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The Treasure Island (since 2003, also known
as "ti") is a hotel and casino resort on the Las
Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was built by Mirage Resorts
when that company was owned by Steve Wynn, and it is currently
owned by the successor corporation, MGM Mirage. It opened
in 1993. It has 2,885 guest rooms.
The resort was originally intended to attract
families with children. It included a large video arcade and
featured staged pirate battles nightly in "Buccaneer
Bay" in front of the casino. In 2003, however, it largely
abandoned the pirate theme, as part of a decision to focus
on young adults. The arcade was closed. The famous skull-and-crossbones
sign at the Strip entrance was replaced by one reading simply
"ti". In lieu of the pirate battle, the newly renamed
"Sirens' Cove" is now the site of "The Sirens
of TI". This free show is designed to appeal more to
adults by including singing, dancing and attractive women,
all of which were absent from the original show.
The TI is home to the Cirque Du Soleil production
Mystère, which revolutionized Production shows on the
Las Vegas strip and introduced Franco Dragone to The Strip.
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