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==Live entertainment==
[[File:Sirens of ti.jpg|thumb|A performance of ''[[Sirens of TI]]'']]
Treasure Island opened with the free ''Battle of Buccaneer Bay'' pirate show, performed in the lagoon along the Strip. The 15-minute show was performed several times a day and featured 22 actors.<ref name=Andersen>{{cite magazine |last=Andersen |first=Kurt |title=Las Vegas, U.S.A. |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,979939-4,00.html |access-date=October 21, 2022 |magazine=Time |date=January 10, 1994}}</ref> It depicted the landing and subsequent sacking of a Caribbean village by pirates, serving to attract customers from the Strip and into the resort after each show in the same fashion as the [[Mirage Volcano|volcano]] fronting the [[The Mirage|Mirage]] resort. Notable special effects included a full-scale, crewed British Royal Navy sailing ship that sailed nearly the full width of the property, a gas-fired "powder magazine" explosion, pyrotechnics, and the sinking of the sailing ship ''Brittania'' along with its captain.<ref name=Lawrence>{{cite news |last=Lawrence |first=Christopher |title=Lost Vegas: Remembering attractions inspired by the Mirage volcano |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/rj-magazine/lost-vegas-remembering-attractions-inspired-by-the-mirage-volcano-2589349/ |access-date=October 21, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shoro |first=Mike |title=Remembering Treasure Island's pirate show on Las Vegas Strip |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/remembering-treasure-islands-pirate-show-on-las-vegas-strip-photos-1822765/ |access-date=October 21, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 9, 2019}}</ref>
''Battle of Buccaneer Bay'' held its final performance on July 6, 2003, with a total of 16,334 shows performed over the course of nearly 10 years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Norm |title=Treasure Island show sails into history |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jul-06-Sun-2003/news/21666432.html |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 6, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030709185409/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jul-06-Sun-2003/news/21666432.html |archive-date=July 9, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Holiday weekend a busy one |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jul/07/holiday-weekend-a-busy-one/ |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |date=July 7, 2003 |access-date=July 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Sea Change: Treasure Island's popular pirate show closes to make way for TI's 'sirens' |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jul-08-Tue-2003/living/21626209.html |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 8, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041229020746/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jul-08-Tue-2003/living/21626209.html |archive-date=December 29, 2004}}</ref> It ended as part of the resort's ongoing revamp, which would include a new pirate show. Sibella described the original show as something that would be expected at [[Disneyland]], while calling its successor a "sexy and beautiful, adult Broadway-caliber show."<ref name=Yo/>
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