The $1.4 BILLION Pirate Resort MGM ERASED From Existence

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An Old Fashioned, some red lipstick and a black dress…sigh, there’s just something undeniable about a good ol’ classic. The beloved Vegas showgirl may be an endangered species these days (insert tear), but “VEGAS! THE SHOW” preserved those feather-clad beauties and the likes of an era when everything was flashier and dripping with sophistication. What’s that you ask? Can a show filled with gorgeous and talented women a la Rat Pack era really exist in the here and now? Oh yes my friend, it sure can and all we have to say is raise that curtain and let the good times roll. With a little song, a lot of dance and that certain sultry allure that only old timey Vegas could pull off, this is a trip down memory lane and, well, it’s pretty legit. The costumes are fun, funky, sexy and so real. Ok, well maybe not the candy-themed costumes but hell, their Sammy Davis Jr. sure had us pining for an autograph. For a city that was built on pure, raw talent and obviously dolla dolla bills, this show celebrates iconic moments from the city's rich entertainment history through the decades that made the Vegas we know and love today. And we’ll tip our top hats to that.
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Treasure Island Las Vegas (TI) opened in 1993 as Steve Wynn's roughly $450 million pirate megaresort, complete with a full-scale sinking warship, the free Battle of Buccaneer Bay show, and an 8,000-pound skull towering over the Strip. This documentary traces how MGM Mirage and later Phil Ruffin spent thirty years erasing the theme — cutting down the skull, swapping the pirate battle for Sirens of TI, and finally filling in the lagoon for a shopping mall — while Cirque du Soleil's Mystère became the only original attraction to survive. It's the story of how one of the loudest resorts on the Las Vegas Strip quietly de-themed itself into a two-letter name.


SOURCES

1. Treasure Island Hotel and Casino — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island_Hotel_and_Casino
2. Sirens of TI — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirens_of_TI
3. Mystère (Cirque du Soleil) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst%C3%A8re_(Cirque_du_Soleil)
4. The Mirage — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mirage
5. Dunes (hotel and casino) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunes_(hotel_and_casino)
6. Steve Wynn — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wynn
7. Phil Ruffin — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Ruffin
8. MGM Mirage — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM_Mirage
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10. "10 things discovered at the bottom of Sirens' Cove" (2012) — Las Vegas Sun: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/27/10-things-discovered-bottom-sirens-cove-ti/
11. "Remembering Treasure Island's pirate show" — Las Vegas Review-Journal: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/remembering-treasure-islands-pirate-show-on-las-vegas-strip-photos-1822765/
12. "Treasure Island denies rumors of reemergence of pirate show" — News3LV: https://news3lv.com/news/local/treasure-island-denies-rumors-of-reemergence-of-beloved-pirate-show
13. "Sirens Cove back at TI, sans Sirens" — Casino.org / Vital Vegas: https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/sirens-cove-back-ti-sans-sirens-new-industrial-park-flair/
14. "On this date: Treasure Island opened on the Strip" — LasVegas360: https://www.lasvegas360.com/4235/on-this-date-october-21-1993-treasure-island-hotel-opened-on-the-las-vegas-strip/
15. "Treasure Island Pirate Show" — Vegas Food & Fun: https://vegasfoodandfun.com/treasure-island-pirate-show/


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Steve Wynn
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documentary, history
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