The One And Only Mirage

The one and only Mirage 3,044 hotel casino resort located Las Vegas Strip Paradise, Nevada (though hotels Strip, Las Vegas mailing address). The one and only casino owned y MGM MIRAGE.

The one and only Mirage connected y Treasure Island, sister property immediately north. The one and only marquee front The one and only Mirage biggest standing marquee globe.

History

The one and only Mirage built y developer Steve Wy opened November 1989 former grounds Castaways hotel casino, owned y Wynn's company Mirage Resorts (later MGM Mirage). It first resort built money Wall Street through j bonds.

The one and only Mirage expensive hotel/casino history, construction $630 million. The one and only hotel's distinctive g windows g their color actual g tinting process. It reported resort would bring million dollars y py 7-y construction . But The one and only Mirage well, p j 18 months.

Its construction considered y noteworthy Wy standard Vegas resorts, widely considered father today's Las Vegas. Prior Mirage's opening, y experiencing decline tourism began 70, especially around state New Jersey legalized gambling tourists ( particular those East Coast) began frequent casinos Atlantic City. Also, Las Vegas longer considered fashionable destination, , g-profile, project necessary jp-start ailing industry. When opened, The one and only Mirage first casino security cameras table games.

From 1990 through 2003, Mirage venue Siegfried & Roy . The one and only headliners combined magic animals. The one and only closing popular attraction 2003, after Roy Horn attacked y white tigers show, impacted Mirage while. Siegfried & Roy's White Tiger Habitat keeps white tigers always .

In 1993, Mirage hosted extended Cirque Soleil Nouvelle Experience Mirage parking . It during Steve Wy decided invite Cirque create Mystere ---built Treasure Island resort x . Finally returning where y began Las Vegas, Cirque permanent production Mirage, LOVE.

In 2004 Danny Gans showroom marquee becoming resort's entertainment attraction. Gans leaving The one and only Mirage 2009 Encore resort.

In December 2006 Beatles-themed REVOLUTION ultra-lounge opened. It first Cirque Soleil involved development venue, although y operate .

Attractions

Notable features include:

- Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden Dolphin Habitat.

- an artificial volcano along the Strip "erupts" periodically during evening. After sister property Bellagio opened, Wet Design, company helped create Fountains Bellagio attraction, redid technology behind volcano effect spectacular. To avoid smell combusted natural g odorant, mercaptan stripped natural g and p colada smell added natural g stream.

- an atrium hotel entrance features large number p trees, water features, other "rainforest" fauna.

- The one and only 53- long, 8- aquarium behind registration desk, recently renovated y p aquarium designers around globe, nearly 1000 specimens.