Table of Contents
The Mirage Las Vegas
The Mirage Las Vegas is one of the first premier resorts to open on the Las Vegas Strip. The Mirage, initially scheduled for an opening in early December 1989, was opened early on November 22, 1989. At the time of its opening, The Mirage was the largest hotel in the world, with 3,044 rooms. The hotel tower, standing 29 stories, was built out in a Y-shape design, a concept that was later copied by other Las Vegas resorts on the strip.
The Mirage Name
The project’s working name was the “Bombay Club”. Wynn initially considered naming the resort the Golden Nugget, after his Golden Nugget hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas. However, Wynn and others involved with the new resort knew that it would need a different name. Otherwise, they believed that the two properties would become known as “the old one” and “the new one”. Wynn chose “The Mirage” because of the resort’s South Pacific theme. In 1988, to avoid confusion, Wynn purchased the rights to the Mirage name from two other businesses, the La Mirage Casino and the Mirage Motel. Both businesses received $250,000 to change their names
Siegfried & Roy Secret Garden & Dolphin Exhibit
Starting in February 1990, The Mirage was the venue for the Siegfried & Roy show, held in the resort’s 1,500-seat showroom. The two headliners combined magic and the use of wild animals. The show closed in 2003 after performer Roy Horn was critically injured by Montecore, one of the 650-pound white tigers used in the show.
This attraction has been renamed the Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat. Visit Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage where you come face-to-face with Royal White Tigers, Magical White Lions and a Ceremonial Thai Elephant in their own jungle sanctuary. Also, discover a unique underwater paradise where you can view a family of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins as they play both above and below the water’s surface.
Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden contains many features designed to enhance the comfort of the animals and provide spectacular viewing for guests. The open-air environment features a swimming pool with fountains and simulated mountain terrain for the tigers’ enjoyment and the public’s entertainment. The facility’s white setting gives the animals a sense of security by allowing them to blend into the background, and special slanted glass affords better viewing, eliminates glare and helps control the temperature. Inhabiting this palm-shaded sanctuary is a collection of the planet’s rarest and most exotic creatures. Here you can discover the snow-white tigers, striped white tigers, heterozygous tigers, white lions, heterozygous white lions and the Asian elephant that appeared—and disappeared—on stage with Siegfried & Roy.
Mirage Open Restaurants and Bars
Some of the restaurants reopening include Pantry, which plans to be open daily from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tom Colicchio’s Heritage Steak serves dinner Tuesday through Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 5 to 10 p.m.
Osteria Costa returns with Italian fare Monday, Thursday, and Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m. and again from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The Still brings its sports bar fare back Monday through Thursday from 4 to 10 p.m., Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday from noon to midnight, and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m.
Paradise Cafe returns daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Rhumbar returns from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday and 6 p.m. to midnight on Sunday, while Center Bar also returns 24 hours daily.
Bare Pool Lounge opens Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for those 21 and older. For reservations, call 702-791-7416. Cocktail service is available through servers. Nevada requires pool guests to wear face coverings at all times except when walking directly to and from the pool, while in the pool, or while actively eating, drinking, or smoking.
Not So Open Restaurants at Mirage
Otoro, Diablo’s Cantina, Cravings Buffet, Stack, and California Pizza Kitchen remain closed.
Diners can view restaurant menus via cell phone by using QR codes in the company’s food and beverage outlets. Customers also receive a text message notification when their tables are ready.