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The Mirage casino resort will close its doors in July 2024. 'A new era' The hotel is known for its man-made Mirage Volcano spewing fire and water since the hotel’s 1989 opening.
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, and its instantly recognizable volcano, is soon shutting down after more than three decades in business.
The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is closing Wednesday, ending 34 years in business.
The Mirage was the first megaresort to open on the Las Vegas Strip, and its success prompted a building boom in the 1990s for other large resorts along the Strip. The Mirage opened with several non-traditional attractions for a Las Vegas casino, including animal habitats for dolphins and tigers, and an indoor tropical forest display.
A three-alarm rooftop fire began on January 25, 2008, [34] shortly before 11:00 a.m. [35] Approximately 120 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was put out by 12:15 p.m. [36] [37] Certain parts of the fire could not be reached from the roof; in these cases, firefighters instead had to break open hotel-room windows to reach the flames.
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The iconic Mirage resort was perhaps best known for its exploding 54-foot man-made volcano, magicians Siegfried and Roy, white tigers and dolphins. Las Vegas' Mirage Resort to close after 34-year run.
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