What Happened to the Mirage Las Vegas? ABANDONED?

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Las Vegas, child of the Hoover Dam, was once a once a place to stop and have dinner on your way to somewhere else, but the Rat Pack and countless other entertainers changed that. Then, Steve Wynn came in and literally changed the definiton of resort–Mega Resort.

The Mirage was the first modern hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Built in the late 1980s, it was constructed at a time when tourism to Las Vegas was crashing and the town was still hungover on the Rat Pack days.

Its tropical theme and thousands of rooms ushered in a new generation of hospitality and the Mirage and its volcano forever changed the status quo in Las Vegas. MGM later acquired the property and dealt with the loss of the Siegfried and Roy show, ushering in the “Love” Beatles show by Cirque De Solei. Then they spiraled the property into a Wall Street gamble and the property wound up bunched in a realty trust.

MGM was also the manager of the hotel and decided that they wanted to focus on newer venues. They sold their lease agreement contract to Hard Rock International in 2021 and questions have lingered as to what Hard Rock plans to add to the property, and what they play to take away.

Join me in Episode 16 of Modern Ruins as we reveal everything we know about Hard Rock’s plans and explore what happened to The Mirage Hotel and Casino of Las Vegas.

What Happened to the Mirage Las Vegas? ABANDONED?

00:00 Intro
2:09 Historical Context
5:35 Steve Wynn Historical Context
9:06 Planning and Groundbreaking
12:41 Opening
14:26 1990 Expansion, Michael Jackson Attraction, Siegfried & Roy
18:25 Steve Wynn Moves On, Downfall, Mirage Sold to MGM
21:31 Siegfried & Roy 2003 Accident
23:20 Sale to Vici Properties & Hard Rock (Full Timeline)
26:53 Hard Rock Future Plans
28:30 Conclusion