The $1.8 BILLION Tropical Resort Hard Rock ERASED From Existence

The Mirage Las Vegas — Steve Wynn's $1.8 billion volcano resort that invented the modern Las Vegas Strip — closed in 2024 and is being torn out to become the Hard Rock Guitar Hotel. This is the full history of The Mirage: the piña colada volcano, Siegfried & Roy and the 2003 white tiger attack, the Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, Michael Milken's junk bonds, the man who won the Megabucks jackpot twice, the Cirque du Soleil Beatles LOVE show, the MGM Mirage takeover, and the tropical theme that vanished like the illusion it was named after. How the resort that built Las Vegas became the one Las Vegas erased. SOURCES The Mirage – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mirage The Neon Museum – The Mirage: A Glorious Chapter in Las Vegas History: https://neonmuseum.org/news/the-mirag... Las Vegas Review-Journal – 'The little building that could': Mirage architect recalls opening: https://www.reviewjournal.com/busines... Las Vegas Review-Journal – How Steve Wynn financed Vegas' first mega-resort: https://www.reviewjournal.com/busines... Kiddle – The Mirage facts for kids: https://kids.kiddle.co/The_Mirage Wikipedia – Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán III: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_R... PBS American Experience – Las Vegas Casino Opens with $4.6 Million Winner: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe... Las Vegas Sun – Jackpot strikes a second time for man, 92: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/sep... Las Vegas Sun – Nine of the biggest Las Vegas jackpots: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may... Travel Weekly – The Mirage volcano will soon be inactive: https://www.travelweekly.com/North-Am... Las Vegas Review-Journal – How the Mirage made white tigers, dolphins part of its brand: https://www.reviewjournal.com/busines... Las Vegas Sun – Mirage signals plans to close big cat, dolphin habitats: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/nov... Las Vegas Review-Journal (Kats) – Mirage Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat to close permanently: https://www.reviewjournal.com/enterta... Fox5 Vegas – Mirage dolphins relocated to SeaWorld: https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/02/15/... NBC News – Dolphin dies at Las Vegas attraction: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna... Celebrity Net Worth – Siegfried and Roy: https://www.celebritynetworth.com/ric... TODAY – Why did tiger attack Roy Horn?: https://www.today.com/news/why-did-ti... The Hollywood Reporter – Siegfried & Roy's Animal Handler Breaks Silence on Mauling: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mov... Distractify – What Happened to Montecore?: https://www.distractify.com/p/what-ha... CoStar – MGM to Sell Mirage Operations to Hard Rock in $1 Billion Deal: https://www.costar.com/article/380966... Forbes – The Mirage Hotel Las Vegas Is Shutting Down This Summer: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittany... CNN Business – The iconic Mirage in Las Vegas is closing after 34 years: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/busine... Las Vegas Review-Journal – Mirage closing: Severance payments: https://www.reviewjournal.com/busines... #TheMirage #MirageLasVegas #LasVegas #LasVegasStrip #Vegas #SteveWynn #SiegfriedAndRoy #HardRock #GuitarHotel #MGM #CirqueDuSoleil #Volcano #VegasHistory #CasinoResort #WhiteTiger #AbandonedPlaces #Bellagio #LasVegasHistory #Documentary #Megabucks