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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.
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.
The Mirage, opened in 1989, was the first modern megaresort, with many exotic features such as white tigers, shark pools, and this volcano. Themed like a tropical paradise, it set a trend that a few dozen other resort hotels along the Las Vegas Strip eventually followed, each with a different theme.
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Read more:Las Vegas' Mirage Resort to close after 34-year run. Volcano to go dormant . Players must be 21 or older and need to use the Mirage’s Unity card, a players rewards program, while gambling.
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