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This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various independently owned amusement parks, water parks or theme parks.This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.
In 2002, the victim's mother was awarded $10 million from Dorney Park and the New York City Department of Education after both were found negligent by a Bronx Supreme Court jury. [ 120 ] On April 24, 2014, a 23-year-old worker had his foot crushed by a forklift during the construction of a new water slide complex attraction called Snake Pit.
Morton said the casino, which had 800 slot machines, would perform better with new restaurants and additional rooms. Morton purchased the land owned by Las Vegas Discount Golf & Tennis for $8.5 million, and the sale increased the Hard Rock's total property size to more than 18 acres. The $85 million expansion was expected to begin in early 1998.
The $15 million Tropicana opened on April 4, 1957, as the most expensive Las Vegas resort developed up to that point. The hotel originally opened with low-rise structures containing 300 rooms, and the property would later launch several expansions, including two hotel towers added in 1979 and 1986 respectively.
In June 2000, three men stole $160,000 in cash and casino chips, and were subsequently apprehended. [88] [89] [90] The Bellagio heist was one in a series of casino robberies committed by the men. [91] [92] [93] In December 2010, a helmet-wearing man robbed $1.5 million in chips from a craps table, with some chips worth $25,000 each.
[152] [153] Fischer would purchase the site for $120 million, [154] and intended to build a casino resort with a 50-story hotel tower. [155] However, he backed out of the deal in 2023, citing the continual rise of interest rates in the U.S. [ 155 ] [ 156 ] Later that year, a deal was announced to sell the property to Brett Torino and Paul ...
Wynn's first major Las Vegas Strip casino was The Mirage. Wynn's first major casino on the Las Vegas Strip was The Mirage, which opened on November 22, 1989. [20] It was the first time Wynn was involved with the design and construction of a casino, and he financed the $630 million project largely with high-yield bonds issued by Michael Milken.
Bally's Lake Tahoe (formerly Park Tahoe, Caesars Tahoe, and MontBleu Resort Casino) is a casino hotel in Stateline, Nevada. It is owned by Edgewood Companies and operated by Bally's Corporation . The property includes a 48,456 sq ft (4,501.7 m 2 ) casino and a 438-room hotel on a 21-acre (8.5 ha) site. [ 1 ]