size: 43.5 million square feet, 15 times larger than the Los Angeles Coliseum, which held last year’s event.

• Amusement rides: 25, including merry-go-rounds, a Ferris wheel and a small roller coaster.

• Art installations: 13

• Watering Stations: 96

• Medical staff: 70 to 80 caregivers on site, including six ER doctors.

• Ambulances: 14

• Parking spaces: 40,000

• Extra taxi cabs: 112

• Nevada Highway Patrol troopers: 60 extra troopers to help with traffic.

• Lowest average room rate on the Strip: $169 at Circus Circus.

• Highest average room rate on the Strip: $599 at the Venetian.

• Super 8 motel room rate: $189 per night for the motel three miles from the event (regularly $42).