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{{short description|Hotel and casino in Paradise, Nevada}} |
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{{Infobox casino |
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| name = Luxor Las Vegas |
| name = Luxor Las Vegas |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|36|5|43.67|N|115|10|32.94|W|type:landmark_region:US-NV|display=inline,title}} |
| coordinates = {{Coord|36|5|43.67|N|115|10|32.94|W|type:landmark_region:US-NV|display=inline,title}} |
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| logo = Luxor Las Vegas logo.svg |
| logo = Luxor Las Vegas logo.svg |
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| image = |
| image = Luxor (870133356).jpg |
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| image_size = 250px |
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| rooms = 4,407 |
| rooms = 4,407 |
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| date_opened = {{start date and age|October 15, 1993}} |
| date_opened = {{start date and age|October 15, 1993}} |
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| space_gaming = {{convert| |
| space_gaming = {{convert|65214|sqft|abbr=on}} |
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|attractions=Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition<br |
| attractions=Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition<br/>[[Bodies: The Exhibition]]<br/>Discovering King Tut's Tomb |
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| shows = ''America's Got Talent Presents Superstars Live''<br/>[[Blue Man Group]]<br/>[[Carrot Top]]<br/>''Fantasy'' |
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| notable_restaurants = Backstage Deli<br/>Bonanno's Pizzeria<br/>[[Johnny Rockets]]<br/>[[Nathan's Famous|Nathan's Famous Hotdogs]]<br/>[[Starbucks]]<br/>The Buffet at Luxor |
| notable_restaurants = Backstage Deli<br/>Bonanno's Pizzeria<br/>[[Johnny Rockets]]<br/>[[Nathan's Famous|Nathan's Famous Hotdogs]]<br/>[[Starbucks]]<br/>The Buffet at Luxor |
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| owner = [[Vici Properties]] |
| owner = [[Vici Properties]] |
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| license_holder = [[MGM Resorts International]] |
| license_holder = [[MGM Resorts International]] |
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| casino_type = Land-based |
| casino_type = Land-based |
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| renovations = 1996, |
| renovations = 1996-97, 2007–08, 2021 |
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| website = {{ |
| website = {{URL|luxor.com}} |
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'''Luxor Las Vegas''' is a |
'''Luxor Las Vegas''' is a [[casino hotel]] on the southern end of the [[Las Vegas Strip]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. The resort is owned by [[Vici Properties]] and operated by [[MGM Resorts International]]. The Luxor features an [[ancient Egypt]]ian theme, and includes a {{convert|65214|sqft|adj=on}} casino and 4,407 hotel rooms. The resort's pyramid is 30 stories and contains the world's largest [[atrium (architecture)|atrium]] by volume, measuring {{convert|29|e6ft3|e6m3|abbr=unit}}. The tip of the pyramid features a light beam, which shines into the night sky and is the most powerful man-made light in the world. |
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The Luxor was developed by [[Circus Circus Enterprises]] at a cost of $375 million. Construction began on April 21, 1992, and the resort opened on October 15, 1993, with 2,526 rooms. A renovation and expansion project, costing $300 million, took place from 1996 to 1997. The project included the addition of two 22-story hotel towers, as well as Nevada's first 3D [[IMAX]] theater. The Egyptian theme was scaled back as well, including the removal of an indoor [[Nile River]] ride. |
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The casino opened in 1993 and was renovated and expanded several times.<ref name="lvsun_threads">{{cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2007/jul/22/the-luxors-new-threads/|title=The Luxor's New Threads|date=July 22, 2007|first=Liz|last=Benson}}</ref> Later renovation work modernized the design of the property and raised the hotel's capacity to 4,407 rooms, including 442 suites. The hotel's rooms line the interior walls of the main tower, which has a [[pyramid]] shape, and the 22-story twin [[ziggurat]] towers.<ref name="LuxorPR" /><ref name="Farewell_07">{{cite news |title=Farewell to Egypt |author=Howard Stutz |newspaper=The Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=12 July 2007 |url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/8451727.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212201120/http://www.lvrj.com/business/8451727.html |archive-date=2007-12-12}}</ref><ref name="Texas_2003">{{cite journal |last1=Caine |first1=Rachel |year=2003 |title= The Best Game in Town |journal= Texas Monthly|page=73 |url=http://business.highbeam.com/410545/article-1G1-75309601/best-game-town|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011010048/http://business.highbeam.com/410545/article-1G1-75309601/best-game-town|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-11}}</ref> |
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MGM acquired the Luxor in 2005. The company launched a $300 million renovation two years later, further scaling back on the Egyptian theme while adding new restaurants and clubs. An [[esports]] arena was added in 2018, the first to open on the Strip. The Luxor has hosted various entertainers, including comedian [[Carrot Top]], the [[Blue Man Group]], and magician [[Criss Angel]]. |
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The hotel is named for the city of [[Luxor]] (ancient [[Thebes (Egypt)|Thebes]]) in [[Egypt]].<ref name=CST_92>{{cite news |title=Luxor casino: 30-story pyramid |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=26 April 1992 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4107334.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085312/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4107334.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Luxor casino and hotel-20070722.jpg|thumb|left|250px|View of the pyramid also showing the east ziggurat tower]] |
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===Construction and opening=== |
===Construction and opening=== |
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[[File:Luxor_Las_Vegas_Construction_1993-04.jpg|thumb|left|The Luxor during construction, April 1993]] |
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The resort was announced by [[Circus Circus Enterprises]] on November 14, 1991. Known temporarily as "Project X", the pyramid-shaped resort would cost $290 million, and would be built on the [[Las Vegas Strip]], on land located south of the company's [[Excalibur Hotel and Casino]].<ref name=Mulligan>{{cite news |last=Mulligan |first=Thomas S. |title=Circus Circus Enters Mega-Resort Race |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-15-fi-1487-story.html |access-date=19 April 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=15 November 1991}}</ref> [[Groundbreaking]] took place on April 21, 1992, with the project by then known as "Luxor", after the [[Luxor|Egyptian city of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Vegas resort named after old Egyptian city Luxor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/300275157/ |access-date=19 April 2020 |agency=Associated Press |date=22 April 1992 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Co-Op Owners Buy Westchester Land |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/realestate/1992/04/25/co-op-owners-buy-westchester-land/017b98ed-9b3e-4e82-9ccc-3ce0e7fc47bb/ |access-date=19 April 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=25 April 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Las Vegas resort features Egypt theme |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/432643280/ |work=Victoria Advocate |date=May 31, 1992 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> [[Veldon Simpson]] was the architect,<ref name=Skin/> and [[Perini Building Company]] was the [[general contractor]].<ref name=Unveiling>{{cite news |title=Unveiling the Great Pyramid of Vegas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123210369/ |access-date=19 April 2020 |agency=Associated Press |date=10 July 1993 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Waltek, a Cincinnati-based company, provided the metal-and-glass exterior for the pyramid. Standing 30 stories high, the pyramid was one of the largest metal-and-glass projects ever.<ref name=Skin>{{cite news |title=Giving a modern pyramid its skin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/101812207/ |access-date=19 April 2020 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=18 August 1992 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The pyramid was [[Topping out|topped off]] on July 9, 1993.<ref name=Unveiling/> The Luxor would compete against two other upcoming resorts, [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand]] and [[Treasure Island Hotel and Casino|Treasure Island]]. All three resorts had a family oriented focus.<ref name=Mulligan/><ref name=Unveiling/> |
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The resort was announced by [[Circus Circus Enterprises]] on November 14, 1991. Known temporarily as "Project X", the pyramid-shaped resort would be built on the [[Las Vegas Strip]].<ref name=Mulligan>{{cite news |last=Mulligan |first=Thomas S. |title=Circus Circus Enters Mega-Resort Race |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-15-fi-1487-story.html |access-date=19 April 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=15 November 1991}}</ref> [[Groundbreaking]] took place on April 21, 1992, with the project by then known as "Luxor", after the [[Luxor|Egyptian city of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Vegas resort named after old Egyptian city Luxor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/300275157/ |access-date=19 April 2020 |agency=Associated Press |date=22 April 1992 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Co-Op Owners Buy Westchester Land |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/realestate/1992/04/25/co-op-owners-buy-westchester-land/017b98ed-9b3e-4e82-9ccc-3ce0e7fc47bb/ |access-date=19 April 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=25 April 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Las Vegas resort features Egypt theme |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/432643280/ |work=Victoria Advocate |date=31 May 1992 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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[[Veldon Simpson]] was the architect,<ref name=Skin/> while Yates-Silverman, Inc served as interior designer.<ref name=Sneak>{{cite news |title=Celebrities gather for sneak preview |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/153117256/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=15 October 1993 |access-date=18 September 2023 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=Kamin>{{cite news |last=Kamin |first=Blair |title=Three Attempts to Marry Form and Feeling |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-05-15-9405150344-story.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=15 May 1994}}</ref> President and owner Charles L. Silverman traveled to Egypt three times to study the country's atmosphere.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thornburg |first=Barbara |title=Details, Details |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-12-tm-1259-story.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=12 December 1993}}</ref> Of all the casino resorts that his firm had designed, Silverman called the Luxor "the most interesting and difficult".<ref name=Johnson/> Before the [[ancient Egypt]]ian theme was chosen, Yates-Silverman had suggested developing the land with a moat and a real [[riverboat casino]] to traverse it.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilen |first=John |title=Casino design called a business, not an art |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/jan/15/casino-design-called-a-business-not-an-art/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=15 January 1999}}</ref> [[Egyptologist]]s were hired to create and oversee the Luxor's theme, which was prevalent throughout the resort.<ref name=Waddell/><ref>{{cite news |last=Vanderknyff |first=Rick |title=Viva Lost Egypt |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-03-vw-41645-story.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=3 April 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berzon |first=Alexandra |title=Egypt eyes cash from tut stuff |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jan/03/egypt-eyes-cash-from-tut-stuff-proposed-law-with-l/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=3 January 2008}}</ref> The interior included replicas of various Egyptian artifacts, made of fiberglass and plaster.<ref name=Johnson>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Ted |title=Pyramid Scheme: Designer Bets on Egyptian-Themed Casino |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-26-fi-15534-story.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=26 March 1993}}</ref> |
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The resort officially opened at 4 a.m. on October 15, 1993, to a crowd of 10,000 people.<ref name=Waddell>{{cite news |title=Resort opens a new era in LV |author=Lynn Waddell |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |date=15 October 1993 |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1993/oct/15/resort-opens-new-era-lv/?history}}</ref> When it opened, the pyramid, which cost $375 million to build, was the tallest building on the strip and contained 2,526 rooms and a {{convert|100,000|sqft|abbr=on}} casino.<ref name=Farewell_07/><ref name=NYT_93>{{cite news |title=Imagination Runs Wild at Las Vegas Resorts |newspaper=The New York Times |date=7 November 1993 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/07/travel/travel-advisory-imagination-runs-wild-at-las-vegas-resorts.html}}</ref><ref name=Image_07>{{cite news |title=Luxor to shed its Egyptian Image |author=Liz Benston |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |date=29 July 2007 |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2007/jul/22/the-luxors-new-threads/}}</ref> The resort was financed by "petty cash" earned from other Circus Circus Enterprises properties and did not include any outside financial investors.<ref name=RMN_94>{{cite news |title=Luxor River cruises, tomb tours and, oh, yes, a casino |author=Mim Swartz |newspaper=Rocky Mountain News |date=9 January 1994 }}</ref> The hotel's pyramid is similar in size to the [[Red Pyramid]] and [[Bent Pyramid]] of Egypt. When the hotel opened, it was the tallest structure on the Strip, surpassed after only 11 days by [[Treasure Island Hotel and Casino|Treasure Island]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}, and featured the world's largest atrium, which has since been surpassed.<ref name="lvsun_threads"/> |
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[[Perini Building Company]] served as [[general contractor]].<ref name=Unveiling>{{cite news |title=Unveiling the Great Pyramid of Vegas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123210369/ |access-date=19 April 2020 |agency=Associated Press |date=10 July 1993 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The project employed more than 150 contractors and 3,500 construction workers,<ref name=Making/> several of whom died while building the resort.<ref>Retrieved 21 September 2023:{{ubl |
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===Renovations=== |
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|{{cite news |title=Worker dies in accident at Luxor site |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Worker+dies+in+accident+at+Luxor+site%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=5 September 1992 |url-access=subscription}} |
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A $240 million expansion occurred in 1996, and included an [[IMAX]] theater.<ref>{{cite news |last=Calkins |first=Alison |title=Luxor's new Imax theater gives viewers an eyeful |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/dec/19/luxors-new-imax-theater-gives-viewers-an-eyeful/ |access-date=19 April 2020 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=19 December 1996}}</ref> A theater and two additional towers totaling 2,000 rooms were added in 1998 for $675 million.<ref name=Farewell_07 /> |
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|{{cite news |title=Worker dies in accident at Luxor |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Worker%20dies%20in%20accident%20at%20Luxor%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=15 December 1992 |url-access=subscription}} |
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|{{cite news |title=Construction firm's safety record eyed |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Construction%20firm%27s%20safety%20record%20eyed%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=27 December 1992 |url-access=subscription}} |
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|{{cite news |title=Question of the Day |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/2008-03-17/ |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=17 March 2008}} |
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}}</ref> Waltek, a Cincinnati-based company, provided the metal-and-glass exterior for the pyramid. Standing 30 stories high, it was one of the largest metal-and-glass projects ever.<ref name=Skin>{{cite news |title=Giving a modern pyramid its skin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/101812207/ |access-date=19 April 2020 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=18 August 1992 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The pyramid was [[Topping out|topped off]] on July 9, 1993.<ref name=Unveiling/> |
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The Luxor cost $375 million to build.<ref name=Waddell/> The resort was financed using internal cash flow from other Circus Circus properties and did not include any outside financial investors.<ref name=Mulligan/><ref name=RMN_94>{{cite news |title=Luxor River cruises, tomb tours and, oh, yes, a casino |author=Mim Swartz |newspaper=Rocky Mountain News |date=9 January 1994 }}</ref> Circus Circus chairman [[William G. Bennett (gaming executive)|William Bennett]] said the most challenging aspect of construction was dealing with [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] officials, who he felt were overly critical of the resort due to its pyramid shape. He claimed county regulations, including improved fire precautions, added unnecessary costs to construction.<ref name=Waddell/> |
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In July 2007, owner [[MGM Resorts International]] announced plans to thoroughly renovate the Luxor, spending $300 million to remodel 80% of Luxor's public areas, removing much of the ancient Egyptian theme and replacing it with more adult-oriented and modern lounges, restaurants and clubs.<ref name="renovation07">{{cite news|title=Vegas' pyramid-shaped Luxor hotel to get makeover|url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-07-18-luxor-makeover_N.htm|access-date=13 January 2011|newspaper=USA Today|date=18 July 2007|archive-date=9 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409101410/http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-07-18-luxor-makeover_N.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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The Luxor hosted a pre-opening event for hundreds of invited guests on the night of October 14, 1993.<ref name=Sneak/> It opened to the public the following day at 4 a.m., welcoming thousands of people.<ref name=Waddell>{{cite news |title=Resort opens a new era in LV |author=Lynn Waddell |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |date=15 October 1993 |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1993/oct/15/resort-opens-new-era-lv/?history |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref> It would compete against two other upcoming resorts, [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand]] and [[Treasure Island Hotel and Casino|Treasure Island]]. All three resorts had a family-oriented focus.<ref name=Mulligan/><ref name=Unveiling/><ref>{{cite news |title=New Pyramid-Shaped Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/16/business/company-news-new-pyramid-shaped-hotel-casino-in-las-vegas.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=16 October 1993}}</ref> The Luxor employed 4,500 workers.<ref name=Making/> |
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===Incidents=== |
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On May 7, 2007, a vehicle exploded in a Luxor Hotel parking garage due to a homemade pipe bomb which left one man dead.<ref name=Bomb_07>{{cite news |title=1 dead in casino parking lot explosion |newspaper=USA Today |date=8 May 2007|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-07-vegas-explosion_N.htm}}</ref> Local authorities believe the victim, a 24-year-old employee at [[Nathan's Famous]] hot dog restaurant in the Luxor food court, was the intended target. The hotel was not evacuated, operations continued uninterrupted, and the parking structure as well as the casino were undamaged.<ref name=BombJURY_09>{{cite news |title= Jury selection complete in Luxor bombing trial |newspaper=Las Vegas Review Journal |date=20 August 2009 |url= http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/53871247.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828053209/http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/53871247.html |archive-date=2009-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Prison_09>{{cite news |title=2 avoid death penalty, get life in prison for Luxor bombing |author=Francis McCabe |newspaper=Las Vegas Review Journal |date=1 September 2009 |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/56630592.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905175642/http://www.lvrj.com/news/56630592.html |archive-date=2009-09-05 |access-date=2020-06-24 }}</ref> Two men were found guilty of the bombing, and in 2010 were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. |
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[[Tupac Shakur]], who [[Murder of Tupac Shakur|was fatally shot in Las Vegas in 1996]], had been staying at the Luxor during his visit to the city, although his injuries sustained from the drive by shooting occurred four miles from the resort.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/1997/03/tupac-shakur-rap-death|date=March 1997|title=To Die Like A Gangsta |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref> |
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==Facilities== |
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Luxor Las Vegas includes {{convert|20,000|sqft|abbr=on}} of convention space, four swimming pools and whirlpools, a wedding chapel, Nurture Spa and Salon, and 29 retail stores.<ref name=FootwearNews>{{cite journal |year=2009 |title=Checking In: The World's 10 Largest Hotels & Resorts |journal= Footwear News |volume=65|page=97 |url=http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/checking-in-the-worlds-10-largest-hotels-resorts-2222312 }}</ref><ref name= PrimeNews_08>{{cite press release |title= BODIES...The Exhibition Now Open At Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas |url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2008/08/08/382944/148280/en/BODIES-The-Exhibition-Now-Open-At-Luxor-Hotel-and-Casino-in-Las-Vegas.html |publisher= PrimeNewswire |date=8 August 2008 |access-date=12 November 2010}}</ref><ref name= PRN_08>{{cite press release |title= 2010 Pool Season Heats Up in Las Vegas with Hot New Venues, Cool New Experiences |url=http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/mgmmirage/43227/|publisher= PR Newswire |date=1 April 2010 |access-date=12 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=Chapel>{{cite news|last=Audi|first=Tamara|title= Las Vegas Goes All Out To Attract Gay Travelers |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=2 November 2007 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119395703996679731}}</ref><ref name=SPA>{{cite news |title=Easy to trade in craps tables for massage tables in Vegas|author=Eliza Hussman |newspaper=The San Francisco Chronicle |date=2 May 2010 |url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-05-02/travel/20882868_1_spa-hotel-guests-bathhouse}}</ref> As of 2010, the Luxor was designated as a ''4 Key rating'' from the Green Key Eco-Rating Program, which evaluates what is known as "sustainable hotel operations."<ref name="greenkeyforbes">{{cite news|last=Vartan|first=Starre|title=Bellagio, MGM Grand, other hotels earn high ratings from Green Key|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/08/25/las-vegas-mgm-technology-greenkey.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829041458/https://www.forbes.com/2010/08/25/las-vegas-mgm-technology-greenkey.html|archive-date=2010-08-29|access-date=13 January 2011|newspaper=Forbes|date=25 August 2010}}</ref> The hotel features [[inclined elevator]]s which travel up the side of the building on a 39-degree incline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1993/oct/15/resort-opens-new-era-lv/?history|title=Resort opens a new era in LV|first=Lynn|last=Waddell|date=15 October 1993}}</ref> |
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===Renovations and ownership changes=== |
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===The Atrium=== |
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[[File:Luxor (4067271839).jpg|thumb|left|The additional hotel towers added in 1996]] |
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Within a few years of the Luxor's opening, resort executives concluded that it needed to be improved and enlarged.<ref>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Walking A Tightrope |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Aug-04-Mon-1997/business/5823676.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=4 August 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000918092708/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Aug-04-Mon-1997/business/5823676.html |archive-date=18 September 2000}}</ref> A $300 million renovation and expansion was launched in January 1996, and was mostly finished a year later.<ref name=Secrets/> The changes included two additional hotel towers.<ref name=Secrets/><ref>{{cite news |title=A top-notch job |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Jun-06-Fri-1997/news/5505691.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=6 June 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020108122949/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Jun-06-Fri-1997/news/5505691.html |archive-date=8 January 2002}}</ref> The casino interior, which was redesigned,<ref name=Unveils>{{cite news |last=Shemeligian |first=Bob |title=Luxor unveils $300 mil. expansion |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/18/luxor-unveils-300-mil-expansion/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=18 April 1997}}</ref> had initially included sections dedicated to space travel and the skyline of New York City, both of which were removed.<ref name=Secrets/><ref name=ThenNow/><ref name=wapo>{{cite news |last=Yenckel |first=James T. |title=Las Vegas |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1994/09/04/las-vegas/df6a6a9a-7cf0-40f3-a923-9a8481d3b93c/ |access-date=18 September 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=4 September 1994}}</ref> The Egyptian theme was also scaled back.<ref name=Briggs>{{cite news |last=Briggs |first=Joe Bob |title=The Vegas Guy: Luxor |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/01/02/The-Vegas-Guy-Luxor/2725978411600/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=UPI |date=2 January 2001}}</ref> The changes improved revenue, and the Luxor was a consistently profitable resort as of 2003.<ref name=ThenNow>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Jeff |title=The Strip: Then and Now |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-12-Sun-2003/business/22338684.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=12 October 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041226041833/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-12-Sun-2003/business/22338684.html |archive-date=26 December 2004}}</ref> It was reported four years later that more people visited the resort than the actual city of Luxor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Gelder |first=Lawrence |title=Egypt to Copyright Landmarks |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/arts/28arts.html |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=28 December 2007}}</ref> |
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Luxor Las Vegas has the largest [[atrium (architecture)|atrium]] in the world (by volume) at {{convert|29|e6ft3|e6m3|abbr=unit}}. |
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Circus Circus Enterprises was renamed Mandalay Resort Group in 1999,<ref>{{cite news|title=Circus Circus holders clear name change|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Gary|last=Thompson|date=18 June 1999|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/jun/18/circus-circus-holders-clear-name-change/|access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref> and was acquired by [[MGM Mirage]] (later MGM Resorts International) in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Joan |title=Luxor's floor under review |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/luxors-floor-under-review/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=8 September 2010}}</ref> Two years after the acquisition, MGM announced plans for a $300 million renovation of the Luxor that would remove much of the Egyptian theme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vegas' pyramid-shaped Luxor hotel to get makeover|url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-07-18-luxor-makeover_N.htm|newspaper=USA Today|date=18 July 2007|archive-date=9 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409101410/http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-07-18-luxor-makeover_N.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Luxor president and chief operating officer [[Felix Rappaport]] said, "We're not a British museum with ancient artifacts, we're a casino-resort. This was a brilliantly conceived building from the outside. The pyramid always created a sense of wow and wonder, but the inside never delivered on that promise."<ref name=Farewell/> He further said: "We are trying to be approachable. We want to be a cooler and hipper middle-market property. We want to be less themed but still a middle-market property." Despite the interior changes, the exterior Egypt theme remained in place.<ref name=Abowitz>{{cite news |last=Abowitz |first=Richard |title=Pyramid scheme |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/nov/06/pyramid-scheme/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=6 November 2008}}</ref> The resort added more adult-oriented and modern lounges, restaurants and clubs.<ref name=Farewell>{{cite news |title=Farewell to Egypt |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/farewell-to-egypt/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=12 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Matthew Scott |title=The spicy taste of Mexicotown, Egypt |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/30/spicy-taste-mexicotown-egypt/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=30 October 2008}}</ref> |
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==Attractions== |
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The Luxor is home to four shows: "Fantasy" (a topless [[revue]]), comedian [[Carrot Top]],<ref name="Attract">{{cite news |title=Here's to you, Las Vegas; Or, How I learned that travelling with an old guy can make anyone look young |author=Cam Hutchinson |newspaper=The Vancouver Sun |date=30 October 2010 |url=https://vancouversun.com/travel/Here+Vegas/3890395/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203011640/https://vancouversun.com/travel/Here+Vegas/3890395/story.html |archive-date=2010-12-03 |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> the [[Blue Man Group]], and [https://luxor.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/americas-got-talent-las-vegas-live.html America's Got Talent - Las Vegas Live!] |
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The hotel rooms were renovated in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schulz |first=Bailey |title=Luxor rooms renovated with 'fresh take' on Egyptian theme |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/luxor-rooms-renovated-with-fresh-take-on-egyptian-theme-2305999/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=17 March 2021}}</ref> [[Vici Properties]] purchased [[MGM Growth Properties]] a year later, thereby acquiring numerous Strip properties, including the Luxor. MGM continues to operate the resort.<ref>{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Casino landlord Vici closes $17B buyout of MGM Resorts spinoff |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/casino-landlord-vici-closes-17b-buyout-of-mgm-resorts-spinoff-2570429/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2 May 2022}}</ref> |
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Since 2009, the resort has hosted [[Bodies: The Exhibition]], an educational display on the human body, and [[Titanic]]: The Artifact Exhibition; the exhibits replaced the hotel's three-story arcade.<ref name="WFP_2010">{{cite journal|last=Quezada|first=Zeke|title=Bodies... The Exhibition at the Luxor Las Vegas|url=http://govegas.about.com/b/2010/12/26/bodies-the-exhibition-at-the-luxor-las-vegas.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075049/http://govegas.about.com/b/2010/12/26/bodies-the-exhibition-at-the-luxor-las-vegas.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 7, 2011|publisher=About.com Las Vegas Travel Blog|access-date=13 January 2011|date=26 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="Titanic">{{cite news |title=2 1/2 miles under the sea; Titanic artifacts exhibit at Las Vegas resort an amazing adventure |author=Amy Robinson |newspaper=Charleston Gazette |date=20 December 2009 |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/science-technology/earth-atmospheric-science-oceanography/13626800-1.html}}</ref> |
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===2007 bombing=== |
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On May 7, 2007, a vehicle exploded in a Luxor parking garage behind the resort, due to a homemade pipe bomb which left one man dead.<ref>{{cite news |title=1 dead in casino parking lot explosion |newspaper=USA Today |date=8 May 2007|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-07-vegas-explosion_N.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609012016/https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-07-vegas-explosion_N.htm |archive-date=9 June 2007}}</ref> Local authorities believed that the victim, a 24-year-old employee at [[Nathan's Famous]] hot dog restaurant in the Luxor food court, was the intended target. The resort was not evacuated, operations continued uninterrupted, and the parking structure as well as the casino were undamaged. Two men were found guilty of the bombing, and in 2010 were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.<ref>{{cite news |title= Jury selection complete in Luxor bombing trial |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=20 August 2009 |url= http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/53871247.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828053209/http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/53871247.html |archive-date=2009-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2 avoid death penalty, get life in prison for Luxor bombing |author=Francis McCabe |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=1 September 2009 |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/56630592.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905175642/http://www.lvrj.com/news/56630592.html |archive-date=2009-09-05 |access-date=2020-06-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ferrara |first=David |title=Jury convicts man in retrial of fatal 2007 Luxor bombing |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/jury-convicts-man-in-retrial-of-fatal-2007-luxor-bombing-2442596/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=17 September 2021}}</ref> One of the men escaped prison in 2022, and was apprehended nearly a week later.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Faith |last2=Lacanlale |first2=Rio |title=Inmate serving life sentence for Las Vegas Luxor Hotel bombing murder escapes prison |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/28/las-vegas-bombing-inmate-escapes/10450562002/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Reno Gazette Journal |date=28 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fugitive Luxor bomber captured in Las Vegas after 'unacceptable' prison escape |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/29/las-vegas-police-arrest-fugitive-luxor-bomber-porfirio-duarte-herrera-after-prison-escape/10460956002/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=USA Today |date=29 September 2022}}</ref> |
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At its opening, the resort featured the [[Nile River]] Tour, a river ride that carried guests to different parts of the pyramid and passed by pieces of ancient artwork on a river that encircled the casino.<ref name=NileRiver>{{cite news |title=Giant Resorts Turn Las Vegas Into Desert Disneyland |author=James T. Yenckel |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2 October 1994 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4250451.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085409/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4250451.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref> It was removed after three years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/luxor-boat-ride/ |title=Question of the Day - 24 October 2019 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=24 October 2019 |website=Anthony Curtis' LasVegasAdvisior |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> |
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==Property overview== |
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The hotel also featured [[King Tut]]'s Tomb and Museum, a replica of King Tutankhamen's [[KV62|tomb]] as found in the [[Valley of the Kings]] in Egypt.<ref name=RMN_94/> It was closed in June 2008 and its replica artifacts were donated to the [[Las Vegas Natural History Museum]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Lillis |first=Maggie |date=27 June 2008 |title=Tut exhibit leaving Luxor: Natural History Museum new home for Egyptian reproductions |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/21958534.html |url-status=dead |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |location=Las Vegas, Nevada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630121457/http://www.lvrj.com/news/21958534.html |archive-date=30 June 2008 |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |date=24 June 2020 |title=King Tut treasures go to Las Vegas museum |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/joe-brown/2008/jun/24/king-tut-treasures-go-las-vegas-museum/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |location=Las Vegas, Nevada |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> where they are displayed in its "Treasures of Egypt" exhibit, which opened January 30, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Levitan |first=Corey |date=28 January 2010 |title=Gawk Like an Egyptian: Las Vegas Natural History Museum gives new life to former Luxor exhibit |url=http://www.lvrj.com/neon/gawk-like-an-egyptian-82877267.html |url-status=dead |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |location=Las Vegas, Nevada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131122100/http://www.lvrj.com/neon/gawk-like-an-egyptian-82877267.html |archive-date=31 January 2010 |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |date=27 January 2010 |title=The Faux Pharoah |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jan/27/faux-pharoah/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |location=Las Vegas, Nevada |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=30 January 2010 |title=Egypt exhibit opens at Las Vegas Natural History Museum |url=http://www.ktnv.com/story/11908577/egypt-exhibit-opens-at-las-vegas-natural-history-museum |url-status=dead |work=KTNV 13 Action News |location=Las Vegas, Nevada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201070511/http://www.ktnv.com/story/11908577/egypt-exhibit-opens-at-las-vegas-natural-history-museum?redirected=true |archive-date=1 February 2011 |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> |
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The Luxor is at the southern end of the Strip,<ref name=Southern>{{cite news |title=Five of the best |newspaper=Sunday Mail |date=12 September 2010 }}</ref> and is located between two other resorts developed by Circus Circus Enterprises: [[Excalibur Hotel and Casino|Excalibur]] to the north (opened in 1990) and [[Mandalay Bay]] to the south (opened in 1999). The [[Mandalay Bay Tram]] travels between the three properties.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Lender |first=Heidi |date=1 August 1999 |title=Luxe Vegas; varied sights of Las Vegas, NV |journal=Los Angeles Magazine |volume=44 |page=80 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55241304.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085332/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55241304.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref> |
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The Luxor's pyramid is 30 stories,<ref name=Skin/> standing {{convert|357|feet|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=Betsky |first=Aaron |title=Future World |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-12-tm-1254-story.html |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=12 December 1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sims |first=Calvin |title=Family Values as a Las Vegas Smash |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/03/business/family-values-as-a-las-vegas-smash.html |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=3 February 1994}}</ref> Its exterior sides are sometimes used for advertising.<ref>Retrieved 21 September 2023:{{ubl |
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Secrets of the Luxor Pyramid was a collection of three attractions which also debuted at the hotel's opening,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.neonmuseum.org/the-collection/blog/days-of-luxor-past |title=Days of Luxor Past: The Neon Museum's Most Enigmatic Sign |last=Weis |first=Derek |date=20 September 2019 |website=The Neon Museum website |publisher=The Neon Museum |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> including: |
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|{{cite news |title=The Hole Luxor Experience |url=http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Jun-30-Tue-1998/news/7767502.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=30 June 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991012213458/http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Jun-30-Tue-1998/news/7767502.html |archive-date=12 October 1999}} |
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*In Search of the Obelisk |
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|{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Norm |title=For show, casino dons the big hair |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Feb-15-Wed-2006/news/5889215.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=15 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219151758/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Feb-15-Wed-2006/news/5889215.html |archive-date=19 February 2006}} |
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*Luxor Live |
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|{{cite news |title=Banner ads beam messages from Strip casinos |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Banner%20ads%20beam%20messages%20from%20Strip%20casinos%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=21 September 2007 |url-access=subscription |quote=Jim Beam and a similar ad by Absolut Vodka on the east-facing side of the Luxor are visible to tourists travelling high traffic areas of Interstate-15 and the Strip. They are also visible from planes landing and taking off from McCarran.}} |
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*Theater of Time |
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|{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Building wraps: Art or schlock? |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2007/nov/14/building-wraps-art-or-schlock/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=14 November 2007}} |
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|{{cite news |last=Finnegan |first=Amanda |title=Ambiguous ad wraps Luxor in mystique |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/21/ambiguous-ad-wraps-luxor-mystique/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=21 March 2009}} |
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}}</ref> The pyramid includes the largest [[atrium (architecture)|atrium]] in the world by volume, measuring {{convert|29|e6ft3|e6m3|abbr=unit}}.<ref name=Unveiled/> The resort's exterior features a recreation of the [[Great Sphinx of Giza]], located in front of the pyramid and facing the Strip.<ref name=Neon>{{cite web |title=Neon Survey: Sunset to Sahara |url=https://gaming.unlv.edu/v_museum/neon_survey/surveys/luxor.html |website=University of Nevada, Las Vegas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617232909/https://gaming.unlv.edu/v_museum/neon_survey/surveys/luxor.html |archive-date=17 June 2021}}</ref> The recreation is 106 feet high, 80 feet wide, and 262 feet long ({{cvt|106|x|80|x|262|ft|m|disp=out}}).<ref name=Sneak/> Within the body of the sphinx is the resort's [[porte-cochère]].<ref name=Neon/> An [[obelisk]] stands in front of the sphinx.<ref name=Neon/> |
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The hotel includes 4,407 rooms.<ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Graffiti artist leaving his mark on Luxor on Las Vegas Strip |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/graffiti-artist-leaving-his-mark-on-luxor-on-las-vegas-strip-1692756/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=21 June 2019}}</ref> It originally opened with 2,526 rooms, all of them located in the pyramid.<ref>{{cite news |title=Imagination Runs Wild at Las Vegas Resorts |newspaper=The New York Times |date=7 November 1993 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/07/travel/travel-advisory-imagination-runs-wild-at-las-vegas-resorts.html |access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref> The rooms line the pyramid's interior walls, and walkways outside the rooms overlook the atrium.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carlin |first=John |title=A camel's-eye view of world's eighth wonder |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a-camel-seye-view-of-world-s-eighth-wonder-1576197.html |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=The Independent |date=5 October 1995}}</ref> The interior of the pyramid uses [[inclined elevator]]s, traveling at a 39-degree angle, to bring guests to their rooms.<ref name=Waddell/><ref name=Kamin/> The structure features eight elevators, with two at each corner of the pyramid.<ref name=Sneak/> The two additional hotel towers added in 1996 are located just north of the pyramid.<ref name=Secrets/><ref name=Unveils/> The [[ziggurat]]-shaped towers,<ref name=Unveils/> designed by Klai Juba Architects,<ref>{{cite news |last=Illia |first=Tony |title=Local shop lands top architecture honors |url=http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2004/11/05/news/news10.txt |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=5 November 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041125212314/http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2004/11/05/news/news10.txt |archive-date=25 November 2004}}</ref> are 22 stories and added nearly 2,000 additional rooms.<ref name=Secrets/><ref name=Unveils/> The exterior of the hotel structures, including the pyramid, is made up of black glass panels.<ref name=Neon/> |
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Theater of Time was replaced<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=It's Showtime at Luxor's IMAX Theatre, Nevada's First |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Destinations2001-2007/It-s-Showtime-at-Luxor-s-IMAX-Theatre-Nevada-s-First |work=Travel Weekly |date=2 March 1997 |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> with an [[IMAX]] Cinema, which operated from 1996 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigmoviezone.com/txshows/theaters/index.html?uniq=528 |title=Big Movie Zone Luxor Las Vegas |publisher=Big Movie Zone |access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> |
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The Luxor includes a {{convert|65214|sqft|abbr=on}} casino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428|title=Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage (2017 data)|date=6 March 2018|publisher=[[Nevada Gaming Control Board]]|access-date=19 September 2023|page=6}}</ref> Upon opening, it featured 2,500 slot machines, many of them Egyptian-themed. The casino also included 82 table games, a poker room, and [[race and sports book]]s.<ref name=Waddell/> A high-end gaming pit was added in the 1996–97 renovation.<ref name=Secrets/> Giza Galleria, a small retail mall with 18 tenants, was also opened.<ref name=Unveils/><ref name=Galaxy>{{cite news |last=Schenden |first=Laurie K. |title=The Vegas Galaxy Expands |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-22-ca-61186-story.html |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=22 May 1997}}</ref><ref name=Briggs/> In addition, the [[Mandalay Bay#Mandalay Place|Mandalay Place]] mall is located on a skybridge that connects Mandalay Bay with the Luxor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunn |first=Julie |title=A Mall on a Las Vegas Bridge |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/05/travel/travel-advisory-a-mall-on-a-las-vegas-bridge.html |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=5 October 2003}}</ref> |
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From 2000 to 2005, the Luxor Theatre was the home of the performance-art show [[Blue Man Group]], which then moved to [[the Venetian Las Vegas]].<ref name=Las_Blue>{{cite news |title=Phase Two of Blue Man Group under way |author=Mike Weatherford |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=25 September 2005 |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Sep-25-Sun-2005/living/3472851.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629145825/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Sep-25-Sun-2005/living/3472851.html |archive-date=2011-06-29 |url-status=dead}}.</ref> They returned to the Luxor Theatre on November 18, 2015. |
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On August 31, 2007, LAX Nightclub officially opened at a party hosted by [[Britney Spears]].<ref name=Spears_07>{{cite news |title=Expect the unexpected when Spears opens LAX |author=Jeremy Pond |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=31 August 2007 |url=http://www.lvrj.com/neon/29735794.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007165212/http://www.lvrj.com/neon/29735794.html |archive-date=2012-10-07 |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> A number of other celebrities, including [[Christina Aguilera]], also hosted events at the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clubzone.com/events/Las_Vegas/89653/Christina-Aguilera-Hosts |title=Christina Aguilera Hosts @ LAX Nightclub Las Vegas NV |access-date=24 April 2010 | year=2010 }}</ref> The two-level, {{convert|26000|sqft|abbr=on}} venue contained 78 VIP tables and Noir Bar, which according to the Las Vegas Review Journal was an "ultra-elite bar" with a reservations-only policy. LAX Nightclub was closed on April 1, 2017 and was transformed into an [[esports]] venue, Esports Arena Las Vegas.<ref name=Spears_07/> Work on the Esports Arena began in July 2017 and completed in March 2018. |
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Additional nightlife destinations within Luxor include CatHouse, Aurora, Liquidity, and Flight.<ref name=SNL_2007>{{cite news |title=MGM Mirage to renovate pyramid-shaped Luxor casino in Las Vegas |author=John Yellig/Associated Press |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=17 July 2007 |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07198/802094-37.stm}}</ref><ref name=LuxorNightLife>{{cite web |url= http://www.luxor.com/nightlife/ |title=Night Life|access-date=12 November 2010|author=MGM Resorts International |year=2010}}</ref> |
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[[File:Light beam, Luxor, Las Vegas (6433695339).jpg|thumb|left|250px|The light beam in 2011]] |
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The tip of the pyramid is three stories,<ref name=Unveiled>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas Pyramid Resort Unveiled |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-13-fi-12815-story.html |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=13 July 1993}}</ref> and features a beam of light known as the Luxor Sky Beam.<ref name=Aliens/><ref name=Beacon/> It is the most powerful man-made light in the world,<ref name=Lake>{{cite news |last=Lake |first=Richard |title=Moth Convention |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Apr-07-Thu-2005/news/26238302.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=7 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051205052928/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Apr-07-Thu-2005/news/26238302.html |archive-date=5 December 2005}}</ref> using curved mirrors to collect the light from 39 [[Xenon arc lamp|xenon lamps]] and focus them into one intense, narrow beam.<ref>{{cite book |last=Moreno |first=Richard |title=Nevada Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff |date=2008 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4617-4737-6 |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V0nDCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA30 |access-date=21 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Strang |first1=Veronica |last2=Edensor |first2=Tim |last3=Puckering |first3=Joanna |title=From the Lighthouse: Interdisciplinary Reflections on Light |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-13161-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cptYDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT347 |access-date=21 September 2023}}</ref> G-Force International Entertainment Corporation was hired to design, build and install the lighting system.<ref name=gforce/> Each lamp is 7,000 watts and cost approximately $1,200 as of 2001; at full power, the system cost $51 an hour to operate, with $20 of that going toward electricity.<ref>{{cite news |last=Knapp |first=George |title=Luxor Sky Beam: A look inside the Las Vegas icon |url=https://www.mysterywire.com/mysteries/luxor-sky-beam-a-look-inside-the-las-vegas-icon/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Mystery Wire |date=11 July 2001}}</ref> |
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The beam was activated on the night of October 14, 1993,<ref name=Making>{{cite AV media |date=1994 |title=The Making of Luxor |type=Documentary |publisher=Scott Morris Productions, Inc.}}</ref> and has operated reliably since then.<ref name="gforce">{{cite web |
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[[File:Light beam, Luxor, Las Vegas (6433695339).jpg|thumb|left|250px|The light of the Luxor low view]] |
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At 42.3 billion [[candela]], the Luxor Sky Beam is the strongest beam of light in the world, using curved mirrors to collect the light from 39 xenon lamps and focus them into one intense, narrow beam. On a clear night, it is visible up to {{convert|275|mi|km}} away by aircraft at cruising altitude, such as over Los Angeles.<ref name="gforce"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oyster.com/las-vegas/hotels/luxor-hotel-and-casino/ |title=Luxor Hotel & Casino |publisher=oyster.com |access-date=March 25, 2012}}</ref> |
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Each of the 39 lamps is a 7,000 watt<ref name="knapp">{{cite web |
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The beam has operated reliably since it was first activated on October 15, 1993.<ref name="gforce">{{cite web |
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}}</ref> On a clear night, it is visible up to {{convert|275|mi|km}} away by aircraft at cruising altitude, such as over [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="gforce"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Hugh |title=The casino light beam that's so bright it has its own ecosystem (and pilots use it to navigate) |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travel-truths/famous-waypoints-aviation-luxor-sky-beam/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=The Telegraph |date=24 August 2017}}</ref> Moths are also attracted to the light,<ref name=Lake/><ref name=Aliens/><ref>{{cite news |title=Insects envelop Luxor light |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Apr-06-Wed-2005/news/26231998.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=6 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050913131339/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Apr-06-Wed-2005/news/26231998.html |archive-date=13 September 2005}}</ref> which in turn attracts bats and owls.<ref name=Beacon/><ref>{{cite news |last=Knapp |first=George |title=Swarming bugs transform Luxor Sky Beam into 'sparkly lights going up into heaven' |url=https://www.mysterywire.com/mysteries/swarming-bugs-transform-luxor-sky-beam-into-sparkly-lights-going-up-into-heaven/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Mystery Wire |date=11 July 2001}}</ref> |
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The lamp room, located about {{convert|50|ft|m}} below the top of the building, can reach temperatures of {{convert|300|F|C|round=5}} while the lights are operating. Because of the heat, the room is serviced by a staff of two workers during the day. Temperatures of {{convert|500|F|C|round=5}} have been recorded {{convert|5|in|cm|spell=in}} above the pyramid tip.<ref name=Beacon>{{cite web |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/luxor-light-serves-as-beacon-for-millions-of-las-vegas-strip-visitors/ |title=Luxor light serves as beacon for millions of Las Vegas Strip visitors|author=Sonya Padgett |date=November 18, 2012 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126221252/http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/luxor-light-serves-beacon-millions-las-vegas-strip-visitors |archive-date=2017-01-26 |url-status=live }}</ref> The beam originally measured 42.3 billion [[candela]],<ref name=Aliens>{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Norm |title=Satellite to prove whether aliens can see beam |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Apr-12-Thu-2001/news/15852246.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=12 April 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011126061727/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Apr-12-Thu-2001/news/15852246.html |archive-date=26 November 2001}}</ref> and shone {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} high.<ref name=Fox>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=David J. |title=Pyramid Power |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-17-tr-46901-story.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=17 October 1993}}</ref> Since 2008, only half the lamps have been lit as a cost- and energy-saving measure. The resort later surveyed tourists about the possibility of turning off the beam completely, an idea that was largely rejected.<ref name=Beacon/> |
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===Other lighting=== |
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Aside from the sky beam, the pyramid would blend in with the darkness of nightfall, as it initially lacked any other exterior lighting. In 1997, Bee Construction fitted the four outer edges of the pyramid with computer-guided strobe lighting. Four years had been spent researching and developing the $1 million project, and another two months were spent installing it. The project was accompanied by an outdoor sound system, allowing for synchronized light-and-sound shows.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shemeligian |first=Bob |title=Luxor to emerge from darkness New Year's Eve |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/dec/26/luxor-to-emerge-from-darkness-new-years-eve/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=26 December 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Luxor to light up on New Year's Eve |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Dec-17-Wed-1997/business/6613776.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=17 December 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991007063353/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Dec-17-Wed-1997/business/6613776.html |archive-date=7 October 1999}}</ref> |
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The Luxor sued Bee in 2003, alleging that the lighting system contained design and construction flaws which resulted in frequent power shutdowns. The suit further alleged that Bee had failed to honor contracts to repair or replace the system components.<ref>{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Luxor files lawsuit over lighting system |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/aug/08/luxor-files-lawsuit-over-lighting-system/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=8 August 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Question of the Day |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/2014-07-18/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=18 July 2014}}</ref> New LED lighting was added along the pyramid's exterior edges in 2019. The lights are programmable and feature a variety of colors.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lilly |first=Caitlin |title=Luxor Las Vegas adds new LED light programming to its iconic light display |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/local/luxor-las-vegas-adds-new-led-light-programming-to-its/article_f19ccede-28ff-11ea-b494-17c8ce9f621f.html |work=KVVU |date=27 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229135505/https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/local/luxor-las-vegas-adds-new-led-light-programming-to-its/article_f19ccede-28ff-11ea-b494-17c8ce9f621f.html |archive-date=29 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Seeman |first=Matthew |title=Luxor debuts new lighting feature for pyramid on Las Vegas Strip |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/luxor-debuts-new-lighting-feature-for-pyramid-on-las-vegas-strip |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=KSNV |date=8 January 2020}}</ref> |
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==Attractions== |
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[[File:Las Vegas. Ingresso del Luxor Hotel (DOI 13646).jpg|thumb|The remnants of Karnak Lake, May 1996]] |
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Upon its opening, the Luxor included the {{Convert|300,000|gal|m3|sp=us|adj=on}} Karnak Lake, located in between the sphinx and obelisk. More than 100 computer-controlled fountains would spray water up from the lake by day, and as part of a free nightly show in which lasers shot out from the eyes of the sphinx. The lasers would project Egyptian imagery onto a {{convert|50|foot}} high water screen formed by the fountains.<ref name=Waddell/><ref name=Fox/><ref>{{cite news |title=Question of the Day |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/2015-05-28/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=28 May 2015}}</ref> The show was meant, but ultimately failed, to rival a popular Strip attraction, [[The Mirage#Volcano|the volcano at the Mirage resort]].<ref name=Fox/><ref>{{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=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=20 June 2022}}</ref> At the end of 1995, the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] ordered a shutdown of all laser light shows within {{convert|20|miles}} of [[McCarran International Airport]], putting an end to the Karnak Lake attraction.<ref>{{cite news |last=Greene |first=Jan |title=FDA pulling plug on outdoor lasers |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22FDA+pulling+plug+on+outdoor+lasers%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=13 December 1995 |access-date=21 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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At its opening, the resort also featured the indoor [[Nile River]] Tour, a paid 15-minute ride that brought guests to different parts of the pyramid and passed by pieces of ancient artwork on a river that encircled the casino.<ref name=Sneak/><ref name=NileRiver>{{cite news |title=Giant Resorts Turn Las Vegas Into Desert Disneyland |author=James T. Yenckel |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2 October 1994 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4250451.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085409/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4250451.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=wapo/> The river was {{convert|3000|ft|abbr=on}} long,<ref name=Campbell/> and was removed after three years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/luxor-boat-ride/ |title=Question of the Day |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=24 October 2019 |website=Las Vegas Advisior |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> |
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Secrets of the Luxor Pyramid, created by visual effects supervisor [[Douglas Trumbull]],<ref name=Waddell/> also debuted with the resort.<ref name=Drucker/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.neonmuseum.org/the-collection/blog/days-of-luxor-past |title=Days of Luxor Past: The Neon Museum's Most Enigmatic Sign |last=Weis |first=Derek |date=20 September 2019 |website=The Neon Museum website |publisher=The Neon Museum |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> It consisted of three 15-minute attractions, including "In Search of the Obelisk", "Luxor Live", and "Theater of Time". Each show took place in its own theater, with the final one projected on a seven-story screen.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=David J. |title=Close Encounters of a Special Effects Kind |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-14-ca-45778-story.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=14 October 1993}}</ref> In 1996, the seven-story screen was repurposed as an [[IMAX]] theater showcasing various 3D films, the first Nevada venue to do so. Meanwhile, "In Search of the Obelisk" was successful enough to receive nationwide distribution at other IMAX theaters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Calkins |first=Alison |title=Luxor's new Imax theater gives viewers an eyeful |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/dec/19/luxors-new-imax-theater-gives-viewers-an-eyeful/ |access-date=19 April 2020 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=19 December 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=It's Showtime at Luxor's IMAX Theatre, Nevada's First |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Destinations2001-2007/It-s-Showtime-at-Luxor-s-IMAX-Theatre-Nevada-s-First |work=Travel Weekly |date=2 March 1997 |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> |
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A {{convert|14000|sqft|abbr=on}} indoor playground called Play, for children and adults, opened in 2024. It serves as immersive entertainment, providing various activities such as games and a bounce house. It has since pivoted to only for people 21+<ref>{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title='Like being dropped into your own game show': Playground coming to Strip resort |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/like-being-dropped-into-your-own-game-show-playground-coming-to-strip-resort-2901423/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=8 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Immersive 'playground for adults' is open at the Luxor in Las Vegas |url=https://www.startribune.com/immersive-playground-for-adults-is-open-at-the-luxor-in-las-vegas/600336553/ |access-date=18 January 2024 |work=Star Tribune |date=18 January 2024}}</ref> |
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===Museum and exhibits=== |
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King Tut's Tomb and Museum opened at the Luxor in December 1993.<ref name=Tut93>{{cite news |title=King Tut's Tomb, Museum opens Sunday at Luxor |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22King+Tut%27s+Tomb%2C+Museum+opens+Sunday+at+Luxor%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=17 December 1993 |access-date=20 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Walk Like an Egyptian: Tour winds its way through replica of King Tut's Tomb |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Walk%20Like%20an%20Egyptian%3A%20Tour%20winds%20its%20way%20through%20replica%20of%20King%20Tut%27s%20Tomb%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVRB |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=20 February 1998 |access-date=20 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> It consisted of four rooms dedicated to Egyptian history, featuring replicas of various ancient items;<ref name=Tut93/><ref name=Padgett/> these were created for the museum by artists near [[Cairo]], and Egyptologist [[Zahi Hawass]] gave his approval of the items before they were put on display.<ref name=Lillis/> The museum's centerpiece was a replica of [[King Tutankhamen]]'s [[KV62|tomb]], as found in the [[Valley of the Kings]]. The replica cost approximately $360,000.<ref name=RMN_94/><ref name=Tut93/><ref name=Padgett>{{cite news |last=Padgett |first=Sonya |title=Museums: Tut Redux |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Aug-01-Mon-2005/living/2497699.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=1 August 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051204225120/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Aug-01-Mon-2005/living/2497699.html |archive-date=4 December 2005}}</ref> |
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The {{convert|12800|sqft|abbr=on}} museum closed in June 2008, part of the Luxor's efforts to scale back on its Egyptian theming.<ref name=Lillis>{{cite news |last=Lillis |first=Maggie |title=Tut exhibit leaving Luxor |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/tut-exhibit-leaving-luxor/ |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=27 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105142906/https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/tut-exhibit-leaving-luxor/ |archive-date=5 November 2016}}</ref> The replica artifacts were donated to the [[Las Vegas Natural History Museum]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Lillis |first=Maggie |date=27 June 2008 |title=Tut exhibit leaving Luxor: Natural History Museum new home for Egyptian reproductions |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/21958534.html |url-status=dead |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |location=Las Vegas, Nevada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630121457/http://www.lvrj.com/news/21958534.html |archive-date=30 June 2008 |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |date=24 June 2020 |title=King Tut treasures go to Las Vegas museum |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/joe-brown/2008/jun/24/king-tut-treasures-go-las-vegas-museum/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |location=Las Vegas, Nevada |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> where they are displayed in its "Treasures of Egypt" exhibit, opened in January 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Levitan |first=Corey |date=28 January 2010 |title=Gawk Like an Egyptian: Las Vegas Natural History Museum gives new life to former Luxor exhibit |url=http://www.lvrj.com/neon/gawk-like-an-egyptian-82877267.html |url-status=dead |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |location=Las Vegas, Nevada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131122100/http://www.lvrj.com/neon/gawk-like-an-egyptian-82877267.html |archive-date=31 January 2010 |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |date=27 January 2010 |title=The Faux Pharoah |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jan/27/faux-pharoah/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |location=Las Vegas, Nevada |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=30 January 2010 |title=Egypt exhibit opens at Las Vegas Natural History Museum |url=http://www.ktnv.com/story/11908577/egypt-exhibit-opens-at-las-vegas-natural-history-museum |url-status=dead |work=KTNV 13 Action News |location=Las Vegas, Nevada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201070511/http://www.ktnv.com/story/11908577/egypt-exhibit-opens-at-las-vegas-natural-history-museum?redirected=true |archive-date=1 February 2011 |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> |
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The King Tut museum was replaced by Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,<ref name=Lillis/> featuring various items from the ''[[Titanic]]''. It opened later in 2008,<ref>{{cite news |last=Padgett |first=Sonya |title=Tours explore haunting of Titanic exhibit at Luxor |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/arts-culture/tours-explore-haunting-of-titanic-exhibit-at-luxor/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=21 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shine |first=Conor |title=100 years after Titanic sinks, nine artifacts from Luxor exhibit you should see |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/apr/13/nine-titanic-artifacts-currently-las-vegas/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=13 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nash |first=Rocky |title=Luxor Hotel: New artifacts and technologies coming to Titanic exhibit |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/luxor-hotel-new-artifacts-and-technologies-coming-to-titanic-exhibit/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=KLAS |date=25 December 2019}}</ref> along with [[Bodies: The Exhibition]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Abowitz |first=Richard |title=Monk business |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/11/monk-business/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=11 September 2008}}</ref> both had previously been on display at the nearby [[Tropicana Las Vegas|Tropicana]] resort. Moving them to the Luxor required the removal of the IMAX theater and a game arcade.<ref name=Trop>{{cite news |title=Two nongaming attractions now at Tropicana will be displayed at Luxor |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/two-nongaming-attractions-now-at-tropicana-will-be-displayed-at-luxor/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=19 March 2008}}</ref> |
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An {{convert|8000|sqft|abbr=on}} sports memorabilia exhibit, known as "Score!", opened in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sylvester |first=Ron |title=Developer of sports memorabilia museum hopes to score big at Luxor |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/04/developer-sports-memorabilia-museum-hopes-score-bi/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=4 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Vegas attraction lets sports fans play out dreams |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/dispatches/2012/12/12/las-vegas-new-sports-attraction/1764919/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=USA Today |date=12 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Carp |first=Steve |title=Luxor Hall of Fame puts focus on fighters |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/boxing/luxor-hall-of-fame-puts-focus-on-fighters/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=29 June 2013}}</ref> Another exhibit, Discovering King Tut's Tomb, opened in 2022, marking the 100th anniversary of the tomb's discovery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Exhibit on King Tut's tomb opens at Luxor Las Vegas |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/exhibit-on-king-tuts-tomb-opens-at-luxor-las-vegas-tutankhamun-howard-carter-egyptology-archaeology-southern-nevada-las-vegas-strip |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=KSNV |date=12 October 2022}}</ref> |
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===Restaurants and clubs=== |
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The Luxor opened with seven restaurants,<ref name=Sneak/> and a food court was added in 1997.<ref name=Galaxy/> The following year, ''[[Gourmet (magazine)|Gourmet]]'' named the Luxor among the top 50 resorts in the U.S., primarily because of its restaurants.<ref>{{cite news |last=Duryea |first=Bill |title=Extravagant gamble |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/06/14/extravagant-gamble/ |access-date=17 September 2023 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=14 June 1998 |quote=Luxor, the hotel and casino shaped like an Egyptian pyramid, was named to Gourmet magazine's list of the top 50 resorts in America, a distinction earned in large part because of its food.}}</ref> Notable eateries around that time included the Luxor Steakhouse,<ref>{{cite news |last=Paskevich |first=Michael |title=Turning Up the Heat |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Turning%20Up%20the%20Heat%22%20%22Luxor%20Steakhouse%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVRB |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=29 August 1997 |access-date=19 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and a French gourmet restaurant known as Isis.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Muriel |title=Isis a jewel in new-look Luxor |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/may/02/columnist-muriel-stevens-isis-a-jewel-in-new-look-/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2 May 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Luxor's gourmet room augments menu with a touch of old Las Vegas style |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Feb-21-Wed-2001/living/15457500.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=21 February 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020311074620/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Feb-21-Wed-2001/living/15457500.html |archive-date=11 March 2002}}</ref> |
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[[File:LAX Nightclub Las Vegas Interior 1.jpg|thumb|left|LAX club interior]] |
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Company American Bistro opened in 2007, with [[Nick Lachey]], [[Paris Hilton]] and [[Wilmer Valderrama]] as investors.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pond |first=Jeremy |title=Restaurants, lounges opening at Luxor |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/restaurants-lounges-opening-at-luxor/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=30 November 2007}}</ref> Isis was also replaced that year by CatHouse, a nightclub and restaurant with [[Kerry Simon]] as chef.<ref name=Farewell/><ref>{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Norm |title=CatHouse does without Barton |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/cathouse-does-without-barton/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=30 December 2007}}</ref> It was modeled after a 1940s [[bordello]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Padgett |first=Sonya |title=Luxor's CatHouse tips hat to house of ill repute |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/luxors-cathouse-tips-hat-to-house-of-ill-repute/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=6 March 2009}}</ref> The restaurant portion closed in 2010, followed by the nightclub two years later.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |title=Say Goodbye to the Bordello-Inspired CatHouse |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2012/11/12/6523489/say-goodbye-to-the-bordello-inspired-cathouse |website=Eater |access-date=22 September 2023 |date=12 November 2012}}</ref> Other notable restaurants have included Tender, specializing in steaks and seafood.<ref>Retrieved 19 September 2023:{{ubl |
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|{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Luxor's dining lineup has come a long way |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/31/luxors-dining-lineup-has-come-long-way/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=31 May 2012}} |
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|{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Quinoa at a steakhouse? Tender pairs it with scallops, and so can you |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/dining/recipes/2013/sep/11/quinoa-steakhouse-tender-pairs-it-scallops-and-so-/ |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=11 September 2013}} |
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|{{cite news |last=Begley |first=Jim |title=Tender takes surf and turf to the next level in burger form |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/dining/2013/dec/04/tender-takes-surf-and-turf-next-level-burger-form/ |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=4 December 2013}} |
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|{{cite web |last=Kachelriess |first=Rob |title=The Single Best Restaurant in Every Casino on the Strip |url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/las-vegas/the-best-restaurant-in-every-casino-on-the-las-vegas-strip |website=Thrillist |date=12 January 2016}} |
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{{Anchor|LAX nightclub}}Ra, a bar and nightclub, opened in December 1997. It was named after the Egyptian god of the sun, [[Ra]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hoorah for Ra |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Dec-30-Tue-1997/business/6681951.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=30 December 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991001155545/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Dec-30-Tue-1997/business/6681951.html |archive-date=1 October 1999}}</ref> It was subsequently turned into the LAX nightclub,<ref>{{cite news |last=Prevatt |first=Mike |title=LAX 2.0: A look at what's new at the Luxor club after its recent renovations |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2015/feb/24/lax-renovations-luxor-what-new-different-changed/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=24 February 2015}}</ref> which opened in 2007 with a party hosted by [[Britney Spears]]. The two-level venue measured {{convert|26000|sqft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Spears_07>{{cite news |title=Expect the unexpected when Spears opens LAX |author=Jeremy Pond |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=31 August 2007 |url=http://www.lvrj.com/neon/9491867.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022201335/http://www.lvrj.com/neon/9491867.html |archive-date=2012-10-22 |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> LAX was popular among celebrities,<ref name=Domanick>{{cite news |last=Domanick |first=Andrea |title=Five years in, what's the secret to LAX nightclub's success at Luxor? |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/aug/25/five-years-whats-secret-lax-nightclubs-success-lux/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=25 August 2012}}</ref> and included [[Christina Aguilera]] and [[DJ AM]] as investors.<ref name=Spears_07/> The club proved to be successful, outlasting its original Los Angeles counterpart,<ref name=Domanick/> before closing in 2017.<ref name=Transforming/> |
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The lamp room is about {{convert|50|ft|m}} below the top of the building and serviced by a staff of two workers during the day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/luxor-light-serves-beacon-millions-las-vegas-strip-visitors|title=Luxor light serves as beacon for millions of Las Vegas Strip visitors|author=Sonya Padgett|date=November 18, 2012|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126221252/http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/luxor-light-serves-beacon-millions-las-vegas-strip-visitors|archive-date=2017-01-26|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=2013-05-31|quote=A staff of two, supervised by Hayes, maintains the Sky Beam. Every day, Hortizuela and co-worker Nick Mihalic take an elevator 30 floors up, then climb a series of ladders and stairs that lead to the Luxor's light room.}}</ref> |
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The room's temperature is about {{convert|300|F|C|round=5}} while the lights are operating.<ref>Padgett, ''Hortizuela and Mihalic work during the day, as it's too hot to work around the lights when they're on. It's also too bright. Just five inches above the surface of the lamp, Hayes says temperatures have been measured at 500 degrees. On the worker's platform 25 feet above the lights, temperatures reach 300 degrees when the lights are on.'' |
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Since 2008, only half the lamps have been lit as a cost- and energy-saving measure.<ref>Padgett, ''While the hotel management may have claimed that it was the brightest light on Earth, it has been dimmed considerably. It's not visible to the naked eye but the beam has been shining at half-strength since 2008. As a cost-cutting and energy-saving effort, management decided to use only half of the lamps every night, Hayes says.'' |
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[[File:Virtua formula.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|''[[Virtua Formula]]'' games at VirtuaLand, 1993]] |
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Upon its opening, the Luxor included the {{convert|18000|sqft|abbr=on}} VirtuaLand video game arcade, created by [[Sega]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dahlberg |first=Tim |title=Luxor to get high-tech rides |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Luxor%20to%20get%20high-tech%20rides%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=17 August 1993 |access-date=21 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Carol |title=High-Tech Games Designed to Lure Kids of Any Age |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1993/10/31/high-tech-games-designed-to-lure-kids-of-any-age/62444034007/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=The Oklahoman |date=31 October 1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ogintz |first=Eileen |title=Inside the New Las Vegas |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-20-tr-25016-story.html |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=20 February 1994}}</ref> The arcade later became known as Games of the Gods,<ref>{{cite web |title=Sega VirtuaLand |url=https://segaretro.org/Sega_VirtuaLand |website=Sega Retro |date=September 21, 2023 |access-date=21 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stein |first=Martin |title=Arcade Ratings |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/archive/2004/feb/19/arcade-ratings/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=19 February 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Clifford-Cruz |first=Rebecca |title=Sun's list of shuttered family-friendly Vegas attractions |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/23/shuttered-child-friendly-atractionsmultiplier/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=23 February 2012}}</ref> before being removed in 2008.<ref name=Trop/> |
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The Luxor announced in 2017 that it would close LAX and convert it into an [[esports]] facility.<ref name=Transforming>{{cite news |title=Luxor transforming closed LAX nightclub into e-sports arena |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/apr/11/luxor-transforming-closed-lax-nightclub-into-e-spo/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |agency=Associated Press |date=11 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Thomas |title=First e-sports arena coming to the Strip |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/apr/12/first-e-sports-arena-coming-to-the-strip/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=12 April 2017}}</ref> Known as [[Esports Arena]] and part of an eponymous chain, it opened in March 2018, becoming the first esports venue on the Strip and only the second one in the [[Las Vegas Valley]].<ref name=Transforming/><ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=New Luxor arena could prove Las Vegas is the perfect place for esports |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/feb/05/esports-arena-las-vegas-luxor-opening-march/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=5 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title='First of its kind' esports arena opens on the Las Vegas Strip |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/first-of-its-kind-esports-arena-opens-on-the-las-vegas-strip/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=23 March 2018}}</ref> The facility was added in an effort to attract the [[Millennial]] demographic.<ref name=Transforming/><ref name=BigTime/> It was renamed HyperX Arena at the end of 2018, through a partnership with [[HyperX]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=Luxor arena gets new name: HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/luxor-arena-gets-new-name-hyperx-esports-arena-las-vegas-1529166/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=16 November 2018}}</ref> The multi-level venue measures {{convert|30000|sqft|abbr=on}} and includes a two-story video wall.<ref name=BigTime>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jay |title=New Esports Arena at Luxor Las Vegas brings big-time gamers to the big screen |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/la-tr-las-vegas-esports-arena-at-luxor-20180409-story.html |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=C. J. |title=As E-Sports Grow, So Do Their Homes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/business/esports-arenas-developers.html |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=28 May 2019}}</ref> As of 2023, the HyperX Arena had hosted 700 events and more than 500,000 people since its opening.<ref>{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=Strip esports arena to retain HyperX sponsorship and name |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/strip-esports-arena-to-retain-hyperx-sponsorship-and-name-2773931/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=8 May 2023}}</ref> |
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==Location== |
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Luxor is at the southern end of the [[Las Vegas Strip]],<ref name=Southern>{{cite news |title=Five of the best |newspaper=Sunday Mail |date=12 September 2010 }}</ref> flanked by the [[Mandalay Bay]] to the south and the [[Excalibur Hotel and Casino|Excalibur]] to the north. All three are connected by the [[Mandalay Bay Tram]],<ref name=LAM_99>{{cite journal |last1=Lender |first1=Heidi |date=1 August 1999 |title=Luxe Vegas; varied sights of Las Vegas, NV |journal=Los Angeles Magazine |volume=44 |page=80 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55241304.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085332/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55241304.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref> as well as by walkways. The Shoppes of Mandalay Bay, a boutique shopping centre, is on a bridge over Mandalay Bay Road, directly connecting the Luxor with the Mandalay Bay resort to the south. All three properties were built by Circus Circus Enterprises, which in 1999 became [[Mandalay Resort Group]], which was then succeeded by [[MGM Mirage]] in April 2005 (now named [[MGM Resorts International]]).<ref name=Name>{{cite news |title=Circus Circus Shareholders Approve Company Name Change |newspaper=PR Newswire |date=17 June 1999 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54918084.html}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=Circus>{{cite news |title=Hilton to acquire Promus Hotel Corp|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=8 September 1999 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1999/sep/08/business/fi-7807}}</ref> |
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==Live entertainment== |
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==Usage in popular culture== |
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The Luxor initially included the 900-seat Pharoah's Dinner Theater.<ref name=Spared/><ref name=Arena/> It hosted ''The Winds of the Gods'', a show centered on a plot to overtake the Egyptian throne. It included [[chariot race]]s, belly dancers, and a trained elephant.<ref name=Drucker>{{cite news |last=Drucker |first=Stephen |title=Las Vegas, Theme City |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/13/travel/las-vegas-theme-city.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=13 February 1994}}</ref><ref name=Campbell>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Carol |title=Resort Reaches Through Sands of Time for Its Theme Las Vegas Goes Egyptian At Pyramid-Shaped Hotel |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1993/10/31/resort-reaches-through-sands-of-time-for-its-theme-las-vegas-goes-egyptian-at-pyramid-shaped-hotel/62444043007/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=The Oklahoman |date=31 October 1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Burbank |first=Jeff |title=The sad story of Stoney the elephant and animal neglect on the Strip |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/the-sad-story-of-stoney-the-elephant-and-animal-neglect-on-the-strip-2885869/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=11 August 2023}}</ref> The theater later hosted an ice production known as ''Le Ice Show''. The venue closed in December 1995, making way for convention space.<ref name=Spared>{{cite news |last=Paskevich |first=Michael |title='Le Ice Show' hopes to be spared |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22%27Le%20Ice%20Show%27%20hopes%20to%20be%20spared%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=17 September 1995 |access-date=17 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=Arena>{{cite news |title=Luxor set to close arena showroom |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Luxor%20set%20to%20close%20arena%20showroom%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=20 October 1995 |access-date=17 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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This [[destination hotel]] is often viewed as a prime example of 1990s [[Postmodern architecture]], and appeared on the cover of architecture scholar James Steele's book ''Architecture Today''.<ref name=Architect >{{cite book |title=Architecture Today |author=James Steele |year=2001|publisher=Phaidon Press|isbn=0714840971 }}</ref> Since opening in 1993, it has appeared in numerous films, including ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (1996), where a major character is depicted as an employee of the hotel, dressed in an Egyptian costume;<ref name=LVA_08>{{cite news |title=Hotel Spotlight: Luxor |newspaper=The Las Vegas Adventurer |date=28 April 2008 |url=http://www.thelasvegasadventurer.com/2008/04/hotel-spotlight-luxor/ |access-date=2011-01-14 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204114845/http://www.thelasvegasadventurer.com/2008/04/hotel-spotlight-luxor/ |archive-date=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the film ''[[2012 (film)|2012]]''.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} |
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A 1,200-seat venue was subsequently added.<ref name=Secrets>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Secrets of Luxor |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Apr-14-Mon-1997/business/5193732.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=14 April 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219203756/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Apr-14-Mon-1997/business/5193732.html |archive-date=19 February 1999}}</ref> Known as the Luxor Theater, it has since been expanded to 1,500 seats.<ref name=CarrotTop>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Carrot Top is ready to laugh along with his audience again |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/nov/04/vegas-strip-podcast-carrot-top-reopening-interview/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=4 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Carrot Top still slays in grand Luxor Theater |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/carrot-top-still-slays-in-grand-luxor-theater-2326561/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=24 May 2021}}</ref> A production show, titled ''Imagine, A Theatrical Odyssey'', opened in the venue in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paskevich |first=Michael |title=Using some imagination: Bungee jumpers, human statues part of Luxor show |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Using%20some%20imagination%3A%20Bungee%20jumpers%2C%20human%20statues%20part%20of%20Luxor%20show%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVRB |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=12 September 1997 |access-date=17 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Luxor's Imagine hints at becoming a true original |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Luxor%27s%20Imagine%20hints%20at%20becoming%20a%20true%20original%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVRB |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=3 October 1997 |access-date=17 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Luxor's improving 'Imagine' worth a second look |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Luxor%27s%20improving%20%27Imagine%27%20worth%20a%20second%20look%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVRB |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=10 April 1998 |access-date=17 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The show closed at the end of 1999, with the [[Blue Man Group]] taking over the theater.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title='Imagine' takes break after tonight's shows |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Aug-30-Mon-1999/lifestyles/11838697.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=30 August 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010501202722/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Aug-30-Mon-1999/lifestyles/11838697.html |archive-date=1 May 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Paskevich |first=Michael |title=Blue Man Group newest act to redefine Strip entertainment |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Oct-22-Fri-1999/news/12202763.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=22 October 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011127003033/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Oct-22-Fri-1999/news/12202763.html |archive-date=27 November 2001}}</ref> They performed at the Luxor until 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blue Man Group: Troupe confirms move to Venetian |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Sep-24-Fri-2004/news/24843821.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=24 September 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030005216/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Sep-24-Fri-2004/news/24843821.html |archive-date=30 October 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Blue Men ready for new room |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Oct-03-Sun-2004/living/24874077.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=3 October 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205033336/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Oct-03-Sun-2004/living/24874077.html |archive-date=5 December 2004}}</ref> After a decade of playing at other Strip resorts, the Blue Man Group returned to the Luxor in 2015,<ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=The Kats Report: Blue Man Group comes full circle—to its original Luxor home |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/2015/nov/18/kats-report-blue-man-group-luxor-full-circle/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=18 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=At Luxor, Blue Man Group fulfills expectations by filling its new room |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/nov/23/luxor-blue-man-group-fulfills-expectations-filling/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Blue Man Group's endless creativity gets cozy at Luxor |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/10/blue-man-group-at-luxor-show-review/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=10 March 2017}}</ref> displacing the dance group [[Jabbawockeez]].<ref name=Timeless>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Return to Luxor adds years to lives of the timeless Blue Men |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/jul/18/return-luxor-adds-years-lives-timeless-blue-men/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=18 July 2015}}</ref> |
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In ''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air]]'', George Clooney's character, Ryan Bingham, is asked to take a picture in front of the Luxor hotel. The hotel was also seen in the movies ''[[Showgirls]]'' and ''[[The Hangover]]''.<ref name=Clooney_10>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas abounds with quirky, pretty and fun souvenir settings |author=Mike Weatherford |newspaper=The Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=16 May 2010 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/las-vegas-abounds-with-quirky-pretty-and-fun-souvenir-settings/ |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> A futuristic but abandoned version of the hotel is seen in ''[[Blade Runner 2049]],'' along with other famous landmarks in a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://story.californiasunday.com/blade-runner-2049/|title = Lost City|date = 28 September 2017}}</ref> |
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[[File:RUN Cirque Show - December 2019 - Stierch 02.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The entrance to ''R.U.N.'']] |
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The hotel was featured in the climax of ''[[Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie]]'', where it is among the famous landmarks that was destroyed by Death Mwauthzyx. {{citation needed|date=June 2022}} |
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The Broadway musical ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]'' opened in February 2006,<ref name=Robertson>{{cite news |last=Robertson |first=Campbell |title='Hairspray' Is to Close in Las Vegas, Following 'Avenue Q,' Another Broadway Offshoot |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/theater/07hair.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=7 June 2006}}</ref> replacing the Blue Man Group.<ref name=Timeless/> Like most Broadway-to-Vegas shows, ''Hairspray'' was shortened from its original version for a new runtime of 90 minutes.<ref name=Robertson/><ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Show Review: 'Hairspray' |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Feb-17-Fri-2006/weekly/5886520.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=17 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419033810/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Feb-17-Fri-2006/weekly/5886520.html |archive-date=19 April 2006}}</ref> The show experienced poor ticket sales and closed four months later.<ref name=Robertson/><ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Blue Man Group, 'Hairspray' work to overcome unexpected obstacles |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Apr-20-Thu-2006/living/6907026.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=20 April 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518123615/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Apr-20-Thu-2006/living/6907026.html |archive-date=18 May 2006}}</ref> |
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Magician [[Criss Angel]] partnered with [[Cirque du Soleil]] to open a show at the Luxor,<ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Angel making way to sin city |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Mar-22-Thu-2007/living/13271073.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=22 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711060837/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Mar-22-Thu-2007/living/13271073.html |archive-date=11 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Magician in new Cirque show |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Magician%20in%20new%20Cirque%20show%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVRB |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=23 March 2007 |access-date=17 September 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> titled ''[[Criss Angel Believe (Cirque du Soleil)|Believe]]''. It debuted in 2008,<ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Criss Angel hits 6th anniversary at Luxor, expands empire with 'The Supernaturalists' |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2014/nov/01/angel-hits-sixth-anniversary-luxor-expands-empire-/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1 November 2014}}</ref> and was the first Cirque show to feature an individual star.<ref name=Mindfreak>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Time to catch Criss Angel's 'Mindfreak Live' while you still can |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/jan/29/criss-angel-mindfreak-live-luxor-show-review/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=29 January 2018}}</ref> The show initially received criticism, prompting Cirque to give Angel more creative control and fine-tune it.<ref name=OpenAnother/><ref name=Mindfreak/><ref name=Kats2018/> ''Believe'' ran until 2016, when Angel and Cirque debuted a new show at the Luxor known as ''Mindfreak Live!'', based on his television series ''[[Criss Angel Mindfreak]]'' (2005–2010).<ref name=OpenAnother>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Criss Angel to close one Luxor show, open another |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/shows/criss-angel-to-close-one-luxor-show-open-another/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=17 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Leach |first=Robin |title=Criss Angel to close 'Believe' to launch 'Mindfreak Live!' at Luxor |url=http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/mar/17/criss-angel-to-close-believe-to-launch-mindfreak-l/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=17 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509000930/http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/mar/17/criss-angel-to-close-believe-to-launch-mindfreak-l/ |archive-date=9 May 2016}}</ref> Angel ended his run at the Luxor in 2018, after 10 years of performances there.<ref name=Kats2018>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Criss Angel looks back on time at Luxor as final show nears |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/criss-angel-looks-back-on-time-at-luxor-as-final-show-nears/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=31 October 2018}}</ref> |
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The hotel has also been featured in the television shows ''[[Fear Factor]]'', ''[[Criss Angel Mindfreak]]'', ''[[Great Hotels]]'', and ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]''.<ref name=LVA_08/><ref name=CSI>{{cite news |title=Shooting Stars: Local atmosphere keys visits by 'CSI, 'The Odds'|author=Carol Cling |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=5 April 2010 |url=http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/vegasvoice/SHOOTING_STARS_Local_atmosphere_keys_visits_by_CSI_The_Odds.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007164859/http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/vegasvoice/SHOOTING_STARS_Local_atmosphere_keys_visits_by_CSI_The_Odds.html |archive-date=2012-10-07 |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> A replica of the Luxor, named "The Camel's Toe", appeared in the [[Las Venturas]] area of the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', and another replica appeared in the Las Vegas area of the 2000 video game ''[[Driver 2]]''.<ref name=GTA_04>{{cite news |title=Game of the Week|author=Misha Davenport |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=5 November 2004 }}</ref> The Luxor Las Vegas also appears in ''[[Futurama]]'' episode, "[[Viva Mars Vegas]]". It also appears in ''[[Vegas Vacation]]'' starring Chevy Chase. [[Tupac Shakur]] also stayed in The Luxor in September 1996 when he was gunned down on the strip after the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight on September 7, 1996. [[Will Smith]] filmed the 1998 video for "[[Gettin' Jiggy Wit It]]" in the hotel's lobby and in front of its sphinx. |
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In October 2019, Cirque debuted a new show known as ''[[R.U.N. (Cirque du Soleil)|R.U.N]]'', described as bringing an action movie to life for its audience. The show took over and renovated the theater previously used by Angel. In a departure from previous Cirque shows, ''R.U.N'' lacked any acrobatic acts and featured rock and roll music, as well as stunts such as motorcycle jumps and [[pyrotechnics]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Cirque du Soleil's first live action thriller 'R.U.N' to open at Luxor in October |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/apr/30/cirque-du-soleil-new-show-run-luxor/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=30 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Why Cirque du Soleil's new action show 'R.U.N' will reshape Luxor |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/may/20/luxor-cirque-du-soleil-run-show-resort-makeover/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=20 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=Plug/> The show was written by [[Robert Rodriguez]], with music composed by [[Tyler Bates]]. ''R.U.N'' received mixed reviews and poor ticket sales, and it lacked the time and funds needed to make improvements, closing after four months.<ref name=Plug>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Cirque du Soleil pulls the plug on 'R.U.N' at Luxor |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/feb/27/cirque-du-soleil-run-show-closing-march-8-luxor/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=27 February 2020}}</ref> |
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In 2021, the Luxor debuted a variety show featuring acts from the television program ''[[America's Got Talent]]''. Originally titled ''America's Got Talent Las Vegas Live'', the show was a collaboration between MGM, [[Syco Entertainment]], and [[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]].<ref>{{cite news |title='America's Got Talent Las Vegas Live' premieres Nov. 4 at Luxor in Las Vegas |url=https://www.ktnv.com/vegas-things-to-do/americas-got-talent-las-vegas-live-premieres-november-4-at-luxor-in-las-vegas |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=KTNV |date=8 June 2021}}</ref> In 2023, the show was retitled ''America's Got Talent Presents Superstars Live'', and it surpassed 500 performances.<ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=America's Got Talent and more Las Vegas showbiz news |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/mar/08/agt-superstars-live-kenny-davidsen-/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=8 March 2023}}</ref> |
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Aside from its main theater, the Luxor also includes the 350-seat Atrium Showroom.<ref name=CarrotTop/> ''Midnight Fantasy'', a topless show, debuted there in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paskevich |first=Michael |title='Midnight Fantasy' too much of a throwback |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Nov-19-Fri-1999/weekly/12369214.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=19 November 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000707222548/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Nov-19-Fri-1999/weekly/12369214.html |archive-date=7 July 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Luxor's 'Midnight Fantasy' gets a makeover |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Dec-08-Fri-2000/weekly/14965014.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=8 December 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010620165707/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Dec-08-Fri-2000/weekly/14965014.html |archive-date=20 June 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=After five years, 'Midnight' still striking at the Luxor |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/nov/12/after-five-years-midnight-still-striking-at-the-lu/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=12 November 2004}}</ref> It was created and is produced by [[Anita Mann]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Fink |first=Jerry |title=Pointed changes at Luxor |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/jul/01/columnist-jerry-fink-pointed-changes-at-luxor/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1 July 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mann |first=Anita |title='Fantasy' creator Anita Mann's memories of Davy Jones, Elvis, Lucille Ball |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2012/apr/19/fantasy-creator-anita-manns-memories-davy-jones-el/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=19 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729000036/http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2012/apr/19/fantasy-creator-anita-manns-memories-davy-jones-el/ |archive-date=29 July 2014}}</ref> and the title has since been shortened to ''Fantasy''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Lusty Gusto |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/lusty-gusto/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=8 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Fabulous 'Fantasy' revue extends at Luxor, preps for 25th year |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/mar/06/fantasy-female-revue-luxor-extends-show/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=6 March 2023}}</ref> Comedian [[Carrot Top]] has shared the Atrium Showroom with ''Fantasy'' since 2005, when he signed on for what was originally a three-year residency.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Carrot Top signs a deal for three years with the Luxor |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Sep-22-Thu-2005/living/3438303.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=22 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103045651/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Sep-22-Thu-2005/living/3438303.html |archive-date=3 January 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Show Review: Carrot Top |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Feb-10-Fri-2006/weekly/5765476.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=10 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419033757/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Feb-10-Fri-2006/weekly/5765476.html |archive-date=19 April 2006}}</ref> He is contracted to continue performing at the resort until 2030.<ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Carrot Top props up Luxor with contract extension |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/carrot-top-props-up-luxor-with-contract-extension-2954612/ |access-date=18 January 2024 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=27 November 2023}}</ref> |
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==In popular culture== |
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The Luxor is often viewed as a prime example of 1990s [[Postmodern architecture]], and its sphinx appeared on the cover of architecture scholar James Steele's book ''Architecture Today''.<ref name=Architect >{{cite book |title=Architecture Today |author=James Steele |year=2001|publisher=Phaidon Press|isbn=0714840971 }}</ref> The resort has appeared in numerous films, including ''[[Showgirls]]'' (1995),<ref>{{cite news |title=Tawdry 'Showgirls' stripped of its luster |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/608177174/ |work=News-Pilot |date=22 September 1995 |access-date=21 September 2023 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> ''[[Synthetic Pleasures]]'' (1996),<ref>{{cite news |last=Zimmerman |first=Heather |title=Reinventing Reality |url=https://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/08.29.96/synthetic-9635.html |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Metro Silicon Valley |date=29 August 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Vice |first=Jeff |title=Film review: Synthetic Pleasures |url=https://www.deseret.com/1996/10/22/20088753/film-review-synthetic-pleasures |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Deseret News |date=21 October 1996}}</ref> and ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (1996).<ref>{{cite news |last=Epting |first=Chris |title=Reel Las Vegas |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3840263 |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=NBC News |date=30 December 2003 |quote=A quirkier film featuring Las Vegas was director Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks. The 1996 ode to kitschy 1950’s sci-fi included Tom Jones performing at the Egyptian-themed Luxor Hotel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hawley |first=Tom |title=Video Vault: 'Mars Attacks' Las Vegas in Tim Burton's sci-fi comedy |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/video-vault-tim-burton-landmark-las-vegas-mars-attacks |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=KSNV |date=9 October 2019}}</ref> In ''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air]]'' (2009), main character Ryan Bingham is asked to take a picture in front of the Luxor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas abounds with quirky, pretty and fun souvenir settings |author=Mike Weatherford |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=16 May 2010 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/las-vegas-abounds-with-quirky-pretty-and-fun-souvenir-settings/ |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> A futuristic, abandoned version of the pyramid is seen in ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'' (2017), along with other famous landmarks in a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bird |first=Cameron |title=Lost City |url=https://story.californiasunday.com/blade-runner-2049/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=The California Sunday Magazine |date=28 September 2017}}</ref> |
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[[Will Smith]] filmed the music video for "[[Gettin' Jiggy wit It]]" (1998) in the hotel's lobby and in front of its sphinx.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bowers |first=Nikki |title=Celebrating the Decades in the 1990s with Will Smith's video shoot and the Bee Gee's final concert on the Las Vegas Strip |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/community/vegas-nye/web-extra-celebrating-the-decades-in-the-1990s-with-will-smiths-video-shoot-and-the-bee-gees-final-concert-on-the-las-vegas-strip/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=KLAS |date=3 December 2019}}</ref> The resort was also featured in the television shows ''[[Fear Factor]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Cling |first=Carol |title=Warm welcome prompts 'Fear Factor' to return to Las Vegas |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jul-07-Mon-2003/living/21664309.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=7 July 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050125092818/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jul-07-Mon-2003/living/21664309.html |archive-date=25 January 2005}}</ref> ''[[Criss Angel Mindfreak]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Cling |first=Carol |title=Illusionist settles into Luxor suite |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com:80/lvrj_home/2006/Nov-06-Mon-2006/living/10610571.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=6 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608124030/http://www.reviewjournal.com:80/lvrj_home/2006/Nov-06-Mon-2006/living/10610571.html |archive-date=8 June 2007}}</ref> and ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shooting Stars: Local atmosphere keys visits by 'CSI, 'The Odds'|author=Carol Cling |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=5 April 2010 |url=http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/vegasvoice/SHOOTING_STARS_Local_atmosphere_keys_visits_by_CSI_The_Odds.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007164859/http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/vegasvoice/SHOOTING_STARS_Local_atmosphere_keys_visits_by_CSI_The_Odds.html |archive-date=2012-10-07}}</ref> A replica of the Luxor, named "The Camel's Toe", appeared in the [[Las Venturas]] area of the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite news |title=Game of the Week|author=Misha Davenport |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=5 November 2004 }}</ref><ref name=Sampson/> The video game ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]'' (2013) also features a mission set in Las Vegas, which includes an Egyptian-themed casino inspired by the Luxor.<ref name=Sampson>{{cite news |last=Sampson |first=Amber |title=Las Vegas offers a one-of-a-kind backdrop in these classic video games |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2022/feb/24/vegas-offers-one-of-a-kind-backdrop-in-video-games/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=24 February 2022}}</ref> |
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Location | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
Address | 3900 South Las Vegas Boulevard |
Opening date | October 15, 1993 |
Theme | Ancient Egypt |
No. of rooms | 4,407 |
Total gaming space | 65,214 sq ft (6,058.6 m2) |
Permanent shows | America's Got Talent Presents Superstars Live Blue Man Group Carrot Top Fantasy |
Signature attractions | Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition Bodies: The Exhibition Discovering King Tut's Tomb |
Notable restaurants | Backstage Deli Bonanno's Pizzeria Johnny Rockets Nathan's Famous Hotdogs Starbucks The Buffet at Luxor |
Casino type | Land-based |
Owner | Vici Properties |
Operating license holder | MGM Resorts International |
Renovated in | 1996-97, 2007–08, 2021 |
Coordinates | 36°5′43.67″N 115°10′32.94″W / 36.0954639°N 115.1758167°W |
Website | luxor |
Luxor Las Vegas is a casino hotel on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The resort is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International. The Luxor features an ancient Egyptian theme, and includes a 65,214-square-foot (6,058.6 m2) casino and 4,407 hotel rooms. The resort's pyramid is 30 stories and contains the world's largest atrium by volume, measuring 29 million cu ft (0.82 million m3). The tip of the pyramid features a light beam, which shines into the night sky and is the most powerful man-made light in the world.
The Luxor was developed by Circus Circus Enterprises at a cost of $375 million. Construction began on April 21, 1992, and the resort opened on October 15, 1993, with 2,526 rooms. A renovation and expansion project, costing $300 million, took place from 1996 to 1997. The project included the addition of two 22-story hotel towers, as well as Nevada's first 3D IMAX theater. The Egyptian theme was scaled back as well, including the removal of an indoor Nile River ride.
MGM acquired the Luxor in 2005. The company launched a $300 million renovation two years later, further scaling back on the Egyptian theme while adding new restaurants and clubs. An esports arena was added in 2018, the first to open on the Strip. The Luxor has hosted various entertainers, including comedian Carrot Top, the Blue Man Group, and magician Criss Angel.
History
Construction and opening
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The resort was announced by Circus Circus Enterprises on November 14, 1991. Known temporarily as "Project X", the pyramid-shaped resort would be built on the Las Vegas Strip.[1] Groundbreaking took place on April 21, 1992, with the project by then known as "Luxor", after the Egyptian city of the same name.[2][3][4]
Veldon Simpson was the architect,[5] while Yates-Silverman, Inc served as interior designer.[6][7] President and owner Charles L. Silverman traveled to Egypt three times to study the country's atmosphere.[8] Of all the casino resorts that his firm had designed, Silverman called the Luxor "the most interesting and difficult".[9] Before the ancient Egyptian theme was chosen, Yates-Silverman had suggested developing the land with a moat and a real riverboat casino to traverse it.[10] Egyptologists were hired to create and oversee the Luxor's theme, which was prevalent throughout the resort.[11][12][13] The interior included replicas of various Egyptian artifacts, made of fiberglass and plaster.[9]
Perini Building Company served as general contractor.[14] The project employed more than 150 contractors and 3,500 construction workers,[15] several of whom died while building the resort.[16] Waltek, a Cincinnati-based company, provided the metal-and-glass exterior for the pyramid. Standing 30 stories high, it was one of the largest metal-and-glass projects ever.[5] The pyramid was topped off on July 9, 1993.[14]
The Luxor cost $375 million to build.[11] The resort was financed using internal cash flow from other Circus Circus properties and did not include any outside financial investors.[1][17] Circus Circus chairman William Bennett said the most challenging aspect of construction was dealing with Clark County officials, who he felt were overly critical of the resort due to its pyramid shape. He claimed county regulations, including improved fire precautions, added unnecessary costs to construction.[11]
The Luxor hosted a pre-opening event for hundreds of invited guests on the night of October 14, 1993.[6] It opened to the public the following day at 4 a.m., welcoming thousands of people.[11] It would compete against two other upcoming resorts, MGM Grand and Treasure Island. All three resorts had a family-oriented focus.[1][14][18] The Luxor employed 4,500 workers.[15]
Tupac Shakur, who was fatally shot in Las Vegas in 1996, had been staying at the Luxor during his visit to the city, although his injuries sustained from the drive by shooting occurred four miles from the resort.[19]
Renovations and ownership changes
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Within a few years of the Luxor's opening, resort executives concluded that it needed to be improved and enlarged.[20] A $300 million renovation and expansion was launched in January 1996, and was mostly finished a year later.[21] The changes included two additional hotel towers.[21][22] The casino interior, which was redesigned,[23] had initially included sections dedicated to space travel and the skyline of New York City, both of which were removed.[21][24][25] The Egyptian theme was also scaled back.[26] The changes improved revenue, and the Luxor was a consistently profitable resort as of 2003.[24] It was reported four years later that more people visited the resort than the actual city of Luxor.[27]
Circus Circus Enterprises was renamed Mandalay Resort Group in 1999,[28] and was acquired by MGM Mirage (later MGM Resorts International) in 2005.[29] Two years after the acquisition, MGM announced plans for a $300 million renovation of the Luxor that would remove much of the Egyptian theme.[30] Luxor president and chief operating officer Felix Rappaport said, "We're not a British museum with ancient artifacts, we're a casino-resort. This was a brilliantly conceived building from the outside. The pyramid always created a sense of wow and wonder, but the inside never delivered on that promise."[31] He further said: "We are trying to be approachable. We want to be a cooler and hipper middle-market property. We want to be less themed but still a middle-market property." Despite the interior changes, the exterior Egypt theme remained in place.[32] The resort added more adult-oriented and modern lounges, restaurants and clubs.[31][33]
The hotel rooms were renovated in 2021.[34] Vici Properties purchased MGM Growth Properties a year later, thereby acquiring numerous Strip properties, including the Luxor. MGM continues to operate the resort.[35]
2007 bombing
On May 7, 2007, a vehicle exploded in a Luxor parking garage behind the resort, due to a homemade pipe bomb which left one man dead.[36] Local authorities believed that the victim, a 24-year-old employee at Nathan's Famous hot dog restaurant in the Luxor food court, was the intended target. The resort was not evacuated, operations continued uninterrupted, and the parking structure as well as the casino were undamaged. Two men were found guilty of the bombing, and in 2010 were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.[37][38][39] One of the men escaped prison in 2022, and was apprehended nearly a week later.[40][41]
Property overview
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The Luxor is at the southern end of the Strip,[42] and is located between two other resorts developed by Circus Circus Enterprises: Excalibur to the north (opened in 1990) and Mandalay Bay to the south (opened in 1999). The Mandalay Bay Tram travels between the three properties.[43]
The Luxor's pyramid is 30 stories,[5] standing 357 ft (109 m).[44][45] Its exterior sides are sometimes used for advertising.[46] The pyramid includes the largest atrium in the world by volume, measuring 29 million cu ft (0.82 million m3).[47] The resort's exterior features a recreation of the Great Sphinx of Giza, located in front of the pyramid and facing the Strip.[48] The recreation is 106 feet high, 80 feet wide, and 262 feet long (32 m × 24 m × 80 m).[6] Within the body of the sphinx is the resort's porte-cochère.[48] An obelisk stands in front of the sphinx.[48]
The hotel includes 4,407 rooms.[49] It originally opened with 2,526 rooms, all of them located in the pyramid.[50] The rooms line the pyramid's interior walls, and walkways outside the rooms overlook the atrium.[51] The interior of the pyramid uses inclined elevators, traveling at a 39-degree angle, to bring guests to their rooms.[11][7] The structure features eight elevators, with two at each corner of the pyramid.[6] The two additional hotel towers added in 1996 are located just north of the pyramid.[21][23] The ziggurat-shaped towers,[23] designed by Klai Juba Architects,[52] are 22 stories and added nearly 2,000 additional rooms.[21][23] The exterior of the hotel structures, including the pyramid, is made up of black glass panels.[48]
The Luxor includes a 65,214 sq ft (6,058.6 m2) casino.[53] Upon opening, it featured 2,500 slot machines, many of them Egyptian-themed. The casino also included 82 table games, a poker room, and race and sports books.[11] A high-end gaming pit was added in the 1996–97 renovation.[21] Giza Galleria, a small retail mall with 18 tenants, was also opened.[23][54][26] In addition, the Mandalay Place mall is located on a skybridge that connects Mandalay Bay with the Luxor.[55]
Luxor Sky Beam
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The tip of the pyramid is three stories,[47] and features a beam of light known as the Luxor Sky Beam.[56][57] It is the most powerful man-made light in the world,[58] using curved mirrors to collect the light from 39 xenon lamps and focus them into one intense, narrow beam.[59][60] G-Force International Entertainment Corporation was hired to design, build and install the lighting system.[61] Each lamp is 7,000 watts and cost approximately $1,200 as of 2001; at full power, the system cost $51 an hour to operate, with $20 of that going toward electricity.[62]
The beam was activated on the night of October 14, 1993,[15] and has operated reliably since then.[61] On a clear night, it is visible up to 275 miles (443 km) away by aircraft at cruising altitude, such as over Los Angeles.[61][63] Moths are also attracted to the light,[58][56][64] which in turn attracts bats and owls.[57][65]
The lamp room, located about 50 feet (15 m) below the top of the building, can reach temperatures of 300 °F (150 °C) while the lights are operating. Because of the heat, the room is serviced by a staff of two workers during the day. Temperatures of 500 °F (260 °C) have been recorded five inches (13 cm) above the pyramid tip.[57] The beam originally measured 42.3 billion candela,[56] and shone seven miles (11 km) high.[66] Since 2008, only half the lamps have been lit as a cost- and energy-saving measure. The resort later surveyed tourists about the possibility of turning off the beam completely, an idea that was largely rejected.[57]
Other lighting
Aside from the sky beam, the pyramid would blend in with the darkness of nightfall, as it initially lacked any other exterior lighting. In 1997, Bee Construction fitted the four outer edges of the pyramid with computer-guided strobe lighting. Four years had been spent researching and developing the $1 million project, and another two months were spent installing it. The project was accompanied by an outdoor sound system, allowing for synchronized light-and-sound shows.[67][68]
The Luxor sued Bee in 2003, alleging that the lighting system contained design and construction flaws which resulted in frequent power shutdowns. The suit further alleged that Bee had failed to honor contracts to repair or replace the system components.[69][70] New LED lighting was added along the pyramid's exterior edges in 2019. The lights are programmable and feature a variety of colors.[71][72]
Attractions
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Upon its opening, the Luxor included the 300,000-U.S.-gallon (1,100 m3) Karnak Lake, located in between the sphinx and obelisk. More than 100 computer-controlled fountains would spray water up from the lake by day, and as part of a free nightly show in which lasers shot out from the eyes of the sphinx. The lasers would project Egyptian imagery onto a 50 foot (15 m) high water screen formed by the fountains.[11][66][73] The show was meant, but ultimately failed, to rival a popular Strip attraction, the volcano at the Mirage resort.[66][74] At the end of 1995, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a shutdown of all laser light shows within 20 miles (32 km) of McCarran International Airport, putting an end to the Karnak Lake attraction.[75]
At its opening, the resort also featured the indoor Nile River Tour, a paid 15-minute ride that brought guests to different parts of the pyramid and passed by pieces of ancient artwork on a river that encircled the casino.[6][76][25] The river was 3,000 ft (910 m) long,[77] and was removed after three years.[78]
Secrets of the Luxor Pyramid, created by visual effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull,[11] also debuted with the resort.[79][80] It consisted of three 15-minute attractions, including "In Search of the Obelisk", "Luxor Live", and "Theater of Time". Each show took place in its own theater, with the final one projected on a seven-story screen.[81] In 1996, the seven-story screen was repurposed as an IMAX theater showcasing various 3D films, the first Nevada venue to do so. Meanwhile, "In Search of the Obelisk" was successful enough to receive nationwide distribution at other IMAX theaters.[82][83]
A 14,000 sq ft (1,300 m2) indoor playground called Play, for children and adults, opened in 2024. It serves as immersive entertainment, providing various activities such as games and a bounce house. It has since pivoted to only for people 21+[84][85]
Museum and exhibits
King Tut's Tomb and Museum opened at the Luxor in December 1993.[86][87] It consisted of four rooms dedicated to Egyptian history, featuring replicas of various ancient items;[86][88] these were created for the museum by artists near Cairo, and Egyptologist Zahi Hawass gave his approval of the items before they were put on display.[89] The museum's centerpiece was a replica of King Tutankhamen's tomb, as found in the Valley of the Kings. The replica cost approximately $360,000.[17][86][88]
The 12,800 sq ft (1,190 m2) museum closed in June 2008, part of the Luxor's efforts to scale back on its Egyptian theming.[89] The replica artifacts were donated to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum,[90][91] where they are displayed in its "Treasures of Egypt" exhibit, opened in January 2010.[92][93][94]
The King Tut museum was replaced by Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,[89] featuring various items from the Titanic. It opened later in 2008,[95][96][97] along with Bodies: The Exhibition;[98] both had previously been on display at the nearby Tropicana resort. Moving them to the Luxor required the removal of the IMAX theater and a game arcade.[99]
An 8,000 sq ft (740 m2) sports memorabilia exhibit, known as "Score!", opened in 2012.[100][101][102] Another exhibit, Discovering King Tut's Tomb, opened in 2022, marking the 100th anniversary of the tomb's discovery.[103]
Restaurants and clubs
The Luxor opened with seven restaurants,[6] and a food court was added in 1997.[54] The following year, Gourmet named the Luxor among the top 50 resorts in the U.S., primarily because of its restaurants.[104] Notable eateries around that time included the Luxor Steakhouse,[105] and a French gourmet restaurant known as Isis.[106][107]
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Company American Bistro opened in 2007, with Nick Lachey, Paris Hilton and Wilmer Valderrama as investors.[108] Isis was also replaced that year by CatHouse, a nightclub and restaurant with Kerry Simon as chef.[31][109] It was modeled after a 1940s bordello.[110] The restaurant portion closed in 2010, followed by the nightclub two years later.[111] Other notable restaurants have included Tender, specializing in steaks and seafood.[112]
Ra, a bar and nightclub, opened in December 1997. It was named after the Egyptian god of the sun, Ra.[113] It was subsequently turned into the LAX nightclub,[114] which opened in 2007 with a party hosted by Britney Spears. The two-level venue measured 26,000 sq ft (2,400 m2).[115] LAX was popular among celebrities,[116] and included Christina Aguilera and DJ AM as investors.[115] The club proved to be successful, outlasting its original Los Angeles counterpart,[116] before closing in 2017.[117]
Video gaming
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Upon its opening, the Luxor included the 18,000 sq ft (1,700 m2) VirtuaLand video game arcade, created by Sega.[118][119][120] The arcade later became known as Games of the Gods,[121][122][123] before being removed in 2008.[99]
The Luxor announced in 2017 that it would close LAX and convert it into an esports facility.[117][124] Known as Esports Arena and part of an eponymous chain, it opened in March 2018, becoming the first esports venue on the Strip and only the second one in the Las Vegas Valley.[117][125][126] The facility was added in an effort to attract the Millennial demographic.[117][127] It was renamed HyperX Arena at the end of 2018, through a partnership with HyperX.[128] The multi-level venue measures 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) and includes a two-story video wall.[127][129] As of 2023, the HyperX Arena had hosted 700 events and more than 500,000 people since its opening.[130]
Live entertainment
The Luxor initially included the 900-seat Pharoah's Dinner Theater.[131][132] It hosted The Winds of the Gods, a show centered on a plot to overtake the Egyptian throne. It included chariot races, belly dancers, and a trained elephant.[79][77][133] The theater later hosted an ice production known as Le Ice Show. The venue closed in December 1995, making way for convention space.[131][132]
A 1,200-seat venue was subsequently added.[21] Known as the Luxor Theater, it has since been expanded to 1,500 seats.[134][135] A production show, titled Imagine, A Theatrical Odyssey, opened in the venue in 1997.[136][137][138] The show closed at the end of 1999, with the Blue Man Group taking over the theater.[139][140] They performed at the Luxor until 2005.[141][142] After a decade of playing at other Strip resorts, the Blue Man Group returned to the Luxor in 2015,[143][144][145] displacing the dance group Jabbawockeez.[146]
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The Broadway musical Hairspray opened in February 2006,[147] replacing the Blue Man Group.[146] Like most Broadway-to-Vegas shows, Hairspray was shortened from its original version for a new runtime of 90 minutes.[147][148] The show experienced poor ticket sales and closed four months later.[147][149]
Magician Criss Angel partnered with Cirque du Soleil to open a show at the Luxor,[150][151] titled Believe. It debuted in 2008,[152] and was the first Cirque show to feature an individual star.[153] The show initially received criticism, prompting Cirque to give Angel more creative control and fine-tune it.[154][153][155] Believe ran until 2016, when Angel and Cirque debuted a new show at the Luxor known as Mindfreak Live!, based on his television series Criss Angel Mindfreak (2005–2010).[154][156] Angel ended his run at the Luxor in 2018, after 10 years of performances there.[155]
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In October 2019, Cirque debuted a new show known as R.U.N, described as bringing an action movie to life for its audience. The show took over and renovated the theater previously used by Angel. In a departure from previous Cirque shows, R.U.N lacked any acrobatic acts and featured rock and roll music, as well as stunts such as motorcycle jumps and pyrotechnics.[157][158][159] The show was written by Robert Rodriguez, with music composed by Tyler Bates. R.U.N received mixed reviews and poor ticket sales, and it lacked the time and funds needed to make improvements, closing after four months.[159]
In 2021, the Luxor debuted a variety show featuring acts from the television program America's Got Talent. Originally titled America's Got Talent Las Vegas Live, the show was a collaboration between MGM, Syco Entertainment, and Fremantle.[160] In 2023, the show was retitled America's Got Talent Presents Superstars Live, and it surpassed 500 performances.[161]
Aside from its main theater, the Luxor also includes the 350-seat Atrium Showroom.[134] Midnight Fantasy, a topless show, debuted there in 1999.[162][163][164] It was created and is produced by Anita Mann,[165][166] and the title has since been shortened to Fantasy.[167][168] Comedian Carrot Top has shared the Atrium Showroom with Fantasy since 2005, when he signed on for what was originally a three-year residency.[169][170] He is contracted to continue performing at the resort until 2030.[171]
In popular culture
The Luxor is often viewed as a prime example of 1990s Postmodern architecture, and its sphinx appeared on the cover of architecture scholar James Steele's book Architecture Today.[172] The resort has appeared in numerous films, including Showgirls (1995),[173] Synthetic Pleasures (1996),[174][175] and Mars Attacks! (1996).[176][177] In Up in the Air (2009), main character Ryan Bingham is asked to take a picture in front of the Luxor.[178] A futuristic, abandoned version of the pyramid is seen in Blade Runner 2049 (2017), along with other famous landmarks in a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas.[179]
Will Smith filmed the music video for "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (1998) in the hotel's lobby and in front of its sphinx.[180] The resort was also featured in the television shows Fear Factor,[181] Criss Angel Mindfreak,[182] and CSI.[183] A replica of the Luxor, named "The Camel's Toe", appeared in the Las Venturas area of the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).[184][185] The video game Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013) also features a mission set in Las Vegas, which includes an Egyptian-themed casino inspired by the Luxor.[185]
See also
- Cathedral of light
- spectra (installation)
- A Symphony of Lights
- Tribute in Light
- List of tallest pyramids
- List of largest hotels
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A quirkier film featuring Las Vegas was director Tim Burton's Mars Attacks. The 1996 ode to kitschy 1950's sci-fi included Tom Jones performing at the Egyptian-themed Luxor Hotel
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