The Mirage’s fiery volcanic will cease its activity. It has been erupting on the Las Vegas Strip regularly for more than 30 years.
MGM Resorts International has sold the property to Hard Rock International last January. The resort is currently undergoing a rebranding. The resort’s iconic volcano won’t play an role in the new resort plan.
It is not known when the last eruption of the Mirage Volcano occurred. Neither Hard Rock nor MGM officials could confirm the exact date. The space will be home to another Hard Rocks-guitar-shaped hotel.
About The Mirage Volcano
The volcano was a popular attraction from the opening of the resort on November 22, 1989. The Mirage Volcano’s ominous rumbles throughout the night wake up a three-acre paradise that is modeled after the South Seas. Rapid water movement and creative lighting create lava-like effects.
Exciting flames can be seen shooting 60 feet in the air. The heat is palpable if you have ever seen the show from the street. More than 150 Fireshooters are fueled by fireballs by a spectacular choreographed display. They’re powered by music by Zakir Hussain and Mickey Hart, Grateful Dead drummer.
The volcano was the first attraction that was free, paving the way to other attractions like the Pirate Battle at Treasure Island, light shows and concerts at Fremont Street Experience and the Bellagio fountains.
The hourly eruptions of the Mirage volcano continue from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. While exhibiting at PSP Deck Expo, we were able to witness this fiery spectacle for the first time. Onlookers flocked to the street to see the spectacle.
Elaine Wynn was the first to think of the volcano, having been married to Steve Wynn, a casino magnate at the time.
Las Vegas has been moving away from a transparently theme-driven approach in recent years with its new resorts, including the Cosmopolitan (2010) and Circa (2020), as well as its reliance upon free attractions and loss leaders such as poker rooms and buffets to attract the bustling crowds.
Las Vegas Residents Want To Keep Attraction
Insiders at casinos have been saying that free attractions like the Mirage Volcano are a drain on their profits. Many Las Vegas residents expressed dismay at the announcement that the Volcano will be removed.
“When I heard the news I was just wondering why it was happening,” Alden Gillespy, a long-time resident of Las Vegas, said to the Las Vegas Sun. “The fact they were going to remove the volcano was something that really hit me.”
The Volcano at Las Vegas attracts hundreds of people every time it explodes. It has faced opposition to the idea of being demolished. Residents in Las Vegas have joined forces to force Hard Rock International and city government officials to stop the demolition of what they consider a historic landmark. The petition to save the volcano has more than 9,000 signatures.
Michael Green, a UNLV history professor, is one of those who believe the volcano should not be destroyed.
Green stated that “We lost many hotels on the Strip due to the understandable need for better, more modern hotels.” Green spoke to the Sun. The volcano serves as a reminder of how it helped to trigger the modern Las Vegas boom.
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