Rio Las Vegas: Past, Present, & an Exciting Future

The timing could not be more perfect for your LVIO correspondents to go spend some time at the Rio! This venerable resort that opened on West Flamingo 33 years ago has new owners and a great big budget to be reborn, reinvented, and reimagined – but before that happens, we wanted to capture it as it is now…for a before-and-after later on! C’mon with us as we explore the Rio from end to end: the casino, the restaurants, the shows, and the fabulous one-of-a-kind KISS World. There’s a lot to love about the Rio…so, let’s go to Rrrrrio!

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PHOTO CREDITS:
The photos from the Marnell Companies portfolio are from their website:
https://marnellcompanies.com

The photo of the Carnival lady in the headdress is by 489327, courtesy of Pixabay.com:
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The photo of the Gold Coast is courtesy of Wikipedia:
By John Phelan – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18283514

The photo of the Rio in 1990 at opening is from the Vintage Las Vegas Facebook page.

The photo of the Rio at night is from the Dreamscape website:
https://dreamscapecos.com/portfolio/rio-all-suite-hotel-casino

The video of money falling is by Jamick, courtesy of Pixabay.com:
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The photo of guests at a buffet is courtesy of Shutterstock.com:
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The photo of the Show-in-the-Sky float is courtesy of Wikipedia:
By David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada – Rio Masquerade, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24199959

The video clip of the Masquerade Show in the Sky is from Tony Bantay’s YouTube channel:

The photo of Penn & Teller on the exterior of the Masquerade Tower is courtesy of Wikipedia:
By Patrick Pelletier – https://www.flickr.com/photos/107479024@N04/26086808757/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112032993

Other miscellaneous photos were obtained from the Rio’s website: https://www.caesars.com/rio-las-vegas

Opening segment:
The red and blue neon outline is by Thanakorn Jaroensup, courtesy of Pixabay.com:
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The photo of the rainbow and red rocks is by esudroff, courtesy of Pixabay.com:
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All other video clips are our own.
The music is “Love or Lust”, from the YouTube Audio Library.

Songs from the YouTube Audio Library featured in this video:
– Run One Down – Dan Lebowitz
– Tiptoe_Out_the_Back
– Touching Moment

Songs and clips from the Epidemic Sound Audio Library:
ES_Endless Pt. 1 – Peter Sandberg
ES_Car Drive Interior 1 – SFX Producer
ES_The Last Kiss – Ritchie Everett
ES_Suction Pop – SFX Producer
ES_Cash Register 10 – SFX Producer
ES_Harp Ascend 7 – SFX Producer
ES_Table Saw – SFX Producer
ES_Hammering – SFX Producer
ES_Contruction Site 9 – SFX Producer
ES_Smooth Winds – Plain Strolls
ES_A Heavy Load (Instrumental Version) – Sven Karlsson
ES_Escalator Run Loop – SFX Producer
ES_After the Reign – Jerry McHoy
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Cinematography: Dale McKenzie, Paula McKenzie
Editing, Voiceover, Post-Production: Dale McKenzie, Final Cut Pro X
Script, Research: Paula McKenzie
Cameras & Gear: iPhone 14 Pro & iPhone 13 Pro Max in 4K video; GoPro Hero10 in 5K video; Lumix G9 in 4K video for outro; sound by Rode Wireless GO