Hard Rock International plans to close The Mirage, gut the entire three-wing hotel and casino and spend billions to expand and upgrade the property beginning in late 2023 or 2024, the company revealed Wednesday.
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Guitar Hotel Coming to The StripThe 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.
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.
Hard Rock will complete a total transformation of The Mirage into a new Las Vegas destination reost by 2025. The casino size will be nearly doubled, a new guitar-shaped hotel will be built along the Strip, and the existing Mirage will be completely renovated and rebuilt.
There are no plans to close The Mirage, which is expected to undergo a massive 26- to 30-month renovation and expansion after Hard Rock acquires the operations from MGM Resorts International for nearly $1.1 billion.
2023: Hard Rock will operate The Mirage through the end of 2023. 2024-2025: The entire Mirage property will be closed for 20-26 months for renovation and construction of the new Hard Rock Las Vegas, including the guitar-shaped hotel tower.. 2025 Grand Opening: The completed Hard Rock Las Vegas will open in late 2025.
This Iconic Las Vegas Attraction Is Being DestroyedThe 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.
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.
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.
Does the resort provide an airport shuttle or transportation? The Mirage does not have its own shuttles to and from Harry Reid International Airport. Airport shuttles are provided by outside companies starting at $7.00 per person.
Anyway, we know for sure that for a little while, at least, after the Hard Rock takes over the Mirage later this year, LOVE will remain in place. The president of Cirque issued a memo a few weeks ago announcing that the show had been extended till the end of 2023.
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino was a resort located near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It now operates as Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The resort is located on 16.7 acres (6.8 ha) on the corner of Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road, about a mile east of the Las Vegas Strip.