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The Mirage is a hotel and casino resort located on
the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was built
by Mirage Resorts when that company was headed by Steve
Wynn, and it is currently owned by the successor corporation,
MGM Mirage. It opened in 1989. It has 2,763 guest rooms.
Wynn had previously acquired interests
in various existing casinos, but the Mirage was the
first project in which he was involved in the design
and construction. It was considered a risky venture,
by the standards then prevailing in Las Vegas, because
of its high cost and emphasis on luxury. It proved to
be enormously successful.
From 1990 through 2003, the Mirage
was the venue for the Siegfried & Roy show. The
two headliners combined magic and the use of wild animals.
The closing of the popular attraction, after Roy Horn
was attacked by one of the white tigers used in the
show, was a major blow to the Mirage. Visitors can still
see a white tiger habitat area with one of the animals
always on view. Other notable features include Siegfried
& Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, an artificial
volcano along the Strip that "erupts" periodically
during the evening (weather permitting), and a 20,000-gallon
aquarium behind the front desk.
The Mirage is connected by a free tram
to Treasure Island, its sister property immediately
to the north. |
