{"id":320001,"date":"2024-05-15T15:16:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=320001"},"modified":"2024-05-16T17:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T22:00:23","slug":"mirage-on-las-vegas-strip-announces-official-closing-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mirage-on-las-vegas-strip-announces-official-closing-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Mirage on Las Vegas Strip Announces Official Closing Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mirage now has an official closing date, and it\u2019s coming up fast.<\/p>\n

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The Mirage almost single-handedly transitioned Las Vegas from its shlocky past to its five-star present. Now, the iconic casino resort is about to undergo its own transition. (Image: travelnevada.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Seminole Tribe of Florida, which operates the Las Vegas Strip casino resort, announced on Tuesday that will shut the Mirage on July 17. That’s so it can be transformed into the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las Vegas. The first Hard Rock Las Vegas, located off the Strip,\u00a0 was sold to billionaire Richard Branson and has operated as Virgin Hotels Las Vegas since 2021.<\/p>\n

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The 36-story Hard Rock guitar tower will dominate the Las Vegas Strip when it debuts. (Image: Hard Rock International via Nevada Gaming Control Board)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Guitar Hotel will be a 700-foot-tall structure shaped like a guitar. Clark County commissioners unanimously approved<\/a> of its construction last March.<\/p>\n

All rooms and show reservations purchased for after July 14 will be canceled and refunded, according to a press release from the Seminole Tribe.<\/p>\n

Though the press release didn’t estimate how long the transition would take, multiple reports indicate that that the property will close for three years, reopening under the new brand in spring 2027.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

While all employees will be laid off during the transition, the press release noted that $80 million in severance packages would be paid.<\/p>\n

Astute observers could have estimated The Mirage\u2019s closing date with reasonable accuracy, since an internal memo from Cirque du Soleil revealed last month that \u201cThe Beatles LOVE\u201d would permanently close<\/a> on July 7 due to a renovation process that, according to the memo, \u201cis about to start.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Mirage will be completely gutted and remade by the Seminole Tribe, which purchased the operating rights<\/a> to the iconic Strip casino resort from MGM Resorts in December 2022 for $1.1 billion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It was initially reported that the property would remain open during the transition.<\/p>\n

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Steve Wynn poses in front of The Mirage during its construction. (Image: livzey.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Other<\/em> Mirage Transformation<\/h2>\n

The Mirage was opened by casino mogul Steve Wynn in 1989 and is credited with transforming Las Vegas from a hub for schlocky entertainment and bargain buffets into a destination for superstar residencies and world-class dining, along with prices to match.<\/p>\n

The Mirage became known as the first resort with a $100-per-ticket headliner, Siegfried & Roy, who also lent their brand (and animals) to an on-property zoo.<\/p>\n

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Siegfried & Roy\u2019s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat permanently closed last year.<\/a> According to an internal memo announcing the closure, all its dolphins, white tigers, white lions, and leopards would be placed in the care of \u201cwell-trained, highly respected animal care professionals and veterinary experts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The specific details of many of the animal relocations were never revealed.<\/p>\n

Historic Karma<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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This rendering shows the current Mirage in white and the Hard Rock\u2019s proposed guitar hotel in blue. It outlines some of the many renovations the Hard Rock is about to make. (Image: Hard Rock International via Nevada Gaming Control Board)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Guitar Hotel will replace The Mirage\u2019s beloved volcano, one of only two remaining major free shows on the Las Vegas Strip. The other is the Bellagio fountains, also created by Steve Wynn.<\/p>\n

Though many view the volcano\u2019s demolition as an affront to Las Vegas history, the attraction was part of a long line of historic indignities perpetrated on the same site.<\/p>\n

To build the volcano, the last remaining Las Vegas Strip residence, a house owned by former vaudevillian actress Grace Hayes, had to be demolished in 1987, along with a Mobil station built on the site of the Red Rooster, which in 1931 became the very first licensed casino<\/a> to operate on what eventually became the Las Vegas Strip.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In other words, the guitar tower will rise from the ashes of the exact site where the Las Vegas Strip was founded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mirage now has an official closing date, and it\u2019s coming up fast. The Seminole Tribe of Florida, which operates the Las Vegas Strip casino resort, announced on Tuesday that will shut the Mirage on July 17. That’s so it can be transformed into the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":320003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,81886],"tags":[90904,85066,90906,13721,90905,23,82012,83129,81940,82206,85551],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMirage on Las Vegas Strip Announces Official Closing Date - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Mirage now has an official closing date, and it\u2019s coming up fast. 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