Virgin Hotels and a group of investors purchased the Hard Rock in 2018 and announced plans to renovate and rebrand it as a Virgin hotel. The Hard Rock closed on February 3, 2020, for renovations. Virgin Hotels Las Vegas opened on March 25, 2021.
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The Mirage in Las Vegas is getting rebranded as the Hard Rock Hotel.
A guitar-shaped room tower will eventually replace it, but the iconic volcano in front of the Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip is getting a bit of a reprieve.
Hard Rock Las Vegas to open guitar-shaped hotel in 2025The hotel will replace the famous volcano area in front of the Mirage Casino as part of the plans to rebrand and renovate The Mirage property.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Staffers are telling Mirage's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat customers the lions and tigers will go to a local rescue (presumably Lion Habitat Ranch) by fall 2023. Hard Rock is considering keeping the dolphins, apparently. We'd bet against it. Props to MGM Resorts, Mirage and Hard Rock for doing the right thing.
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.
A cyberattack has breached the computer system at MGM Resorts, forcing the company to shut down operations at a dozen of the most iconic casino hotels in Las Vegas—including the Bellagio, Mandalay Bay and the Cosmopolitan—as well as another half-dozen MGM properties around the United States.
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.
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.