The Fremont Street Experience will remain open on New Year’s Eve, albeit with less pomp and circumstance than years prior.
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A contest winner will take the plunge from the top of the Strat tower in an illuminated suit to ring in the new year.
While it won’t open its doors to the public until Monday, Circa owner Derek Stevens offered a preview Tuesday of the resort’s luxurious rooftop lounge.
The Mirage will open the new year by shutting down totally from Mondays through Thursdays, MGM Resorts International announced Monday.
The restaurant is part of M Resort and the Raiders 10-year founding partnership deal that deems the resort the official hotel of the team’s headquarters.
Las Vegas room rates have trended well below average this year, but prices listed for New Year’s Eve are skyrocketing.
Merry Crimson, which opened on Thanksgiving Day, includes numerous extreme photo ops including a live Elf on the Shelf, and a menu of a dozen holiday cocktails.
Property’s teams join forces to build sweet replica of Summerlin resort, with detail work including the sign, palm trees and cars out front.
The curated exhibit will feature works by Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Diane Arbus and Helmut Newton.
Circa co-owner Derek Stevens said of the “MoDot” mistake, “We thought, let’s just build the building and make it look like it’s supposed to.”
Derek Stevens’ new Mega Bar at Circa is 65 feet long, putting the operator’s big personality to the test.
Plenty of nods to classic Las Vegas will be visible at Circa. But you would be hard-pressed to find one as iconic or as tasty as a 99-cent shrimp cocktail.
Scott Menke’s cousin and co-founder of Paragon Gaming, Diana Bennett, said the loss was “painful, inconceivable.”
Iconic works like the neon Vegas Vickie marquee and murals by familiar Las Vegas artists meld classic and modern within the new resort’s restaurants, casino floor and even the parking garage.
The Greek seafood restaurant is preparing for its move by early next year to The Venetian.