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| Location | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 3400 South Las Vegas Boulevard |
| Opening date | November 22, 1989 (as The Mirage) May 2027 (tentative; as Hard Rock Las Vegas) |
| Closing date | July 17, 2024 (as The Mirage) |
| Theme | Polynesian |
| No. of rooms | 3,044 |
| Total gaming space | 90,548 sq ft (8,412.2 m2) |
| Permanent shows | Siegfried & Roy (1990–2003) Love (2006–2024) Center Stage Comedy |
| Signature attractions | Volcano Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat Aquarium lobby |
| Notable restaurants | Renoir (1999–2004) B.B. King's Blues Club (2009–2012) Tom Coliccio's Heritage Steak Osteria Costa The Still Crafts, Drafts & Eats Otoro |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Vici Properties |
| Operating license holder | Hard Rock International |
| Architect | Joel Bergman |
| Renovated in | 1995, 2002, 2004–2006, 2008, 2024–2027 |
| Coordinates | 36°07′16″N 115°10′31″W / 36.12111°N 115.17528°W |
| Website | mirage |
The Mirage was a casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Hard Rock International. The 65-acre property includes a 90,548 sq ft (8,412.2 m2) casino and 3,044 rooms.[1]
Golden Nugget, Inc., led by developer Steve Wynn, purchased the future land of the Mirage in 1986. A hotel-casino, the Castaways, occupied a portion of the property and was demolished to make way for the Mirage. The resort opened on November 22, 1989, after two years of construction. It was the world's most expensive resort, completed at a cost of $630 million. It was also among the world's largest hotels. 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. Its primary attraction is an artificial volcano that erupts nightly, providing free entertainment in front of the resort. In 1990, the Mirage debuted a magic show by Siegfried & Roy, who performed there for nearly 14 years. The resort also hosted Cirque du Soleil's first Las Vegas show, Nouvelle Expérience, which opened in 1992. Cirque du Soleil would return to the property in 2006, with the debut of Love, a show featuring music by the Beatles.
Wynn departed the property in 2000, when his company was acquired by MGM Grand. Hard Rock International took over operations in December 2022, becoming the first tribal gaming operator on the Strip. The company intends to rebrand the resort as Hard Rock Las Vegas. The property will receive a complete renovation and expansion which will include a new guitar-shaped hotel tower, taking the place of the volcano attraction. The Mirage closed on July 17, 2024, and is expected to reopen under its new name by May 2027.