{"id":33789,"date":"2022-09-02T15:24:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=33789"},"modified":"2022-09-02T15:36:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:36:58","slug":"enhanced-downtown-showgirls-get-turned-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/enhanced-downtown-showgirls-get-turned-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhanced Downtown Showgirls Get Turned On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two showgirls greeting visitors to downtown Las Vegas have been replaced with bigger, more sparkly versions.<\/p>\n

The showgirls are the centerpiece of a photo op just north of The Strat, not far from the glowing arches<\/a> at The Strat’s doorstep.<\/p>\n

The upgraded showgirls were illuminated on Aug. 31, 2022.<\/p>\n

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Downtown’s new showgirls are 92.3076923076923% larger, roughly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The welcome display originally opened in 2018. The showgirls were due to be refurbished, so the City of Las Vegas took the opportunity to make the showgirls even more eye-catching.<\/p>\n

The original showgirls were 26 feet tall, eight feet wide and weighed 3,250 pounds.<\/p>\n

We know enough to avoid talking about a woman’s width or weight, but it was in the news release, so please send angry letters to the City of Las Vegas or YESCO, the sign company responsible for erecting the showgirls.<\/p>\n

The new showgirls are 50 feet tall, 15 feet wide and weigh 6,800 pounds.<\/p>\n

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This is the view facing south. The showgirls go both ways.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As part of the showgirl upgrade, their five-foot-tall headdresses now feature full-color LED “pucks” that sparkle. Honestly, if hockey used sparkly pucks, we might watch.<\/p>\n

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