What is going to happen to the Mirage Las Vegas?


What is going to happen to the Mirage Las Vegas? 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.


What casino is replacing The Mirage?

Hard Rock will complete a total transformation of The Mirage into a new Las Vegas destination reost by 2025. The casino size will be nearly doubled, a new guitar-shaped hotel will be built along the Strip, and the existing Mirage will be completely renovated and rebuilt.


Is The Mirage closing for good?

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.


Will the Mirage be rebuilt?

The biggest change at the property will be the construction of a guitar-shaped hotel. The 600-room, 660-foot-tall project — approved Wednesday by the County Commission — will replace The Mirage's volcano attraction along Las Vegas Boulevard and it will bring Hard Rock's famous music branding to the Strip skyline.


What will happen to the tigers at The Mirage?

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.


How often does The Mirage volcano erupt?

Every hour from 8 pm to 12 am.


What will happen to the dolphins at the Mirage?

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.


Why are they destroying the Mirage?

This Iconic Las Vegas Attraction Is Being Destroyed The 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.