Is Hard Rock replacing the Mirage?

HRI entered into a long-term lease agreement with VICI Properties Inc. for the real estate property of The Mirage. The 3,044-room casino resort will continue to operate as The Mirage Hotel & Casino until the renovation and rebranding of the property to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas is complete.



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Guitar Hotel Coming to The Strip The construction project will include the demolition of the iconic Mirage's Volcano attraction, which has entertained millions with its free show since the hotel opened in November 1989. The Volcano erupts multiple times per day and has always drawn large crowds.

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A radical change to the Las Vegas Strip skyline has cleared its final hurdle. At a zoning meeting on Wednesday, Clark County commissioners unanimously approved plans for Hard Rock International to replace the beloved volcano at the Mirage with a 36-story hotel tower shaped like a guitar.

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HRI entered into a long-term lease agreement with VICI Properties Inc. for the real estate property of The Mirage. The 3,044-room casino resort will continue to operate as The Mirage Hotel & Casino until the renovation and rebranding of the property to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas is complete.

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There are currently no plans for the Las Vegas Mirage to cease operations as it undergoes a transformation into its next stage as a Hard Rock-branded resort and casino.

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Hard Rock's purchase was finalized on December 19, 2022, making it the first tribal gaming operator on the Las Vegas Strip. The Mirage will continue operating throughout the renovation and expansion project, which is expected to begin in 2024. Hard Rock Las Vegas is expected to open in 2025 or 2026.

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This Iconic Las Vegas Attraction Is Being Destroyed The decision to knock down the volcano comes after MGM Resorts sold The Mirage to Hard Rock International for just over one billion dollars. While the resort will keep its name, everything else will be getting a significant makeover.

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The last dolphins under The Mirage's care at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat are moving to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Three Atlantic bottlenose dolphins from the popular habitat are being relocated to Coral World Ocean Park's Sea Sanctuary at Water Bay in St. Thomas.

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The biggest change at the property will be the construction of a guitar-shaped hotel. The 600-room, 660-foot-tall project — approved Wednesday by the County Commission — will replace The Mirage's volcano attraction along Las Vegas Boulevard and it will bring Hard Rock's famous music branding to the Strip skyline.

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat will permanently close its doors after more than 30 years on the Las Vegas Strip. The closure comes after MGM announced it was going to sell The Mirage to Hard Rock International.

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There are currently no plans for the Las Vegas Mirage to cease operations as it undergoes a transformation into its next stage as a Hard Rock-branded resort and casino.

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