The iconic Mirage in Las Vegas is closing after 34 years

CNN ^ | May 16, 2024 | Jordan Valinsky

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The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, and its instantly recognizable volcano, is soon shutting down after more than three decades in business.

The 3,000-room resort will cease operations on July 17 as it undergoes a three-year renovation that wipes away any markings of the Mirage and its tropical theme.

Opened in 1989 by casino mogul Steve Wynn, the Mirage ushered in a era of luxe resorts for the Strip and was the first resort to have a sidewalk attraction with its volcano, prompting the Bellagio and Venetian to imitate the Mirage with its dancing fountains and canals, respectively.

“We look forward to the beginning of an exciting journey into a new era as Hard Rock Las Vegas will ignite the Strip with entertainment, innovation and world-class hospitality,” the Mirage said on its Facebook account, which has been flooded with memories in the comments.

In addition to the volcano, the Mirage was also home to other quintessential Las Vegas features like the Siegfried and Roy’s white tigers show and a Cirque du Soleil show set to Beatles music.

The resort will reopen in 2027 as Hard Rock Las Vegas, with a soaring 700-foot-tall hotel tower in the shape of a guitar, similar to its Florida property, with the volcano being destroyed to make space for new rooms.

[Political Junkie Too]

Or the Flamingo. Maybe they are waiting for Donny and Marie to reach 80.

They closed their show in 2019.

But to your point, the main showroom at the Flamingo is the iconic one with the round booths. Tearing it down is destroy the last vestige of the Bugsy Siegel era of Las Vegas.

-PJ

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“Read the entire story. Renovation and reopen under Hard Rock auspices”

I did soon as it was posted. The volcano will be removed and for that reason it will never be possible to replicate the other poster’s view from the penthouse.