The Mirage Bids Farewell: Iconic Resort Pronounces Everlasting Closure

The long-lasting Mirage volcano’s days are numbered.

The Las Vegas Strip is eternally altering and rising. Simply weeks after the long-standing Tropicana closed, the Mirage introduced it is going to be lights out for the 30-year-old on line casino/lodge this summer season.

On July 17, the Mirage will shut its doorways for the final time to make approach for a serious renovation. It can reopen in 2027 because the Exhausting Rock Las Vegas, changing the well-known and beloved volcano with a lodge tower within the form of a guitar. 

“We’d wish to thank the Las Vegas neighborhood and group members for warmly welcoming Exhausting Rock after having fun with 34 years at The Mirage,” Jim Allen, chairman of Exhausting Rock Worldwide stated in a press release.

Resort President Joe Lupo held a city hall-style assembly on Wednesday to tell the lodge’s employees of the plans to shut on July 17. Lots of the lodge’s 3,300 workers will probably be laid off, together with 140 day-one workers.

“We actually are inspired about not solely the way forward for Las Vegas, however how Exhausting Rock and Seminole Tribe can play a task in serving to to develop that and develop the market,” Lupo stated. “However at the moment is a tricky day for lots of people. Our precedence is the effectively being of these people.” 

Whereas plans for the brand new Exhausting Rock are nonetheless within the rendering stage, it’s been stated it is going to embody 25 eating places and a 5,000 seat theater. 

The standout characteristic of the brand new Exhausting Rock Lodge in Las Vegas will probably be a 660-foot-tall tower designed to resemble two guitars standing back-to-back. This design mirrors the Seminole Exhausting Rock Lodge in Hollywood, Florida. The tower will take over the spot on the Strip the place the long-lasting volcano at present is.

The Mirage, developed by Steve Wynn, opened in November 1989. It started the brand new period of megaresorts on the Strip. MGM acquired the resort in Might 2020 when it purchased Wynn’s Mirage Resorts for $4.4 billion. 

The Mirage was recognized for being the house of Siegfried & Roy from 1990 till 2003, the Secret Backyard and Dolphin Habitat till 2022, in addition to the free volcano present on the Strip. Many would line up on the sidewalk to observe the volcano erupt. It certainly stopped individuals strolling up and down the Strip of their tracks.

One other a part of the Mirage that’s ending is Cirque du Soleil-Beatles manufacturing “Love” after an 18-year run. The present will completely go darkish on July 7. The theater that the favored present carried out in was previously the place Siegfried & Roy carried out their legendary present and one other iconic a part of the resort’s historical past. 

Common Vegas-based TikToker, @VegasStarfish, shared a video of The Mirage explaining that the doorways will quickly shut eternally.

“It was simply introduced unexpectedly {that a} main resort on the Las Vegas Strip will probably be closing completely on July 17. At this time, throughout a city corridor addressing the entire workers, Mirage introduced that after 34 years, they’d be closing eternally,” she stated. “Earlier within the 12 months, Cirque introduced that Beatles “Love” was closing completely. And a few thought of this foreshadowing for what would possibly come.”

She additionally defined that it has been understood for some time that The Mirage would start transitioning into the Exhausting Rock Lodge, however till now, it was by no means revealed that they’d near make the transition occur.

“Till at the moment, the idea was that all the things would stay operational and the transition can be finished in phases,” she continued. “Exhausting Rock is predicted to open in spring of 2027.”

The TikTok video rapidly grabbed tons of consideration with greater than 2 million views in a couple of hours.

“This hurts my coronary heart. The Mirage and their volcano is a Vegas icon,” one viewer wrote within the feedback. One other stated, “So unhappy. One of many highlights of my first go to to Las Vegas was The Mirage volcano. The Strip won’t ever be the identical.”

And plenty of others shared the identical ideas and sentiments as they close to saying goodbye to the favored on line casino and iconic volcano present.

The Mirage is just not the primary lodge/on line casino on the Strip to shut completely this 12 months.

In early April, the Tropicana Las Vegas closed its doorways for good after a formidable 67-year run. The lodge holds tons of historical past and reminiscences in its partitions and locals and guests alike had been unhappy to see it shut.

The lodge was a frequent stomping floor of the legendary Rat Pack and has mob historical past to share.

At its peak, the lodge hosted many A-list performers and was featured within the 1971 movie “Diamonds Are Without end,” when James Bond stayed in a collection within the lodge. The Tropicana was dwelling to town’s longest-running present, “Folies Bergere.” The topless evaluate had a virtually 50-year run earlier than going darkish.

Las Vegas is ever-changing and rising. Lately, Vegas has welcomed many new points of interest and inns.

In late 2023, the Fontainebleau opened, 16 years after breaking floor. The 67-story, 3,644-room lodge broke floor in 2007 and within the 16 years till opening, the property modified possession and names and began and stopped improvement. The lodge boasts 36 bars and eating places, conference area, and 6 swimming pools unfold over a six-and-a-half-acre pool deck.

Additionally in 2023, the Sphere opened. Whereas it entertains everybody with its exterior LED show that modifications always, the within is a singular venue the place guests can benefit from the characteristic movie, “Postcard from Earth” or a live performance. U2 was the primary to have a residency on the Sphere.

2023 additionally started 10 years of F1 racing pleasure on and across the Strip every November.