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Mandalay Bay
Mandalay Bay;
Location	Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Address	3950 South Las Vegas Boulevard
Opening date	March 2, 1999; 25 years ago
Theme	Tropical
No. of rooms	3,209
Total gaming space	147,992 sq ft (13,748.9 m2)
Permanent shows	Chicago (1999–2000); Mamma Mia! (2003–2009); The Lion King (2009–2011); Michael Jackson: One
Signature attractions	Mandalay Bay Convention Center; Michelob Ultra Arena; Shark Reef; House of Blues; Mandalay Bay Beach; The Shoppes at Mandalay Place
Notable restaurants	Aureole (1999–2023); Fleur (2004–2023); Lupo (1999–2023); Red Square (1999–2019); StripSteak; Border Grill
Casino type	Land-based
Owner	Vici Properties
Operating license holder	MGM Resorts International
Renovated in	2003, 2006, 2012-13, 2015-16
Coordinates	36°5′30″N 115°10′29″W / 36.09167°N 115.17472°W
Website	mandalaybay.com

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Mandalay Bay is a 43-story luxury resort and casino at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International. It was developed by Circus Circus Enterprises and completed at a cost of $950 million. It opened on March 2, 1999, on the former site of the Hacienda hotel-casino. MGM acquired Mandalay Bay in 2005, and The Blackstone Group became a co-owner in 2020. Vici acquired MGM's ownership stake in 2022.

Mandalay Bay has a tropical South Seas theme and covers 120 acres (49 ha). It includes a 147,992 sq ft (13,748.9 m²) casino and 3,209 rooms. The 43-story tower includes a Four Seasons hotel, which has rooms on floors 35 through 39. It is managed separately from the Mandalay Bay hotel. In 1999, the Four Seasons became the first Las Vegas hotel to win the AAA Five Diamond Award.

Several additions opened in 2003, including the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, and a second hotel tower, THEhotel at Mandalay Bay. It has 1,117 rooms, and was renamed Delano Las Vegas in 2014. A shopping mall, Mandalay Place, was also added in 2003. Other features include a House of Blues club, the Shark Reef aquatic attraction, and an events center known as Michelob Ultra Arena. The resort also has an 1,800-seat theater, which has hosted several Broadway shows, including Chicago (1999–2000), Mamma Mia! (2003–2009), and The Lion King (2009–2011). Since 2013, the theater has hosted Michael Jackson: One.

In 2017, gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from the hotel's 32nd floor, killing 60 people in attendance at an outdoor music festival nearby. It is the deadliest shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history.

History

Mandalay Bay was built on the former site of the Hacienda hotel and casino at the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip. In 1995, Circus Circus Enterprises purchased the Hacienda for $80 million and an adjacent 74-acre (30 ha) site, directly south, for $73 million.^[1] That June, plans were announced for a new resort project, tentatively known as Millennium, to replace the Hacienda.^[2]

The Hacienda closed on December 1, 1996, and was demolished on New Year's Eve.^[3]^[4] Details about its replacement were unveiled on the same day; the tropical-themed resort, now known under the working title "Project Paradise", had an estimated budget of $800 million to $1 billion, with completion expected by the end of 1998. The target clientele would be higher-end compared to Circus' prior resorts,^[5]^[6] competing against The Mirage and new properties such as the Venetian and Paris resorts.^[7] It was planned as part of a larger project known as the Masterplan Mile, a complex which would include two other new resorts by Circus,^[6]^[8]^[9] although these never materialized.

Construction on Project Paradise began in 1997.^[10] Problems arose during construction in mid-1998, because of excessive and uneven settling of the soil beneath the resort; the core of the building sank by 17 inches (430 mm), while one of the wings had settled by only 2 inches (51 mm).^[11]^[12] Rumors about the severity of the issues depressed Circus Circus's stock price.^[11] The problem was solved by installing 536 micropiles (200-foot-long metal pipes filled with grout, each capped with a hydraulic jack) below the building, at an estimated cost of $8 million to $10 million.^[11]^[13]^[14] The damage from the settling was limited to minor cracks in the resort's valet parking facility.^[15]^[16]^[17]

In February 1998, the project was officially named Mandalay Bay,^[18] after the city of Mandalay in Myanmar.^[19] The name was also chosen to evoke the exotic tropical romanticism of the poem "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling.^[20]^[21] More than a dozen names had been considered for the resort.^[22] Mandalay Bay cost $950 million to build,^[23] making it the most expensive project to date for Circus Circus.^[24] The company expected to spend more than $10 million on a print and television advertising campaign in the months leading up to the resort's opening.^[25]

Mandalay Bay opened at 10:00 p.m. on March 2, 1999, following a private opening for VIPs earlier in the day that included numerous celebrities.^[26]^[27]^[28] Grand opening festivities included the Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi, and John Goodman) leading a procession of 200 motorcycles to Mandalay Bay's front doors. Later, they performed at the resort's House of Blues club, as did Bob Dylan.^[27]^[29]^[30] Mandalay Bay employed 5,000 people, with 30 percent coming from other Circus Circus properties.^[25] The company changed its name to Mandalay Resort Group later in 1999, reflecting its flagship property.^[31]

In 2002, Mandalay Bay sought approval from the U.S. and Chinese governments to import two panda bears for exhibit at the resort.^[32]^[33]^[34] The property would build a glass-domed structure for the animals, next to the resort's Shark Reef aquatic attraction and away from the casino floor. The panda exhibit would generate up to $50 million a year, which would be given to the Chinese government to further conservation efforts for the species. Critics viewed the proposed exhibit as an exploitative way to attract casino patrons.^[35]^[36] Ultimately, the resort did not gain approval to import the animals.^[37]

In 2003, the resort added a convention center and a second hotel tower.^[38]^[39]^[40] Two years later, the resort was bought by MGM Mirage as part of its acquisition of Mandalay Resort Group.^[41] In 2006, Mandalay Bay was investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice over complaints that the resort failed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[42] The property eventually spent $20 million to correct the entry doors of 3,000 hotel rooms, as they were deemed too narrow.^[43]^[44] The resort's first major renovation began in late 2012, and continued into the next year, improving various areas of the property.^[45]

Stunt performer Andy Lewis achieved a new slacklining record at Mandalay Bay in 2013, walking 360 feet across a loose rope situated 480 feet above the property.^[46]^[47]

In January 2020, Mandalay Bay was named the pre- and post-game venue for the Las Vegas Raiders, a football team which plays at the Allegiant Stadium directly west of the resort.^[48] That month, MGM Resorts also announced that it would sell Mandalay Bay to a joint venture consisting of MGM Growth Properties and The Blackstone Group. MGM would own 50.1 percent of the joint venture, and Blackstone would own the remainder. Mandalay Bay would be leased to MGM Resorts, which would continue to operate the resort.^[49]^[50] The deal was finalized in February 2020.^[51] Vici Properties bought MGM Growth in April 2022, and then bought out Blackstone's stake in Mandalay Bay in January 2023.^[52]^[53]

2017 mass shooting

On October 1, 2017, gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from his room on the hotel's 32nd floor. He targeted concertgoers attending a music festival, located diagonally across from the resort. He killed 60 people and wounded approximately 867 others, before killing himself as authorities approached his room.^[54]^[55] The incident is the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history.^[56]

Mandalay Bay remained open following the shooting.^[57]^[58] Hospitality experts believed the massacre would have only a minimal impact on the resort's revenue.^[59] Several hundred workers, out of 7,400, were laid off as a result of decreased visitation due to the shooting. MGM had also paused its marketing of the resort after the incident, which contributed to profit losses.^[58]^[60] Finances gradually improved,^[61]^[62] with a near-full recovery in 2019.^[63]

Resort security was increased as a result of the shooting,^[61]^[64] while MGM announced that it had no plans to rent Paddock's suite out to future guests.^[65]^[66] Floors 31 through 34 were renumbered as 56 through 59.^[67]^[68] Numerous lawsuits were filed against MGM by the shooting survivors, alleging inadequate preventative measures at Mandalay Bay.^[69] The company and plaintiffs eventually settled for $800 million.^[70]

Features

Exterior of entrance on Las Vegas Boulevard, featuring griffin statues.^[71]

Interior entrance

The Mandalay Bay complex occupies 120 acres.^[72] The resort includes a 147,992 sq ft (13,748.9 m²) casino.^[73] It initially opened with 135,000 sq ft (12,500 m²) of gaming space, featuring 122 table games and 2,400 slot machines.^[74] As of 2006, the casino had one of the largest sports books in Las Vegas, with a wall of 31 television screens.^[75] The casino floor was renovated in 2013, with new carpeting and chairs added.^[45] The sports book was updated in 2018.^[76]

Mandalay Bay has a tropical South Seas theme.^[6]^[77] Water features, including numerous fountains, are present throughout the resort.^[7] The hotel lobby features a two-story aquarium containing 12,600 gallons of water.^[78] The resort also has an aquatic attraction known as Shark Reef, which includes a 1,300,000 US gal (4,900,000 L) aquarium. The $40 million facility opened on June 20, 2000,^[79] and contains the largest aquarium on the Strip,^[80] featuring mostly sharks.^[81]

The 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center opened on April 10, 1999,^[82] and was renamed the Michelob Ultra Arena in 2021. It has hosted numerous entertainers as well as sports games.^[83]

Construction on another facility, the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, began in 2001. Work was temporarily stopped due to the economic impact of the September 11 attacks.^[84] It eventually opened in January 2003, and is among the largest convention centers in the U.S.^[85] Convention business makes up a significant portion of the resort's revenue.^[45]^[61]

When it opened, the resort included the Treasures of Mandalay Bay Museum, which had a rare currencies exhibit worth more than $40 million. Exhibit items included two $100,000 bills, among only a handful known to still exist.^[86]^[87]

The Luxor and Excalibur resorts, also built by Mandalay Resort Group, are located north of Mandalay Bay. The term "Mandalay Mile" was created by company president Glenn Schaeffer in reference to the three resorts,^[88] which are connected via the Mandalay Bay Tram.^[89]

Hotels

The property's hotel towers in 2009, with Luxor statues in the foreground.

Main hotel tower at night

In addition to Mandalay Bay's primary hotel, the property also includes two others: Delano Las Vegas (formerly THEhotel) and a Four Seasons hotel. Four Seasons shares a tower with Mandalay Bay, and Delano is operated in a second tower.

Mandalay Bay has 3,209 rooms, excluding the other on-site hotels.^[90] The Mandalay Bay tower is built out in a Y-shaped layout.^[91] Rows of gold neon tubing run up the tower's sides, in between mirrored, gold-colored windows.^[92] Although the tower is 43 stories, the top four floors are numbered 60 through 63.^[67]^[68] Four Seasons occupies the 35th through 39th floors.^[7]^[74] The 40th through 42nd floors contain suites which are managed by Mandalay Bay.^[74] A club known as the Foundation Room operates on the top floor.^[93]

Delano Las Vegas originally opened in December 2003, as THEhotel at Mandalay Bay.^[94] It was renamed in 2014.^[95] Like the Mandalay Bay tower, Delano is also 43 stories.^[96] It has 1,117 rooms,^[97] all of them suites.^[98] It is marketed as a separate hotel.^[95]

The Mandalay Bay hotel rooms were upgraded in 2006, after MGM acquired the resort.^[99] A $100 million renovation of the rooms took place from 2015 to 2016.^[100]^[99]

Four Seasons

In June 1996, Circus Circus Enterprises announced its partnership with Four Seasons Hotels, which would manage a hotel connected to Mandalay Bay.^[101]^[102] The Four Seasons hotel opened along with the resort on March 2, 1999.^[103]^[104] It marks the first Las Vegas location for Four Seasons Hotels,^[105] a luxury hotel company which, for years, had wanted to open a property in the area.^[106] The Four Seasons was built to compete with a growing number of upscale Strip resorts such as Bellagio.^[107]^[108]

The Four Seasons includes 424 rooms, and has various amenities – including restaurants, lounges, a spa, and a health club – which are located in a two-story facility on the south side of the Mandalay Bay property.^[105] Most of the amenities at the Four Seasons are inaccessible to guests of Mandalay Bay.^[107] The hotel excludes gaming, although Mandalay Bay's casino and other amenities are open to guests of the Four Seasons.^[105]^[109]

The Four Seasons has been favorably received by guests.^[110]^[111]^[112] Since 1999, it has been a repeat winner of the AAA Five Diamond Award.^[113]^[114]^[115] It was the first hotel in the Las Vegas Valley to win the award,^[116]^[117]^[118] and in 2000, it became the first in the area to add a permanent kosher kitchen.^[119]^[120] A renovation of the hotel concluded in December 2012.^[45]

Restaurants and clubs

Aureole's four-story wine tower

Mandalay Bay originally had 15 restaurants,^[121] 11 of which were leased out.^[7] Most of the restaurants opened with the resort, while three others debuted later in 1999.^[122]^[123]

Among the restaurants was Aureole by chef Charlie Palmer, named after another restaurant of his in Manhattan.^[124]^[123] The Las Vegas Aureole was designed by Adam Tihany and included a four-story wine tower made of glass and steel.^[125] It could hold 10,000 wine bottles, which were retrieved by harnessed workers,^[123]^[126] referred to as wine angels.^[127] The tower is surrounded by stairs descending into the restaurant.^[128]^[129] Aureole closed in April 2023,^[130] making way for Retro, a new restaurant by sibling chefs Bryan and Michael Voltaggio.^[131] Retro features a 1980s and 1990s theme,^[132] and Aureole's wine tower was retained, serving as an exhibit space for various pop culture items.^[133]

Mandalay Bay also included Trattoria del Lupo, the first Italian restaurant by chef Wolfgang Puck.^[126] Other celebrity chefs include Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, who opened Border Grill.^[124]^[126]^[134] A Russian-themed restaurant, Red Square, featured a 16-foot headless statue of Vladimir Lenin at its entrance.^[126]^[135] It also included a walk-in vodka freezer with a bar top made of ice.^[123]^[126]^[136]

The resort also featured several Asian restaurants, including The Noodle Shop,^[123]^[137] and Shanghai Lily. The latter was designed by Tony Chi,^[126] and eventually closed in 2011.^[99] The entrance to another restaurant, China Grill, featured a moat and working drawbridge, which could be lifted to provide privacy for reserved parties.^[126] The adjacent China Grill Cafe and Zen Sum served dim sum on a conveyor belt counter, while robot carts with camera sensors brought food to diners elsewhere in the restaurant.^[123]^[126]

By 2001, a new fine dining restaurant had opened as "3950", named after the resort's address. It served steaks and seafood, and included a lounge area with live cam footage of the Shark Reef. The restaurant was designed and managed by Mandalay Bay, unlike most of the others at the resort.^[138]

Chef Hubert Keller opened Fleur de Lys, a French restaurant, in 2004. It operated for six years, before being remodeled and renamed as simply Fleur.^[139]^[140]^[141] In 2011, the restaurant began offering a $5,000 burger, which included a bottle of Petrus wine.^[142]^[143]^[144] Chef Fleur eventually departed Mandalay Bay in 2021, and the resort took over ownership and operations of his restaurant.^[145]

As of 2006, Mandalay Bay had 23 restaurants.^[75] That year, chef Michael Mina opened his first steakhouse there, StripSteak. It also serves seafood, and includes a 70-seat bar and lounge area, serving more than 600 types of wine and more than 100 Scotch malts.^[146]^[147] Numerous restaurants were added in 2013, as part of ongoing renovations.^[45] Two decades after Mandalay Bay's opening, four of its original restaurants remained in operation, including Aureole, Lupo, and Border Grill.^[148] Red Square closed later that year,^[136] and was eventually replaced by the S Bar.^[149]

A restaurant revamp began in 2023,^[150]^[151] and included the closure of Fleur.^[152] Mina is scheduled to replace it with a second restaurant, Orla, at the end of the year.^[150]^[151] Puck also closed Lupo with plans to open a new Italian restaurant in its place known as Caramá, expected to debut in 2024.^[153]^[154]

Rumjungle

Rumjungle, a restaurant and dance club,^[155] opened with the resort. The three-story Rumjungle included the world's largest rum bar and offered more than 100 varieties of rum. Guests would enter through an opening in a wall of flames.^[126] Rumjungle, which leased its space from the resort, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 2010, to prevent its eviction. It alleged that Mandalay Bay broke its contract agreement, which stated that Rumjungle would be the sole nightclub at the resort; in 2008, Mandalay Bay opened a lounge venue known as "eyecandy", and Rumjungle stated that its profits suffered since then.^[156]^[157] The resort countered that Rumjungle's financial problems were due to the latter's outdated facilities and the Great Recession. Mandalay Bay eventually prevailed in litigation and evicted Rumjungle in August 2010.^[158]^[159]^[160] A new nightclub, Light, opened in its in place in 2013, in partnership with The Light Group and Cirque du Soleil.^[45]^[161]^[162] It closed in 2022.^[163]^[164]

House of Blues

Mandalay Bay opened with a House of Blues music venue and restaurant, marking the chain's seventh location.^[165] The two-story House of Blues includes capacity for 1,800 people during concerts.^[166]^[93]^[167] It also has a 1,200 sq ft (110 m²) retail store.^[165] The Las Vegas House of Blues would compete against the Hard Rock Hotel, which was known for hosting rock performances at its Joint venue.^[166]^[93]^[168] House of Blues had wanted to open a Las Vegas location for years, and partnered with Mandalay Bay after discussions with the Las Vegas Hilton failed to produce an agreement.^[169] The venue has hosted numerous entertainers,^[170] including Carlos Santana, who began a residency in 2012.^[171]^[172] He has performed there for more than a decade, and extended his residency to May 2026.^[173] Two live albums were also recorded there: House of Yes: Live from House of Blues by Yes (2000),^[174] and Live in Las Vegas by Macy Gray (2005).^[175]

House of Blues also operates the Foundation Room, an upscale private bar and dining club on the hotel's top floor. It targets wealthy individuals, such as casino VIPs, corporate executives, and celebrities. Club membership is acquired through annual dues.^[28]^[93]^[165] In 2014, MGM agreed to pay a $500,000 fine after undercover police officers, during a sting operation, were provided with drugs and prostitutes at the Foundation Room by its employees.^[176]^[177] In 2020, the club removed a statue depicting Mahavira of the Jainism religion. Religious leaders had objected to the statue, calling its presence in a casino club inappropriate and disrespectful.^[178]^[179]

Mandalay Place

Mandalay Bay includes a mall known as The Shoppes at Mandalay Place.^[180] The resort initially had 13 retail shops upon opening, with a full shopping mall planned for property between Mandalay Bay and the Luxor.^[181]^[182]^[183] Circus Circus Enterprises partnered with Westcor to develop the mall,^[184] and Nordstrom was announced as an anchor tenant in May 1999,^[185] with the mall's opening scheduled for 2001.^[186] However, the project was set back after Westcor dropped out later in 1999,^[187] unable to secure a second anchor tenant.^[188] Construction stopped in 2000, after Nordstrom also backed out.^[189]^[187]^[190] In May 2002, Mandalay Resort Group announced that it would resume construction, with the mall scaled back from 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m²) to 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m²).^[191]

Mandalay Place eventually opened in October 2003. It included 41 retailers, located along a 310-foot skybridge connecting Mandalay Bay to the Luxor.^[192]^[193] It opened with several retailers not found elsewhere in Las Vegas, in an effort to attract locals as well as tourists.^[192]^[194]^[195]^[196] Tenants have also comprised several restaurants,^[193]^[195] including two by chef Rick Moonen.^[197]^[198]

Among the mall's notable retailers was the Reading Room,^[199] a bookstore popular for its author signings.^[200]^[201] The store was devised by Schaeffer,^[201]^[202] although the concept of a bookstore on the Strip was met with some skepticism. Schaeffer said, "What could be a more obvious place for a bookstore than a destination that has nearly 40 million visitors a year?"^[203] It was the only bookstore on the Strip until its closing in 2009.^[204]^[202]

Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce, a speakeasy with burlesque 1940s-style dancers, operated at Mandalay Place from 2004 to 2009.^[205]^[206]^[207] 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque opened in its place in 2014, serving as a cigar lounge with a Prohibition era theme. Its primary attraction consisted of performances by Holly Madison and a burlesque troupe.^[208]^[209] Because of a dispute with her business partners, Madison departed 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque later in 2014, and it was renamed 1923 Prohibition Bar.^[210]^[211]

Pool area

Mandalay Bay pool area

Wave pool

The resort includes an 11-acre pool area known as Mandalay Bay Beach,^[212] which features 2,700 tons of sand imported from California.^[213] One of the pools includes a wave machine producing six-foot waves. It was designed to host championship surfing.^[121] The pool area also features a lazy river,^[214] and includes a stage for summer concerts, a stable since the resort's opening.^[215] This popularized the concept of poolside concerts at Las Vegas resorts.^[216]

A topless sunbathing area known as Moorea Beach Club opened in 2003. It is named after Mo'orea, an island near Tahiti.^[217]^[218] The resort's pool area became popular among local families following the closure of the Wet 'n Wild water park in 2004.^[134] In 2013, The Light Group took over a 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m²) area of the pool space and converted it into a dayclub and nightclub, known as Daylight Beach Club and Eclipse respectively.^[162]

Shows

The resort includes the 1,800-seat Michael Jackson: One Theatre,^[219]^[220] originally known as the Mandalay Bay Theatre.^[74]^[121] Among Las Vegas tourists, entertainment offerings became increasingly popular during the 1990s, in addition to gambling. Circus Circus Enterprises believed that Las Vegas had evolved enough to support a full-time Broadway show.^[221]^[222] A production of the classic Broadway musical Chicago debuted at Mandalay Bay's 1999 grand opening and ran for one year.^[223]^[224] Storm, an original production show featuring Latin music, weather effects, and aerialists,^[225] ran from April 2001 to July 2002.^[226]^[227]^[228]^[229]

Both Chicago and Storm failed to achieve wide success. Schaeffer acknowledged that the resort needed "a more forceful and exciting show", prompting the addition of the Broadway musical Mamma Mia! in February 2003.^[230]^[231] It had a successful run which ended in January 2009,^[232] after approximately 2,300 performances.^[233] It was replaced by another Broadway show, Disney's The Lion King,^[232] which ran from May 2009 to December 2011.^[219]^[234]

During that time, resort executives realized that the property needed an A-list show, as many guests would travel elsewhere to see live entertainment. In response, Mandalay Bay partnered with Cirque du Soleil to create Michael Jackson: One,^[45]^[219] which eventually opened in May 2013. It is a music production show featuring numerous songs by late singer Michael Jackson.^[219]^[235]

In popular culture

Mandalay Bay made its film debut in the 1999 film Play It to the Bone, which shot in several areas of the resort.^[236]^[237] The first season of Las Vegas (2003) was also filmed partially at Mandalay Bay, which stood in as the fictional Montecito resort. Filming included the casino, lobby, and wave pool.^[238]^[239]^[240] A 2014 episode of Modern Family, titled "Las Vegas", was also filmed at Mandalay Bay.^[241]

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+|image=Mandalay Bay May 22 2023.jpg
 |rooms=3,209
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-|attractions=[[Mandalay Bay Convention Center]]<br>[[Michelob Ultra Arena]]<br>[[Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay|Shark Reef]]<br>[[House of Blues]]<br>Mandalay Beach<br>The Shoppes at Mandalay Place
+|attractions=[[Mandalay Bay Convention Center]]<br>[[Michelob Ultra Arena]]<br>[[Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay|Shark Reef]]<br>[[House of Blues]]<br>Mandalay Bay Beach<br>The Shoppes at Mandalay Place
+|shows=''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' (1999–2000)<br />''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'' (2003–2009)<br />''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'' (2009–2011)<br />''[[Michael Jackson: One]]''
-|shows=''[[Michael Jackson: One]]''
-|notable_restaurants=Aureole<br />Alain Ducasse Rivea<br />Charlie Palmer Steak<br />Fleur by Hubert Keller<br />Kumi<br />Lupo<br />Red Square<br />RM Seafood<br />Stripsteak<br />Border Grill Las Vegas
+|notable_restaurants=Aureole (1999–2023)<br />[[Fleur de Lys (restaurant)|Fleur]] (2004–2023)<br />Lupo (1999–2023)<br />[[Red Square (restaurant)|Red Square]] (1999–2019)<br />StripSteak<br />Border Grill
-|owner  =  [[Vici Properties]]<br>[[The Blackstone Group]]
+|owner  =  [[Vici Properties]]
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+|renovations = 2003, 2006, 2012-13, 2015-16
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-'''Mandalay Bay''' is a 43-story luxury [[resort]] and [[casino]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. It is owned by [[Vici Properties]] and [[The Blackstone Group]] and operated by [[MGM Resorts International]]. One of the property's towers operates as the [[Delano Las Vegas|Delano]]; the [[Four Seasons Hotel]] is independently operated within the Mandalay Bay tower, occupying five floors (35–39).
+'''Mandalay Bay''' is a 43-story luxury [[resort]] and [[casino]] at the south end of the [[Las Vegas Strip]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. It is owned by [[Vici Properties]] and operated by [[MGM Resorts International]]. It was developed by [[Circus Circus Enterprises]] and completed at a cost of $950 million. It opened on March 2, 1999, on the former site of the [[Hacienda (resort)|Hacienda]] hotel-casino. MGM acquired Mandalay Bay in 2005, and [[The Blackstone Group]] became a co-owner in 2020. Vici acquired MGM's ownership stake in 2022.
+Mandalay Bay has a tropical [[South Seas]] theme and covers {{convert|120|acre|abbr=on}}. It includes a {{convert|147992|sqft|abbr=on}} casino and 3,209 rooms. The 43-story tower includes a [[Four Seasons Hotels|Four Seasons]] hotel, which has rooms on floors 35 through 39. It is managed separately from the Mandalay Bay hotel. In 1999, the Four Seasons became the first Las Vegas hotel to win the [[AAA Five Diamond Award]].
-Mandalay Bay has 3,209 hotel rooms,<ref name="Manbayfactsheet">{{Cite web |url=http://newsroom.mgmresorts.com/mandalay-bay/fact-sheets/mandalay-bay-fact-sheet.htm |title=Mandalay Bay Fact Sheet |access-date=2018-06-15 |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616001933/http://newsroom.mgmresorts.com/mandalay-bay/fact-sheets/mandalay-bay-fact-sheet.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> 24 elevators and a casino of {{convert|135000|sqft}}. Adjacent to the hotel is the  {{convert|2|e6sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[Mandalay Bay Convention Center]] and the 12,000-seat [[Michelob Ultra Arena]]. The [[Mandalay Bay Tram]] connects the resort to its sister properties, [[Excalibur Hotel and Casino|Excalibur]] and [[Luxor Hotel|Luxor]], all three of which were constructed by [[Circus Circus Enterprises]] before its sale to MGM.
+Several additions opened in 2003, including the [[Mandalay Bay Convention Center]], and a second hotel tower, [[THEhotel at Mandalay Bay]]. It has 1,117 rooms, and was renamed Delano Las Vegas in 2014. A shopping mall, Mandalay Place, was also added in 2003. Other features include a [[House of Blues]] club, the [[Shark Reef]] aquatic attraction, and an events center known as [[Michelob Ultra Arena]]. The resort also has an 1,800-seat theater, which has hosted several Broadway shows, including ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' (1999–2000), ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'' (2003–2009), and ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'' (2009–2011). Since 2013, the theater has hosted ''[[Michael Jackson: One]]''.
+In 2017, gunman [[Stephen Paddock]] [[2017 Las Vegas shooting|opened fire from the hotel's 32nd floor]], killing 60 people in attendance at an outdoor music festival nearby. It is the deadliest shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history.
 ==History==
 [[File:Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay (10637310146).jpg|thumb|View from the Mandalay Bay hotel looking north (2003)]]
-Mandalay Bay was built on the former site of the [[Hacienda (resort)|Hacienda]] hotel and casino at the southern end of the [[Las Vegas Strip]]. In 1995, [[Circus Circus Enterprises]] purchased the Hacienda for $80 million and an adjacent {{convert|74|acre|adj=on}} site, directly south, for $73 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Circus Circus buys hotel, land in Las Vegas|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|date=March 7, 1995|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0ED3D5AC94993DC7&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref> That June, plans were announced for a new resort project, tentatively known as Milennium, to replace the Hacienda.<ref>{{cite news |title=Circus Circus unveils next L.V. megaresort |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/153367729/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=June 23, 1995 |access-date=August 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
+Mandalay Bay was built on the former site of the [[Hacienda (resort)|Hacienda]] hotel and casino at the southern end of the [[Las Vegas Strip]]. In 1995, [[Circus Circus Enterprises]] purchased the Hacienda for $80 million and an adjacent {{convert|74|acre|adj=on}} site, directly south, for $73 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Circus Circus buys hotel, land in Las Vegas|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|date=March 7, 1995|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0ED3D5AC94993DC7&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref> That June, plans were announced for a new resort project, tentatively known as Millennium, to replace the Hacienda.<ref>{{cite news |title=Circus Circus unveils next L.V. megaresort |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/153367729/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=June 23, 1995 |access-date=August 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
 The Hacienda closed on December 1, 1996, and was demolished on [[New Year's Eve]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hacienda goes quietly into night|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=December 2, 1996|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13270E06ADF22178&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Historic Hacienda hotel is now history|newspaper=UPI|date=January 1, 1997|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/01/01/Historic-Hacienda-hotel-is-now-history/2969852094800/|access-date=October 5, 2017}}</ref> Details about its replacement were unveiled on the same day; the tropical-themed resort, now known under the working title "Project Paradise", had an estimated budget of $800 million to $1 billion, with completion expected by the end of 1998. The target clientele would be higher-end compared to Circus' prior resorts,<ref>{{cite news|title=Circus Circus creating Paradise on south Strip|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Dave|last=Berns|date=January 1, 1997|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD38E026CABC0C3&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref name=Paradise>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Gary |title=Paradise to be part of Vegas Strip |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/dec/31/paradise-to-be-part-of-vegas-strip/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 31, 1996}}</ref> competing against [[The Mirage]] and new properties such as the [[The Venetian Las Vegas|Venetian]] and [[Paris Las Vegas|Paris]] resorts.<ref name=Cadillac>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=The Cadillac Strategy |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-28-Sun-1999/news/10679524.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 28, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010630133949/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-28-Sun-1999/news/10679524.html |archive-date=June 30, 2001}}</ref> It was planned as part of a larger project known as the Masterplan Mile, a complex which would include two other new resorts by Circus,<ref name=Paradise/><ref>{{cite news |last=Schumacher |first=Geoff |title=Circus Circus plans new project with 13,800 new rooms |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/mar/21/circus-circus-plans-new-project-with-13800-new-roo/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 21, 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Edwards |first=John G. |title=Circus paves way for resort projects |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Mar-22-Sat-1997/business/5078167.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 22, 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970719080850/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Mar-22-Sat-1997/business/5078167.html |archive-date=July 19, 1997}}</ref> although these never materialized.
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 Mandalay Bay opened at 10:00 p.m. on March 2, 1999, following a private opening for VIPs earlier in the day that included numerous celebrities.<ref name=Beckon>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Beaches, blues Broadway beckon |url=http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-03-Wed-1999/news/10721671.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 3, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991003044011/http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-03-Wed-1999/news/10721671.html |archive-date=October 3, 1999}}</ref><ref name=Public/><ref name=Wilen>{{cite news |last=Wilen |first=John |title=Public, Wall Street impressed by Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/03/public-wall-street-impressed-by-mandalay-bay/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 3, 1999}}</ref> Grand opening festivities included the [[Blues Brothers]] ([[Dan Aykroyd]], [[James Belushi]], and [[John Goodman]]) leading a procession of 200 motorcycles to Mandalay Bay's front doors. Later, they performed at the resort's [[House of Blues]] club, as did [[Bob Dylan]].<ref name=Public>{{cite news|title=Public eyes new $1 billion resort; Wall Street watches for the numbers|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Robert|last=Macy|date=March 2, 1999|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/02/public-eyes-new-1-billion-resort-wall-street-watch/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bono enlivens Dylan's House of Blues show|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=March 4, 1999|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD391DFEA06CB61&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sound Check: Blues Brothers help Mandalay's House become a home |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/05/sound-check-blues-brothers-help-mandalays-house-be/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 5, 1999}}</ref> Mandalay Bay employed 5,000 people, with 30 percent coming from other Circus Circus properties.<ref name=Puppel/> The company changed its name to Mandalay Resort Group later in 1999, reflecting its flagship property.<ref>{{cite news|title=Circus Circus holders clear name change|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Gary|last=Thompson|date=June 18, 1999|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/jun/18/circus-circus-holders-clear-name-change/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
-In 2002, Mandalay Bay sought approval from the U.S. and Chinese governments to import two panda bears for exhibit at the resort.<ref>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Mandalay ponders the bear necessities |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2002/Jul-16-Tue-2002/business/19194755.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 16, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020804081555/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2002/Jul-16-Tue-2002/business/19194755.html |archive-date=August 4, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pandas at Mandalay Bay |url=https://knpr.org/knpr/2002-08/pandas-mandalay-bay |website=Nevada Public Radio |access-date=August 26, 2022 |date=August 13, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Panda project draws protest |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/aug/12/panda-project-draws-protest/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 12, 2002}}</ref> The property would build a glass-domed structure for the animals, next to the resort's [[Shark Reef]] aquatic attraction and away from the casino floor. The panda exhibit would generate up to $50 million a year, which would be given to the Chinese government to further conservation efforts for the species. Critics viewed the proposed exhibit as an exploitative way to attract casino patrons.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pianin |first=Eric |title=Casino Bets Pandas Will Be a Giant Draw |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/07/14/casino-bets-pandas-will-be-a-giant-draw/5282ea76-5aef-48d6-9d8b-825e1fea7fda/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=The Washington Post |date=July 14, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ordine |first=Bill |title=Vegas resort's panda pursuit may bear tourists |url=https://www.chron.com/life/travel/article/Vegas-resort-s-panda-pursuit-may-bear-tourists-2113935.php |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=October 13, 2002}}</ref> Ultimately, the resort did not gain approval to import the animals.<ref>{{cite news |last=McKee |first=David |title=New Jersey goes after Icahn; No pandas for Resorts World |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/stiffs-and-georges/new-jersey-goes-after-icahn-no-pandas-for-resorts-world/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=October 25, 2016}}</ref>
+In 2002, Mandalay Bay sought approval from the U.S. and Chinese governments to import two panda bears for exhibit at the resort.<ref>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Mandalay ponders the bear necessities |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2002/Jul-16-Tue-2002/business/19194755.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 16, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020804081555/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2002/Jul-16-Tue-2002/business/19194755.html |archive-date=August 4, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pandas at Mandalay Bay |url=https://knpr.org/knpr/2002-08/pandas-mandalay-bay |website=Nevada Public Radio |access-date=August 26, 2022 |date=August 13, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Panda project draws protest |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/aug/12/panda-project-draws-protest/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 12, 2002}}</ref> The property would build a glass-domed structure for the animals, next to the resort's [[Shark Reef]] aquatic attraction and away from the casino floor. The panda exhibit would generate up to $50 million a year, which would be given to the Chinese government to further conservation efforts for the species. Critics viewed the proposed exhibit as an exploitative way to attract casino patrons.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pianin |first=Eric |title=Casino Bets Pandas Will Be a Giant Draw |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/07/14/casino-bets-pandas-will-be-a-giant-draw/5282ea76-5aef-48d6-9d8b-825e1fea7fda/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 14, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ordine |first=Bill |title=Vegas resort's panda pursuit may bear tourists |url=https://www.chron.com/life/travel/article/Vegas-resort-s-panda-pursuit-may-bear-tourists-2113935.php |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=October 13, 2002}}</ref> Ultimately, the resort did not gain approval to import the animals.<ref>{{cite news |last=McKee |first=David |title=New Jersey goes after Icahn; No pandas for Resorts World |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/stiffs-and-georges/new-jersey-goes-after-icahn-no-pandas-for-resorts-world/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=October 25, 2016}}</ref>
+In 2003, the resort added a convention center and a second hotel tower.<ref>{{cite news|title=Convention center opening pushed to January 2003|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=October 16, 2001|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/oct/16/convention-center-opening-pushed-to-january-2003/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=First convention at new venue showcases pool, spa industry|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=January 6, 2003|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jan/06/first-convention-at-new-venue-showcases-pool-spa-i/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New tower, THEhotel, opens at Strip resort|newspaper=Las Vegas Business Press|first=Barbara|last=Scherzer|date=December 19, 2003|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1246107172F8D7E8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref> Two years later, the resort was bought by [[MGM Mirage]] as part of its acquisition of Mandalay Resort Group.<ref>{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Mandalay Bay deal comes over 2 years after Las Vegas shooting |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/real-estate-insider/mandalay-bay-deal-comes-over-2-years-after-las-vegas-shooting-1938294/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 18, 2020}}</ref> In 2006, Mandalay Bay was investigated by the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] over complaints that the resort failed to comply with the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mandalay Bay undergoes ADA scrutiny |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Mandalay%20Bay%20undergoes%20ADA%20scrutiny%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=March 6, 2006 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The property eventually spent $20 million to correct the entry doors of 3,000 hotel rooms, as they were deemed too narrow.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mandalay Bay files lawsuit against consultant for doors being too narrow |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/nov/01/doors-mandalay-bay-too-narrow/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Resort sues over 3,000 doors |url=https://www.upi.com/Business_News/2011/11/02/Resort-sues-over-3000-doors/23281320274058/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=UPI |date=November 2, 2011}}</ref> The resort's first major renovation began in late 2012, and continued into the next year, improving various areas of the property.<ref name=Facelift>{{cite news |last=Sylvester |first=Ron |title=Mandalay Bay in midst of major facelift, its first in 14 years |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/real-estate/2013/jan/21/mandalay-bay-midst-major-facelift-its-first-14-yea/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=VegasInc |date=January 21, 2013}}</ref>
-Construction of a major convention center at Mandalay Bay had begun in June 2001, with its opening originally set for mid-2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mandalay Bay plans mammoth center|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=David|last=Strow|date=April 27, 2001|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/apr/27/mandalay-bay-plans-mammoth-center/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Road work to tie up traffic|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=June 11, 2001|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/jun/11/news-briefs-for-june-11-2001/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> After a delay in the wake of the [[September 11, 2001]] attacks, the [[Mandalay Bay Convention Center]] opened in January 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Convention center opening pushed to January 2003|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=October 16, 2001|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/oct/16/convention-center-opening-pushed-to-january-2003/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=First convention at new venue showcases pool, spa industry|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=January 6, 2003|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jan/06/first-convention-at-new-venue-showcases-pool-spa-i/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> With {{convert|1.5|e6sqft|m2}} of space, it was the fifth largest convention center in the nation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Drawing on business travelers|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Chris|last=Jones|date=January 4, 2003|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F86690C9390C8E9&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref>
-On May 23, 2002, the Mandalay Resort Group announced a second 1,122-room hotel tower, with a cost of at least $200 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mandalay building all-suite tower|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Liz|last=Benston|date=May 24, 2002|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/may/24/mandalay-building-all-suite-tower/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> Construction began on the project in September 2002. The name of the tower, [[THEhotel at Mandalay Bay]], was revealed in October 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Company finalizes name for new tower|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=October 15, 2003|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/oct/15/company-finalizes-name-for-new-tower/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> The tower opened on December 17, 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=New tower, THEhotel, opens at Strip resort|newspaper=Las Vegas Business Press|first=Barbara|last=Scherzer|date=December 19, 2003|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1246107172F8D7E8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref> Two years later, the resort was bought by [[MGM Mirage]] as part of its acquisition of Mandalay Resort Group.<ref>{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Mandalay Bay deal comes over 2 years after Las Vegas shooting |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/real-estate-insider/mandalay-bay-deal-comes-over-2-years-after-las-vegas-shooting-1938294/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 18, 2020}}</ref> In 2006, Mandalay Bay was investigated by the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] over complaints that the resort failed to comply with the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mandalay Bay undergoes ADA scrutiny |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Mandalay%20Bay%20undergoes%20ADA%20scrutiny%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=March 6, 2006 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The property eventually spent $20 million to correct the entry doors of 3,000 hotel rooms, as they were deemed too narrow.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mandalay Bay files lawsuit against consultant for doors being too narrow |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/nov/01/doors-mandalay-bay-too-narrow/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Resort sues over 3,000 doors |url=https://www.upi.com/Business_News/2011/11/02/Resort-sues-over-3000-doors/23281320274058/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=UPI |date=November 2, 2011}}</ref> The resort's first major renovation began in late 2012, and continued into the next year, improving various areas of the property.<ref name=Facelift>{{cite news |last=Sylvester |first=Ron |title=Mandalay Bay in midst of major facelift, its first in 14 years |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/real-estate/2013/jan/21/mandalay-bay-midst-major-facelift-its-first-14-yea/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=VegasInc |date=January 21, 2013}}</ref>
 Stunt performer [[Andy Lewis (performer)|Andy Lewis]] achieved a new [[slacklining]] record at Mandalay Bay in 2013, walking 360 feet across a loose rope situated 480 feet above the property.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jay |title=Las Vegas: Slackliner to attempt world record at Mandalay Bay |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-las-vegas-slackline-world-record-attempt-20131010-story.html |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=World-record slackline walk 480 feet above Las Vegas Strip |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/10/17/world-record-slackline-walk-480-feet-above-las-vegas-strip/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=The Mercury News |agency=Associated Press |date=October 17, 2013}}</ref>
-In January 2020, Mandalay Bay was named the pre- and post-game venue for the [[Las Vegas Raiders]], a football team which plays at the [[Allegiant Stadium]] directly west of the resort.<ref>{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=Mandalay Bay to be Las Vegas Raiders pre-game, post-game venue |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mandalay-bay-to-be-las-vegas-raiders-pre-game-post-game-venue-1941927/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> That month, MGM Resorts also announced that it would sell the Mandalay Bay to a joint venture consisting of [[MGM Growth Properties]] and [[The Blackstone Group]]. MGM would own 50.1 percent of the joint venture, and Blackstone would own the remainder. The Mandalay Bay would be leased to MGM Resorts, which would continue to operate the resort.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sayre |first1=Katherine |last2=Gottfried |first2=Miriam |last3=Lombardo |first3=Cara |title=MGM Resorts Agrees to Sell MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay to Joint Venture Including Blackstone |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/mgm-resorts-nears-deal-to-sell-mgm-grand-mandalay-bay-to-joint-venture-including-blackstone-11579006815 |website=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=January 14, 2020 |date=January 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MGM Resorts selling MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay for about $2.5B |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2020/jan/14/mgm-resorts-selling-mgm-grand-mandalay-bay-for-abo/ |access-date=January 14, 2020 |agency=Associated Press |date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> The deal was finalized a month later.<ref>{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=MGM's REIT anticipates more growth after Mandalay, MGM Grand deals |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mgms-reit-anticipates-more-growth-after-mandalay-mgm-grand-deals-1957694/ |access-date=March 11, 2020 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> [[Vici Properties]] acquired MGM Growth in April 2022.<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=August 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 2, 2022}}</ref>
+In January 2020, Mandalay Bay was named the pre- and post-game venue for the [[Las Vegas Raiders]], a football team which plays at the [[Allegiant Stadium]] directly west of the resort.<ref>{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=Mandalay Bay to be Las Vegas Raiders pre-game, post-game venue |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mandalay-bay-to-be-las-vegas-raiders-pre-game-post-game-venue-1941927/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> That month, MGM Resorts also announced that it would sell Mandalay Bay to a joint venture consisting of [[MGM Growth Properties]] and [[The Blackstone Group]]. MGM would own 50.1 percent of the joint venture, and Blackstone would own the remainder. Mandalay Bay would be leased to MGM Resorts, which would continue to operate the resort.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sayre |first1=Katherine |last2=Gottfried |first2=Miriam |last3=Lombardo |first3=Cara |title=MGM Resorts Agrees to Sell MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay to Joint Venture Including Blackstone |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/mgm-resorts-nears-deal-to-sell-mgm-grand-mandalay-bay-to-joint-venture-including-blackstone-11579006815 |website=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=January 14, 2020 |date=January 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MGM Resorts selling MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay for about $2.5B |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2020/jan/14/mgm-resorts-selling-mgm-grand-mandalay-bay-for-abo/ |access-date=January 14, 2020 |agency=Associated Press |date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> The deal was finalized in February 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=MGM's REIT anticipates more growth after Mandalay, MGM Grand deals |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mgms-reit-anticipates-more-growth-after-mandalay-mgm-grand-deals-1957694/ |access-date=March 11, 2020 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> [[Vici Properties]] bought MGM Growth in April 2022, and then bought out Blackstone's stake in Mandalay Bay in January 2023.<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=August 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Casino landlord closes buyout of MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|author=Eli Segall|date=January 9, 2023|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/casino-landlord-closes-buyout-of-mgm-grand-mandalay-bay-2709131/|accessdate=2023-01-11}}</ref>
 === 2017 mass shooting ===
 {{Main|2017 Las Vegas shooting}}
-On October 1, 2017, gunman [[Stephen Paddock]] opened fire from his room on the hotel's 32nd floor. He targeted concertgoers attending a music festival, located diagonally across from the resort. He killed 60 people and wounded 867 others, before killing himself as authorities approached his room.<ref>{{cite news |title=59 dead, hundreds hurt at Vegas concert in deadliest mass shooting in U.S. |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/10/02/59-dead-hundreds-hurt-at-Vegas-concert-in-deadliest-mass-shooting-in-US/1061506934022/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=UPI |date=October 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How police zeroed in on the Las Vegas gunman |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/07/how-police-zeroed-las-vegas-gunman/737178001/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=USA Today |date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> The incident is the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history.<ref name="deadliest">{{cite news |last1=Nestel |first1=M.L. |last2=Miller |first2=Andrea |date=October 3, 2017 |title=These are the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history |work=[[ABC News]] |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/10-deadliest-mass-shootings-modern-us-history/story?id=50234345 |access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref>
+On October 1, 2017, gunman [[Stephen Paddock]] opened fire from his room on the hotel's 32nd floor. He targeted concertgoers attending a music festival, located diagonally across from the resort. He killed 60 people and wounded approximately 867 others, before killing himself as authorities approached his room.<ref>{{cite news |title=59 dead, hundreds hurt at Vegas concert in deadliest mass shooting in U.S. |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/10/02/59-dead-hundreds-hurt-at-Vegas-concert-in-deadliest-mass-shooting-in-US/1061506934022/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=UPI |date=October 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How police zeroed in on the Las Vegas gunman |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/07/how-police-zeroed-las-vegas-gunman/737178001/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=USA Today |date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> The incident is the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history.<ref name="deadliest">{{cite news |last1=Nestel |first1=M.L. |last2=Miller |first2=Andrea |date=October 3, 2017 |title=These are the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/10-deadliest-mass-shootings-modern-us-history/story?id=50234345 |access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref>
-Mandalay Bay remained open following the shooting.<ref>{{cite news |last=Prince |first=Todd |title=Day after massacre, Mandalay Bay remains eerily quiet |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/day-after-massacre-mandalay-bay-remains-eerily-quiet/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name=Staff>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Thomas |title=Mandalay Bay staff reduction result of Oct. 1 shooting attack |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/nov/12/mandalay-bay-staff-reduction-result-of-oct-1-shoot/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 12, 2017}}</ref> Hospitality experts believed the massacre would have only a minimal impact on the resort's revenue.<ref>{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Hospitality experts say Mandalay Bay brand will survive massacre |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/hospitality-experts-say-mandalay-bay-brand-will-survive-massacre/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> Several hundred workers, out of 7,400, were laid off as a result of decreased visitation due to the shooting. MGM had also paused its marketing of the resort after the incident, which contributed to profit losses.<ref name=Staff/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Crosby |first1=Rachel |last2=Prince |first2=Todd |title=Mandalay Bay employees see schedules cut in Las Vegas shooting’s aftermath |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mandalay-bay-employees-see-schedules-cut-in-las-vegas-shootings-aftermath/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> Finances gradually improved,<ref name=Footing>{{cite news |last1=Prince |first1=Todd |last2=Raz |first2=Nicole |title=Mandalay Bay struggles to find footing after Las Vegas shooting |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mandalay-bay-struggles-to-find-footing-after-las-vegas-shooting/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Akers |first=Mick |title=MGM says Mandalay Bay business recovering after Oct. 1 shooting |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/feb/20/mgm-says-mandalay-bay-business-recovering-after-oc/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 20, 2018}}</ref> with a near-full recovery in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schulz |first=Bailey |title=2 years after Las Vegas shooting, Mandalay Bay regaining footing |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/2-years-after-las-vegas-shooting-mandalay-bay-regaining-footing-1863781/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 4, 2019}}</ref>
+Mandalay Bay remained open following the shooting.<ref>{{cite news |last=Prince |first=Todd |title=Day after massacre, Mandalay Bay remains eerily quiet |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/day-after-massacre-mandalay-bay-remains-eerily-quiet/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name=Staff>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Thomas |title=Mandalay Bay staff reduction result of Oct. 1 shooting attack |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/nov/12/mandalay-bay-staff-reduction-result-of-oct-1-shoot/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 12, 2017}}</ref> Hospitality experts believed the massacre would have only a minimal impact on the resort's revenue.<ref>{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Hospitality experts say Mandalay Bay brand will survive massacre |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/hospitality-experts-say-mandalay-bay-brand-will-survive-massacre/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> Several hundred workers, out of 7,400, were laid off as a result of decreased visitation due to the shooting. MGM had also paused its marketing of the resort after the incident, which contributed to profit losses.<ref name=Staff/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Crosby |first1=Rachel |last2=Prince |first2=Todd |title=Mandalay Bay employees see schedules cut in Las Vegas shooting's aftermath |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mandalay-bay-employees-see-schedules-cut-in-las-vegas-shootings-aftermath/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> Finances gradually improved,<ref name=Footing>{{cite news |last1=Prince |first1=Todd |last2=Raz |first2=Nicole |title=Mandalay Bay struggles to find footing after Las Vegas shooting |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mandalay-bay-struggles-to-find-footing-after-las-vegas-shooting/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Akers |first=Mick |title=MGM says Mandalay Bay business recovering after Oct. 1 shooting |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/feb/20/mgm-says-mandalay-bay-business-recovering-after-oc/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 20, 2018}}</ref> with a near-full recovery in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schulz |first=Bailey |title=2 years after Las Vegas shooting, Mandalay Bay regaining footing |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/2-years-after-las-vegas-shooting-mandalay-bay-regaining-footing-1863781/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 4, 2019}}</ref>
-Resort security was increased as a result of the shooting,<ref name=Footing/><ref>{{cite news |last=Prince |first=Todd |title=Mandalay Bay adds elevator security after Las Vegas shooting |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mandalay-bay-adds-elevator-security-after-las-vegas-shooting/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> while MGM announced that it had no plans to rent Paddock's suite out to future guests.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Thomas |title=MGM: No plans to rent gunman’s room at Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/oct/19/mgm-no-plans-to-ever-rent-gunmans-room-at-mandalay/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Etehad |first=Melissa |title=Mandalay Bay room 32135 will never see another guest. Here's what has happened to other mass shooting sites |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-vegas-mass-shootings-sites-20171020-htmlstory.html |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> Floors 31 through 34 were renumbered as 56 through 59.<ref name=renumber>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jay |title=Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay to renumber hotel floors after October shooting |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/la-tr-las-vegas-mandalay-bay-renumbering-floors-after-deadly-october-shooting-20180208-story.html |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name=renumbering>{{cite news |last=Prince |first=Todd |title=Mandalay Bay renumbering floor associated with Las Vegas shooting |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/mandalay-bay-renumbering-floor-associated-with-las-vegas-shooting-1304543/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> Numerous lawsuits were filed against MGM by the shooting survivors, alleging inadequate preventative measures at Mandalay Bay.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pearce |first=Matt |title=Mandalay Bay and concert promoter sued by hundreds of Las Vegas massacre survivors |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-vegas-lawsuits-20171120-story.html |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 20, 2017}}</ref> The company and plaintiffs eventually settled for $800 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |title=Mandalay Bay Las Vegas Mass Shooting Victims & Families Settle For $800M In Damages |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/mgm-resorts-las-vegas-mass-shooting-damages-to-victims-settled-for-800m-1234589137/ |website=Deadline |access-date=August 25, 2022 |date=September 30, 2020}}</ref>
+Resort security was increased as a result of the shooting,<ref name=Footing/><ref>{{cite news |last=Prince |first=Todd |title=Mandalay Bay adds elevator security after Las Vegas shooting |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mandalay-bay-adds-elevator-security-after-las-vegas-shooting/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> while MGM announced that it had no plans to rent Paddock's suite out to future guests.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Thomas |title=MGM: No plans to rent gunman's room at Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/oct/19/mgm-no-plans-to-ever-rent-gunmans-room-at-mandalay/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Etehad |first=Melissa |title=Mandalay Bay room 32135 will never see another guest. Here's what has happened to other mass shooting sites |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-vegas-mass-shootings-sites-20171020-htmlstory.html |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> Floors 31 through 34 were renumbered as 56 through 59.<ref name=renumber>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jay |title=Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay to renumber hotel floors after October shooting |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/la-tr-las-vegas-mandalay-bay-renumbering-floors-after-deadly-october-shooting-20180208-story.html |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name=renumbering>{{cite news |last=Prince |first=Todd |title=Mandalay Bay renumbering floor associated with Las Vegas shooting |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/mandalay-bay-renumbering-floor-associated-with-las-vegas-shooting-1304543/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> Numerous lawsuits were filed against MGM by the shooting survivors, alleging inadequate preventative measures at Mandalay Bay.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pearce |first=Matt |title=Mandalay Bay and concert promoter sued by hundreds of Las Vegas massacre survivors |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-vegas-lawsuits-20171120-story.html |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 20, 2017}}</ref> The company and plaintiffs eventually settled for $800 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |title=Mandalay Bay Las Vegas Mass Shooting Victims & Families Settle For $800M In Damages |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/mgm-resorts-las-vegas-mass-shooting-damages-to-victims-settled-for-800m-1234589137/ |website=Deadline |access-date=August 25, 2022 |date=September 30, 2020}}</ref>
-== Hotels ==
+==Features==
+{{multiple image
+ | align= left
+ | direction = vertical
+ | image1 = Mandalay Bay (4132644645).jpg
+ | caption1 = Exterior of entrance on [[Las Vegas Boulevard]], featuring [[griffin]] statues.<ref>{{cite web |last=Craven |first=Jackie |title=The Griffin in Architecture and Design |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/the-griffin-in-architecture-and-design-177281 |website=ThoughtCo |access-date=August 29, 2022 |date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>
+ | image2 = Entrance area at Mandalay Bay.jpg
+ | caption2 = Interior entrance
+}}
+The Mandalay Bay complex occupies 120 acres.<ref>{{cite web |last=Oster |first=Erik |title=RPA Shows off Mandalay Bay with 'Resortist' Extension |url=https://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/rpa-shows-off-mandalay-bay-with-resortist-expansion/65289/ |website=Adweek |access-date=August 29, 2022 |date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> The resort includes a {{convert|147992|sqft|abbr=on}} casino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428|title=Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage|publisher=[[Nevada Gaming Control Board]]|date=March 6, 2018 |access-date=August 28, 2022 |page=6}}</ref> It initially opened with {{convert|135000|sqft|abbr=on}} of gaming space, featuring 122 table games and 2,400 slot machines.<ref name=Main>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Gary |title=Mandalay Bay's main design: Building respect for Circus |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/jan/29/mandalay-bays-main-design-building-respect-for-cir/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=January 29, 1999}}</ref> As of 2006, the casino had one of the largest sports books in Las Vegas, with a wall of 31 television screens.<ref name=Harrison/> The casino floor was renovated in 2013, with new carpeting and chairs added.<ref name=Facelift/> The sports book was updated in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Akers |first=Mick |title=With NFL neighbor on the way, Mandalay Bay spruces up sports book |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2018/sep/29/raiders-on-way-mandalay-bay-spruces-sports-book/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=VegasInc |date=September 29, 2018}}</ref>
+Mandalay Bay has a tropical [[South Seas]] theme.<ref name=Paradise/><ref>{{cite book |last=Schwartz |first=David G. |title=Cutting The Wire: Gaming Prohibition And The Internet |date=2005 |publisher=University of Nevada Press |isbn=978-0-87417-653-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YGyVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT317 |access-date=August 29, 2022}}</ref> Water features, including numerous fountains, are present throughout the resort.<ref name=Cadillac/> The hotel lobby features a two-story aquarium containing 12,600 gallons of water.<ref>{{cite news |last=Macy |first=Robert |title=Last-minute flurry as Mandalay Bay opens Tuesday |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/01/last-minute-flurry-as-mandalay-bay-opens-tuesday/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 1, 1999}}</ref> The resort also has an aquatic attraction known as [[Shark Reef]], which includes a {{convert|1300000|USgal|L|abbr=on}} aquarium. The $40 million facility opened on June 20, 2000,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hogan |first=Jan |title=Mandalay Bay set to open aquarium |url=http://www.lvrj.com:80/lvrj_home/2000/Jun-19-Mon-2000/business/13795953.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=19 June 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020220181215/http://www.lvrj.com:80/lvrj_home/2000/Jun-19-Mon-2000/business/13795953.html |archive-date=20 February 2002}}</ref> and contains the largest aquarium on the Strip,<ref>{{cite news |title=Vegas Aquarium Fish Love Being In Over Their Heads |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-08-mn-22877-story.html |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |date=February 8, 2001}}</ref> featuring mostly sharks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Curator glad to add some teeth to Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/curator-glad-to-add-some-teeth-to-mandalay-bays-shark-reef/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 9, 2007}}</ref>
-=== Four Seasons Hotel ===
-Five floors (floors 35–39) of the main hotel building are occupied by the five-star and [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] Five-Diamond [[Four Seasons Hotel]] Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 9, 2006 |url=http://www.fourseasons.com/lasvegas/guest_rooms_and_suites.html |title=Guest rooms and suites |work=Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas |access-date=June 15, 2006}}</ref>
+The 12,000-seat [[Mandalay Bay Events Center]] opened on April 10, 1999,<ref name=Apr99>{{cite news |last=Paskevich |first=Michael |title=Unmatched Success: World-famous Pavarotti will kick off arena's opening |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Apr-09-Fri-1999/weekly/10941075.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 9, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508222804/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Apr-09-Fri-1999/weekly/10941075.html |archive-date=May 8, 1999}}</ref> and was renamed the Michelob Ultra Arena in 2021. It has hosted numerous entertainers as well as sports games.<ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Mandalay Bay venue gets a new name: Michelob Ultra Arena |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/feb/11/mandalay-bay-michelob-ultra-arena/ |access-date=August 29, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 11, 2021}}</ref>
-=== Delano Las Vegas (adjacent building) ===
-{{Main|Delano Las Vegas}}
-The resort's second tower, with 45 stories and 1,117 suites, previously operated as THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, now operates as Delano Las Vegas. Each suite is at least {{convert|750|sqft}}.
+Construction on another facility, the [[Mandalay Bay Convention Center]], began in 2001. Work was temporarily stopped due to the [[economic impact of the September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Convention center opening pushed to January 2003 |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/oct/16/convention-center-opening-pushed-to-january-2003/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 16, 2001}}</ref> It eventually opened in January 2003, and is among the largest convention centers in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news|title=Drawing on business travelers|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Chris|last=Jones|date=January 4, 2003|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F86690C9390C8E9&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref> Convention business makes up a significant portion of the resort's revenue.<ref name=Facelift/><ref name=Footing/>
-==Attractions==
-===Shows===
-A production of the classic Broadway musical ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' debuted at Mandalay Bay's 1999 grand opening and ran for one year.<ref>{{cite news|title='Chicago' toddles into Vegas|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=March 3, 1999|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/03/chicago-toddles-into-vegas/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Chicago' to close after impressive showing on Strip|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Michael|last=Paskevich|date=February 27, 2000|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD3934A2C670434&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref> ''Storm'', an original production show featuring Latin music, ran from April 2001 to July 2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yet another 'Storm' warning|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Kate|last=Maddox|date=April 10, 2001|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/apr/10/columnist-kate-maddox-yet-another-storm-warning/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Taking the wind out of 'Storm's sails|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Joe|last=Delaney|date=April 20, 2001|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/apr/20/taking-the-wind-out-of-storms-sails/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Storm' to end Mandalay Bay run July 28|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Norm|last=Clarke|date=July 14, 2002|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F4D0E42EE8F7B8E&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Short-term future clouded at Mandalay Bay Theatre|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Joe|last=Delaney|date=August 1, 2002|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/aug/01/columnist-joe-delaney-short-term-future-clouded-at/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'' was a long-running stage production at the resort from 2003 to 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title="Mamma Mia!" makes big splash on opening weekend|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=February 18, 2003|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F94E947373B7495&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=After six years, curtain closes for 'Mamma Mia!'|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Melissa|last=Arseniuk|date=January 5, 2009|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/05/after-six-years-curtain-closes-mamma-mia/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>  The show was replaced with Disney's ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'', which opened on May 15, 2009. Its run ended in 2011 to make way for ''[[Michael Jackson: One]]'', by [[Cirque du Soleil]], which opened May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/blogs/luxe-life/2011/apr/21/cirque-confirms-michael-jackson-show-debut-mandala/|title=Cirque: Michael Jackson show to debut at Mandalay Bay in 2013|work=Las Vegas Weekly|access-date=April 21, 2011|date=April 21, 2011}}</ref>
+When it opened, the resort included the Treasures of Mandalay Bay Museum, which had a rare currencies exhibit worth more than $40 million. Exhibit items included two $100,000 bills, among only a handful known to still exist.<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Money Talks: Mandalay Bay cashes in with coin, note exhibit |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-26-Fri-1999/weekly/10642597.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 26, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010630133358/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-26-Fri-1999/weekly/10642597.html |archive-date=June 30, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=$100,000 bills to be displayed at museum |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/feb/05/brief-100000-bills-to-be-displayed-at-museum/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 5, 1999}}</ref>
-Another popular attraction is the [[House of Blues]], a venue for live music and a restaurant, with a capacity of approximately 1,800. On the top floor of the hotel is the House of Blues Foundation Room, featuring a dining room, private dining rooms, and a balcony looking down the [[Las Vegas Strip]].
+The [[Luxor Las Vegas|Luxor]] and [[Excalibur Hotel and Casino|Excalibur]] resorts, also built by Mandalay Resort Group, are located north of Mandalay Bay. The term "Mandalay Mile" was created by company president Glenn Schaeffer in reference to the three resorts,<ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Jeff |title=Mandalay Mile cashes in on clustering |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Oct-13-Sun-2002/news/19836072.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 13, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119162401/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Oct-13-Sun-2002/news/19836072.html |archive-date=November 19, 2005}}</ref> which are connected via the [[Mandalay Bay Tram]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Things go swimmingly at Mandalay Bay wave pool |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/May-17-Mon-1999/business/11182665.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 17, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001007104948/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/May-17-Mon-1999/business/11182665.html |archive-date=October 7, 2000}}</ref>
-===Mandalay Beach===
-[[File:Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Mandalay Bay pool]]
-Mandalay Beach is an {{convert|11|acre|abbr=on|adj=on}} pool area with three heated pools, a [[wave pool]] with connecting pool for small children, and a [[lazy river]] that features a small [[waterfall]]. The wave machine was designed and manufactured by Scottish Company Murphys Waves Ltd and features 1.6 million gallons of water and waves in 45 to 90 second intervals with heights ranging anywhere from two to four feet. The wave machine can actually produce surfing waves up to 10&nbsp;feet high but these are only ever used during special events. Consequently, it has a strict 48" height requirement. The European-style pool, called Moorea, features its own private bar as well as the allowance of female guests to bathe [[topless]]. As a result, Moorea is separated from the rest of the pool by [[smoked glass]] windows and an over-21 requirement. There are also two restaurants at the Beach. The pool area won the ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]''{{'}}s Reader's "Best Pool of Las Vegas" award for seven years in a row.<ref>{{cite web |year=2006 |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/bestoflv/2006/LongReturns.jsp?bestID=8777&shortList=true |title=Best Pool |work=2006 Best of Las Vegas survey |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=June 15, 2006}}</ref> One pool remains open throughout the winter months.
+===Hotels===
-In keeping with the resort's tropical theme, it features a [[saltwater aquarium]], the [[Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay|Shark Reef Aquarium]], which contains the third largest tank in North America. Shark Reef Aquarium contains numerous other exhibits, including two tunnel-shaped, walk-through aquariums.
+{{multiple image
+ | direction = vertical
+ | image1 = Mandalay Bay (4068031108).jpg
+ | caption1 = The property's hotel towers in 2009, with Luxor statues in the foreground.
+ | image2 = Mandalay Bay (199240607).jpeg
+ | caption2 = Main hotel tower at night
+}}
+In addition to Mandalay Bay's primary hotel, the property also includes two others: [[Delano Las Vegas]] (formerly THEhotel) and a [[Four Seasons Hotels|Four Seasons]] hotel. Four Seasons shares a tower with Mandalay Bay, and Delano is operated in a second tower.
+Mandalay Bay has 3,209 rooms, excluding the other on-site hotels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newsroom.mgmresorts.com/mandalay-bay-fact-sheet.htm |title=Mandalay Bay Fact Sheet |access-date=September 1, 2022 |archive-date=September 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926220224/https://newsroom.mgmresorts.com/mandalay-bay-fact-sheet.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The Mandalay Bay tower is built out in a Y-shaped layout.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Hubble|title=The Mirage Was For Real|url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Nov-22-Mon-1999/business/12387993.html|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=November 22, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021220024833/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Nov-22-Mon-1999/business/12387993.html|archive-date=December 20, 2002}}</ref> Rows of gold neon tubing run up the tower's sides, in between mirrored, gold-colored windows.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neon Survey: Mandalay Bay |url=http://gaming.unlv.edu/v_museum/neon_survey/surveys/mandalay_bay.html |website=University of Nevada, Las Vegas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701163620/http://gaming.unlv.edu/v_museum/neon_survey/surveys/mandalay_bay.html |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |date=April 5, 2010}}</ref> Although the tower is 43 stories, the top four floors are numbered 60 through 63.<ref name=renumber/><ref name=renumbering/> Four Seasons occupies the 35th through 39th floors.<ref name=Cadillac/><ref name=Main/> The 40th through 42nd floors contain suites which are managed by Mandalay Bay.<ref name=Main/> A club known as the [[#House of Blues|Foundation Room]] operates on the top floor.<ref name=Double/>
-===Michelob Ultra Arena===
-{{Main|Michelob Ultra Arena}}
-The Michelob Ultra Arena, a 12,000-seat arena, hosts major events including concerts, [[boxing]] matches, the [[Las Vegas Aces]] of the [[WNBA]] and [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] events. It has played host to the [[Latin Grammy Awards]] several times, and the [[Miss Universe]] pageant.
+Delano Las Vegas originally opened in December 2003, as THEhotel at Mandalay Bay.<ref>{{cite news|title=New tower, THEhotel, opens at Strip resort|newspaper=Las Vegas Business Press|first=Barbara|last=Scherzer|date=December 19, 2003|url=http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2003/12/19/news/news10.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040107132031/http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2003/12/19/news/news10.txt|archive-date=January 7, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was renamed in 2014.<ref name=SLS/> Like the Mandalay Bay tower, Delano is also 43 stories.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Jeff |title=Don't let exterior of tower fool you: New building at Mandalay Bay same outside, much different on inside |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com:80/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-14-Tue-2003/business/22362215.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 14, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041106141559/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-14-Tue-2003/business/22362215.html |archive-date=November 6, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It has 1,117 rooms,<ref>{{cite news |last=Pierceall |first=Kimberly |title=MGM Resorts reports loss of $20.3 million in 3rd quarter |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2014/oct/30/mgm-resorts-reports-loss-203-million-3rd-quarter/ |access-date=March 4, 2021 |work=VegasInc |agency=Associated Press |date=October 30, 2014}}</ref> all of them suites.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shallcross |first=Juliana |title=The Delano Las Vegas, By the Numbers |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-09-12/the-delano-las-vegas-by-the-numbers |website=Condé Nast Traveler |access-date=August 29, 2022 |date=September 12, 2014}}</ref> It is marketed as a separate hotel.<ref name=SLS>{{cite web |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Like SLS, Delano Las Vegas seeks a new sense of self |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2014/sep/08/sls-delano-las-vegas-seeks-new-sense-self/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 8, 2014 |access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref>
-===Mandalay Bay Convention Center===
-{{Main|Mandalay Bay Convention Center}}
-This {{convert|1|e6sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility is one of the largest privately owned convention centers in the world. It has several ballrooms ranging in size up to {{convert|100000|sqft}}, and can support up to 75 breakout sessions.
+The Mandalay Bay hotel rooms were upgraded in 2006, after MGM acquired the resort.<ref name=View/> A $100 million renovation of the rooms took place from 2015 to 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |title=Mandalay Bay renovates its 3,000 hotel rooms and suites |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/lasvegasnow/la-tr-lvn-las-vegas-hotels-mandalay-bay-20150630-story.html |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 2, 2015}}</ref><ref name=View/>
-===The Shoppes at Mandalay Place===
-The Shoppes at Mandalay Place is a {{convert|310|ft|adj=on}}- long retail sky bridge on the north side of the property that connects to the Luxor.<ref name=MandalayPlace>{{cite news |title=Escada, Gucci, Dior, oh my!; Vegas takes shopping to a new level |first=Cathy |last=Stapells |newspaper=The Toronto Sun |date=November 4, 2007 }}</ref><ref name=Mandalaywebsite>{{cite web | url=http://www.mandalaybay.com/thingstodo/mpshopping.aspx| title=The Shoppes at Mandalay Place |publisher=Mandalay Bay |year=2010 | access-date=December 13, 2010 }}</ref>
+====Four Seasons====
-==Restaurants and clubs==
+In June 1996, Circus Circus Enterprises announced its partnership with [[Four Seasons Hotels]], which would manage a hotel connected to Mandalay Bay.<ref>{{cite news |title=New resort complex planned for Las Vegas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/462105440/ |work=San Francisco Examiner |date=June 17, 1996 |access-date=August 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Gary |title=Circus aiming higher |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/jun/18/circus-aiming-higher/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=June 18, 1996}}</ref> The Four Seasons hotel opened along with the resort on March 2, 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Caruso |first=Monica |title=Four Seasons celebrates Las Vegas entry |url=http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-03-Wed-1999/news/10719631.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 3, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991002175739/http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-03-Wed-1999/news/10719631.html |archive-date=October 2, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wilen |first=John |title=Resort offers rooms for all (Four) Seasons |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/03/resort-offers-rooms-for-all-four-seasons/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 3, 1999}}</ref> It marks the first Las Vegas location for Four Seasons Hotels,<ref name=Posh/> a luxury hotel company which, for years, had wanted to open a property in the area.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Berns |first1=Dave |last2=Caruso |first2=Monica |title=Circus Circus prepares to open next in the line of Strip resorts |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-02-Tue-1999/business/10710579.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 2, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011222140325/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-02-Tue-1999/business/10710579.html |archive-date=December 22, 2001}}</ref> The Four Seasons was built to compete with a growing number of upscale Strip resorts such as [[Bellagio (resort)|Bellagio]].<ref name=Challenge>{{cite news |last=Wilen |first=John |title=Four Seasons set to challenge Bellagio for high-end crowd |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/jan/29/four-seasons-set-to-challenge-bellagio-for-high-en/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=January 29, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Macy |first=Robert |title=Four Seasons joins growing number of upscale Vegas hotels |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/jan/06/four-seasons-joins-growing-number-of-upscale-vegas/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=January 6, 1999}}</ref>
+The Four Seasons includes 424 rooms, and has various amenities – including restaurants, lounges, a spa, and a health club – which are located in a two-story facility on the south side of the Mandalay Bay property.<ref name=Posh>{{cite news |last=Caruso |first=Monica |title=Four Seasons will offer a posh spot, no slots |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-01-Mon-1999/business/10688360.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 1, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010630133656/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-01-Mon-1999/business/10688360.html |archive-date=June 30, 2001}}</ref> Most of the amenities at the Four Seasons are inaccessible to guests of Mandalay Bay.<ref name=Challenge/> The hotel excludes gaming, although Mandalay Bay's casino and other amenities are open to guests of the Four Seasons.<ref name=Posh/><ref>{{cite news |last=Siano |first=Joseph |title=On the Las Vegas Strip, Luxury but No Casino |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/14/travel/travel-advisory-on-the-las-vegas-strip-luxury-but-no-casino.html |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=February 14, 1999}}</ref>
+The Four Seasons has been favorably received by guests.<ref>{{cite news |title=Travelocity customers choose their 10 favorite Las Vegas hotels |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/real-estate/2011/oct/12/travelocity-customers-choose-their-favorite-las-ve/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=VegasInc |date=October 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bennett |first=Andrea |title=Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/united-states/las-vegas/four-seasons-las-vegas |website=Condé Nast Traveler |access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/las-vegas/hotels/four-seasons-hotel-las-vegas/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> Since 1999, it has been a repeat winner of the [[AAA Five Diamond Award]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Paskevich |first=Michael |title=AAA rating guide looks favorably on Four Seasons |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Nov-24-Wed-1999/lifestyles/12394158.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 24, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000902200216/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Nov-24-Wed-1999/lifestyles/12394158.html |archive-date=September 2, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Five repeat as winners of AAA's top rating |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-13-Sat-2004/business/25253087.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 13, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041222031128/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-13-Sat-2004/business/25253087.html |archive-date=December 22, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Horwath |first=Bryan |title=How does a hotel inspector award a AAA Five Diamond rating? |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2020/feb/24/how-does-a-hotel-inspector-award-a-aaa-five-diamon/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=VegasInc |date=February 24, 2020 |quote=Las Vegas is home to six Five Diamond properties on AAA's just-released 2020 list: Aria, Aria Sky Suites, Bellagio, Four Seasons, Wynn Tower Suites and Waldorf Astoria.}}</ref> It was the first hotel in the [[Las Vegas Valley]] to win the award,<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Gary |title=Mandalay Bay Four Seasons in Las Vegas wins top rating |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/nov/15/mandalay-bay-four-seasons-in-las-vegas-wins-top-ra/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 15, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas Sees Diamonds in AAA |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-21-tr-35846-story.html |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 21, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Seasons in the Sun |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Dec-06-Mon-1999/business/12396756.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 6, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000823220332/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Dec-06-Mon-1999/business/12396756.html |archive-date=August 23, 2000}}</ref> and in 2000, it became the first in the area to add a permanent [[kosher]] kitchen.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Joan |title=Keeping Kosher |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/May-10-Wed-2000/lifestyles/13514209.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 10, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010501210255/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/May-10-Wed-2000/lifestyles/13514209.html |archive-date=May 1, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hotel adds kosher kitchen |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/mar/21/hotel-adds-kosher-kitchen/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 21, 2000}}</ref> A renovation of the hotel concluded in December 2012.<ref name=Facelift/>
+===Restaurants and clubs===
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 Mandalay Bay originally had 15 restaurants,<ref name=Wrinkle>{{cite news |last=Macy |first=Robert |title=Surfing in the desert latest wrinkle in Vegas bid for new visitors |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/feb/01/surfing-in-the-desert-latest-wrinkle-in-vegas-bid-/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 1, 1999}}</ref> 11 of which were leased out.<ref name=Cadillac/> Most of the restaurants opened with the resort, while three others debuted later in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reynolds |first=Christopher |title=All Bets Are Off for Debut Dates of Las Vegas Hotels |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-25-tr-59320-story.html |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 25, 1999}}</ref><ref name=Hall/>
-Among the restaurants is Aureole by chef [[Charlie Palmer (chef)|Charlie Palmer]], named after another restaurant of his in Manhattan.<ref name=Celebrity>{{cite news |title=Celebrity chefs to open restaurants in Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/sep/23/celebrity-chefs-to-open-restaurants-in-mandalay-ba/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 23, 1998}}</ref><ref name=Hall>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Christopher |title=Mandalay Play |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-28-tr-21802-story.html |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 28, 1999}}</ref> The Las Vegas Aureole was designed by [[Adam Tihany]] and includes a four-story wine tower made of glass and steel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vettel |first=Phil |title=A Taste (of) Las Vegas |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-02-07-9902080002-story.html |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=February 6, 1999}}</ref> It can hold 10,000 wine bottles, which are retrieved by harnessed workers.<ref name=Hall/><ref name=Stevens>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Muriel |title=Dining excitement gives hotel a special flavor |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/03/columnist-muriel-stevens-dining-excitement-gives-h/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 3, 1999}}</ref> The tower is surrounded by stairs descending into the restaurant.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Muriel |title=Gourmet society dinner at Mandalay's Aureole a triumph |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/26/columnist-muriel-stevens-gourmet-society-dinner-at/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 26, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Muriel |title=Taking in the sights, sounds and tastes of Mandalay's Aureole |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/05/columnist-muriel-stevens-taking-in-the-sights-soun/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 5, 1999}}</ref>
+Among the restaurants was Aureole by chef [[Charlie Palmer (chef)|Charlie Palmer]], named after another restaurant of his in Manhattan.<ref name=Celebrity>{{cite news |title=Celebrity chefs to open restaurants in Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/sep/23/celebrity-chefs-to-open-restaurants-in-mandalay-ba/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 23, 1998}}</ref><ref name=Hall>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Christopher |title=Mandalay Play |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-28-tr-21802-story.html |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 28, 1999}}</ref> The Las Vegas Aureole was designed by [[Adam Tihany]] and included a four-story wine tower made of glass and steel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vettel |first=Phil |title=A Taste (of) Las Vegas |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-02-07-9902080002-story.html |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=February 6, 1999}}</ref> It could hold 10,000 wine bottles, which were retrieved by harnessed workers,<ref name=Hall/><ref name=Stevens>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Muriel |title=Dining excitement gives hotel a special flavor |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/03/columnist-muriel-stevens-dining-excitement-gives-h/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 3, 1999}}</ref> referred to as wine angels.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mancini |first=Al |title=A day in the life of Aureole's high-flying wine angels |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/a-day-in-the-life-of-aureoles-high-flying-wine-angels/ |access-date=May 24, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> The tower is surrounded by stairs descending into the restaurant.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Muriel |title=Gourmet society dinner at Mandalay's Aureole a triumph |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/26/columnist-muriel-stevens-gourmet-society-dinner-at/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 26, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Muriel |title=Taking in the sights, sounds and tastes of Mandalay's Aureole |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/05/columnist-muriel-stevens-taking-in-the-sights-soun/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 5, 1999}}</ref> Aureole closed in April 2023,<ref>{{cite web |last=Karel |first=Janna |title=You Have One More Week to Visit the Wine Angels at Aureole Before Two 'Top Chef' Stars Take Over |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2023/4/3/23668399/aureole-closes-las-vegas-strip-top-chef-stars-voltaggio-retro |website=Eater |access-date=May 24, 2023 |date=April 3, 2023}}</ref> making way for Retro, a new restaurant by sibling chefs [[Bryan Voltaggio|Bryan]] and [[Michael Voltaggio]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Johnathan L. |title=Aureole closing to make room for 'Top Chef' stars' residency at Mandalay Bay |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/aureole-closing-to-make-room-for-top-chef-stars-residency-at-mandalay-bay-2725994/ |access-date=May 24, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 10, 2023}}</ref> Retro features a 1980s and 1990s theme,<ref>{{cite web |last=Fish |first=Tim |title=Aureole Las Vegas Closing After 24 Years |url=https://www.winespectator.com/articles/turning-tables-aureole-las-vegas-closing-after-24-years |website=Wine Spectator |access-date=May 24, 2023 |date=February 21, 2023}}</ref> and Aureole's wine tower was retained, serving as an exhibit space for various pop culture items.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kachelriess |first=Rob |title=A Nostalgic New Restaurant Elevates Pot Roast and Pudding Cups in Vegas |url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/las-vegas/retro-voltaggio-mandalay-bay-las-vegas-restaurant |website=Thrillist |access-date=May 24, 2023 |date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>
-Mandalay Bay also includes Trattoria del Lupo, the first Italian restaurant by chef [[Wolfgang Puck]].<ref name=Stevens/> Other celebrity chefs include [[Mary Sue Milliken]] and [[Susan Feniger]], who opened Border Grill.<ref name=Celebrity/><ref name=Stevens/><ref name=Brunch>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Border Brunch and other reasons locals love Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/intersection/2017/oct/09/border-grill-mike-minor-mandalay-bay-locals-love/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=October 9, 2017}}</ref> A Russian-themed restaurant, Red Square, featured a 16-foot headless statue of [[Vladimir Lenin]] at its entrance.<ref name=Stevens/><ref>{{cite news |title=Lenin statue beheaded |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/29/lenin-statue-beheaded/ |access-date=August 31, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 29, 1999}}</ref> It also included a walk-in vodka freezer with a bar top made of ice.<ref name=Hall/><ref name=Stevens/><ref name=Mancini>{{cite news |last=Mancini |first=Al |title=Russia-themed Red Square restaurant on Las Vegas Strip to close |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/russia-themed-red-square-restaurant-on-las-vegas-strip-to-close-1887758/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 7, 2019}}</ref>
+Mandalay Bay also included Trattoria del Lupo, the first Italian restaurant by chef [[Wolfgang Puck]].<ref name=Stevens/> Other celebrity chefs include [[Mary Sue Milliken]] and [[Susan Feniger]], who opened Border Grill.<ref name=Celebrity/><ref name=Stevens/><ref name=Brunch>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Border Brunch and other reasons locals love Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/intersection/2017/oct/09/border-grill-mike-minor-mandalay-bay-locals-love/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=October 9, 2017}}</ref> A Russian-themed restaurant, [[Red Square (restaurant)|Red Square]], featured a 16-foot headless statue of [[Vladimir Lenin]] at its entrance.<ref name=Stevens/><ref>{{cite news |title=Lenin statue beheaded |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/29/lenin-statue-beheaded/ |access-date=August 31, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 29, 1999}}</ref> It also included a walk-in vodka freezer with a bar top made of ice.<ref name=Hall/><ref name=Stevens/><ref name=Mancini>{{cite news |last=Mancini |first=Al |title=Russia-themed Red Square restaurant on Las Vegas Strip to close |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/russia-themed-red-square-restaurant-on-las-vegas-strip-to-close-1887758/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 7, 2019}}</ref>
 [[File:The Noodle Shop @ Mandalay Bay.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The Noodle Shop]]
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 As of 2006, Mandalay Bay had 23 restaurants.<ref name=Harrison>{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Colin |title=High: Vegas on $1,000 a Day |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/travel/high-vegas-on-1000-a-day.html |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=March 19, 2006}}</ref> That year, chef [[Michael Mina]] opened his first steakhouse there, StripSteak. It also serves seafood, and includes a 70-seat bar and lounge area, serving more than 600 types of wine and more than 100 Scotch malts.<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Energy level high at Michael Mina's StripSteak |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com:80/lvrj_home/2006/Nov-15-Wed-2006/living/10741310.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 15, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011052623/http://www.reviewjournal.com:80/lvrj_home/2006/Nov-15-Wed-2006/living/10741310.html |archive-date=October 11, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Miyasato |first=Kiko |title=Michael Mina's StripSteak remains a favorite in Las Vegas |url=https://lasvegasmagazine.com/dining/2020/dec/17/michael-minas-las-vegas-steakhouse-remains-a-favor/ |website=Las Vegas Magazine |access-date=August 31, 2022 |date=December 17, 2020}}</ref> Numerous restaurants were added in 2013, as part of ongoing renovations.<ref name=Facelift/> Two decades after Mandalay Bay's opening, four of its original restaurants remained in operation, including Aureole, Lupo, and Border Grill.<ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Two decades in, Mandalay Bay might be the most complete and quintessential Las Vegas resort |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/column/incidental-tourist/2019/feb/28/two-decades-in-mandalay-bay-might-be-the-most-comp/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> Red Square closed later that year,<ref name=Mancini/> and was eventually replaced by the S Bar.<ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Cocktail-centric, boutique S Bar arrives at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2022/jan/20/cocktail-centric-boutique-s-bar-arrives-mandalay/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
+A restaurant revamp began in 2023,<ref name=Mina1>{{cite web |last=Karel |first=Janna |title='New Wave' Continues at Mandalay Bay With Famed Chef Michael Mina's New Restaurant |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2023/8/3/23819319/mandalay-bay-restaurants-strip-open-michael-mina-new-restaurant |website=Eater |access-date=September 29, 2023 |date=August 3, 2023}}</ref><ref name=Mina2>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Jarah |title=Chef Michael Mina set to open new restaurant at Mandalay Bay |url=https://www.ktnv.com/vegas-things-to-do/chef-michael-mina-set-to-open-new-restaurant-at-mandalay-bay |access-date=September 29, 2023 |work=KTNV |date=August 3, 2023}}</ref> and included the closure of Fleur.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Johnathan L. |title=Strip steakhouse, once famous and French, closing in June |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/strip-steakhouse-once-famous-and-french-closing-in-june-2787294/ |access-date=September 29, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> Mina is scheduled to replace it with a second restaurant, Orla, at the end of the year.<ref name=Mina1/><ref name=Mina2/> Puck also closed Lupo with plans to open a new Italian restaurant in its place known as Caramá, expected to debut in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Johnathan L. |title=Wolfgang Puck spot on the Strip to be remodeled into a new restaurant |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/wolfgang-puck-spot-on-the-strip-to-be-remodeled-into-a-new-restaurant-2792835/ |access-date=September 29, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Jarah |title=Wolfgang Puck replacing Mandalay Bay's Lupo with Caramá |url=https://www.ktnv.com/vegas-things-to-do/wolfgang-puck-replacing-mandalay-bays-lupo-with-carama |access-date=September 29, 2023 |work=KTNV |date=September 18, 2023}}</ref>
 ====Rumjungle====
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-Rumjungle, a restaurant and dance club,<ref>{{cite news |last=Przybys |first=John |title=Rumjungle at Mandalay Bay morphs from restaurant to club as evening progresses |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/rumjungle-at-mandalay-bay-morphs-from-restaurant-to-club-as-evening-progresses/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 25, 2009}}</ref> opened with the resort. The three-story Rumjungle included the world's largest rum bar and offered more than 100 varieties of rum. Guests would enter through an opening in a wall of flames.<ref name=Stevens/> Rumjungle, which leased its space from the resort, filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] in March 2010, to prevent its eviction. It alleged that Mandalay Bay broke its contract agreement, which stated that Rumjungle would be the sole nightclub at the resort; in 2008, Mandalay Bay opened a lounge venue known as "eyecandy", and Rumjungle stated that its profits suffered since then.<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |title=Mandalay Bay's Rumjungle nightclub files for bankruptcy |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/17/mandalay-bays-rumjungle-nightclub-files-bankruptcy/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 17, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=Rumjungle nightclub files for bankruptcy |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/rumjungle-nightclub-files-for-bankruptcy/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 17, 2010}}</ref> The resort countered that Rumjungle's financial problems were due to the latter's outdated facilities and the [[Great Recession]]. Mandalay Bay eventually prevailed in litigation and evicted Rumjungle in August 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |title=Judge dismisses bankruptcy case of Rumjungle nightclub at Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jun/25/judge-dismisses-rumjungle-nightclub-bankruptcy-cas/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=June 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |title=Judge blocks Mandalay Bay's attempt to evict Rumjungle nightclub |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2010/jun/28/rumjungle-fighting-eviction-attempt-mandalay-bay/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=June 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |title=Mandalay Bay club closes as court allows eviction |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/12/mandalay-bay-club-closes-after-court-allows-evicti/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 12, 2010}}</ref> A new nightclub, Light, opened in its in place in 2013, in partnership with [[The Light Group]] and [[Cirque du Soleil]].<ref name=Facelift/><ref>{{cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |title=Mandalay Bay Lands a New Cirque-Themed Nightclub |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2012/8/28/6551113/mandalay-bay-lands-a-new-cirque-themed-nightclub |website=Eater |access-date=August 27, 2022 |date=August 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Eclipse>{{cite news |last=Elfman |first=Doug |title=Eclipse nighttime pool party at Mandalay Bay debuts with Axwell |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/nightlife/eclipse-nighttime-pool-party-at-mandalay-bay-debuts-with-axwell/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 16, 2013}}</ref>
+Rumjungle, a restaurant and dance club,<ref>{{cite news |last=Przybys |first=John |title=Rumjungle at Mandalay Bay morphs from restaurant to club as evening progresses |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/rumjungle-at-mandalay-bay-morphs-from-restaurant-to-club-as-evening-progresses/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 25, 2009}}</ref> opened with the resort. The three-story Rumjungle included the world's largest rum bar and offered more than 100 varieties of rum. Guests would enter through an opening in a wall of flames.<ref name=Stevens/> Rumjungle, which leased its space from the resort, filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] in March 2010, to prevent its eviction. It alleged that Mandalay Bay broke its contract agreement, which stated that Rumjungle would be the sole nightclub at the resort; in 2008, Mandalay Bay opened a lounge venue known as "eyecandy", and Rumjungle stated that its profits suffered since then.<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |title=Mandalay Bay's Rumjungle nightclub files for bankruptcy |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/17/mandalay-bays-rumjungle-nightclub-files-bankruptcy/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 17, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=Rumjungle nightclub files for bankruptcy |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/rumjungle-nightclub-files-for-bankruptcy/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 17, 2010}}</ref> The resort countered that Rumjungle's financial problems were due to the latter's outdated facilities and the [[Great Recession]]. Mandalay Bay eventually prevailed in litigation and evicted Rumjungle in August 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |title=Judge dismisses bankruptcy case of Rumjungle nightclub at Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jun/25/judge-dismisses-rumjungle-nightclub-bankruptcy-cas/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=June 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |title=Judge blocks Mandalay Bay's attempt to evict Rumjungle nightclub |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2010/jun/28/rumjungle-fighting-eviction-attempt-mandalay-bay/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=June 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |title=Mandalay Bay club closes as court allows eviction |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/12/mandalay-bay-club-closes-after-court-allows-evicti/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 12, 2010}}</ref> A new nightclub, Light, opened in its in place in 2013, in partnership with [[The Light Group]] and [[Cirque du Soleil]].<ref name=Facelift/><ref>{{cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |title=Mandalay Bay Lands a New Cirque-Themed Nightclub |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2012/8/28/6551113/mandalay-bay-lands-a-new-cirque-themed-nightclub |website=Eater |access-date=August 27, 2022 |date=August 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Eclipse>{{cite news |last=Elfman |first=Doug |title=Eclipse nighttime pool party at Mandalay Bay debuts with Axwell |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/nightlife/eclipse-nighttime-pool-party-at-mandalay-bay-debuts-with-axwell/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 16, 2013}}</ref> It closed in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Light out at Mandalay Bay, future of club space cloudy |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/light-out-at-mandalay-bay-future-of-club-space-cloudy-2652539/ |access-date=May 24, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Light Nightclub closes for good at Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2022/oct/06/light-nightclub-closes-for-good-at-mandalay-bay/ |access-date=May 24, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=October 6, 2022}}</ref>
 ====House of Blues====
 [[File:JOH 8352 - House of Blues Las Vegas 01.jpg|thumb|House of Blues at Mandalay Bay]]
-Mandalay Bay opened with a [[House of Blues]] music venue and restaurant, marking the chain's seventh location.<ref name=Out/> The two-story House of Blues includes capacity for 1,800 people during concerts.<ref name=Mixed/><ref name=Double/><ref>{{cite news |title=Bay-by's got the Blues |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/03/bay-bys-got-the-blues/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 3, 1999}}</ref> It also has a {{convert|1200|sqft|abbr=on}} retail store.<ref name=Out>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hubble |title=Out of the Blues |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-01-Mon-1999/business/10693773.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 1, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010630134825/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-01-Mon-1999/business/10693773.html |archive-date=June 30, 2001}}</ref> The Las Vegas House of Blues would compete against the [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)|Hard Rock Hotel]], which was known for hosting rock performances at its [[The Joint (music venue)|Joint]] venue.<ref name=Mixed>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Mixed Blessing: Additional concert venues may mean more shows for higher prices |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-05-Fri-1999/weekly/10507733.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 5, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010524120829/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-05-Fri-1999/weekly/10507733.html |archive-date=May 24, 2001}}</ref><ref name=Double>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Double Vision: House of Blues separates itself from traditional 'eatertainment' venues |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-26-Fri-1999/weekly/10648794.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 26, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010630133648/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-26-Fri-1999/weekly/10648794.html |archive-date=June 30, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |title=Upping the Music Ante in Las Vegas |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-20-ca-19016-story.html |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 20, 1999}}</ref> House of Blues had wanted to open a Las Vegas location for years, and partnered with Mandalay Bay after discussions with the [[Las Vegas Hilton]] failed to produce an agreement.<ref>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Bringing The Blues |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Apr-29-Wed-1998/business/7395688.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 29, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990910062740/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Apr-29-Wed-1998/business/7395688.html |archive-date=September 10, 1999}}</ref> The venue has hosted numerous entertainers,<ref>{{cite news |last=Bracelin |first=Jason |title=Las Vegas’ House of Blues turns 20 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/las-vegas-house-of-blues-turns-20-1608347/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 1, 2019}}</ref> including [[Carlos Santana]], who began a residency in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=A decade in at the House of Blues, Carlos Santana extends his Las Vegas residency |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/may/23/carlos-santana-extends-house-of-blues-residency/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Allan |first=Krystal |title=Santana celebrates 10 years headlining House of Blues in Las Vegas |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/santana-celebrates-10-years-headlining-house-of-blues-in-las-vegas |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=KSNV |date=May 24, 2022}}</ref> He has performed there for more than a decade, and extended his residency to May 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Rejuvenated Santana extends Vegas residency to 2026 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/rejuvenated-santana-extends-vegas-residency-to-2026-2578802/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 19, 2022}}</ref> Two [[live album]]s were also recorded there: ''[[House of Yes: Live from House of Blues]]'' by [[Yes (band)|Yes]] (2000),<ref>{{cite news |last=Patterson |first=Spencer |title=Does prog-rock love Las Vegas? Yes |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/nov/29/does-prog-rock-love-las-vegas-yes/ |access-date=August 29, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 29, 2002}}</ref> and ''[[Live in Las Vegas (Macy Gray album)|Live in Las Vegas]]'' by [[Macy Gray]] (2005).<ref>{{cite news |title=Macy Gray to release her first live DVD |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/macy-gray-3-1319279 |access-date=August 30, 2022 |work=NME |date=November 16, 2005}}</ref>
+Mandalay Bay opened with a [[House of Blues]] music venue and restaurant, marking the chain's seventh location.<ref name=Out/> The two-story House of Blues includes capacity for 1,800 people during concerts.<ref name=Mixed/><ref name=Double/><ref>{{cite news |title=Bay-by's got the Blues |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/03/bay-bys-got-the-blues/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 3, 1999}}</ref> It also has a {{convert|1200|sqft|abbr=on}} retail store.<ref name=Out>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hubble |title=Out of the Blues |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-01-Mon-1999/business/10693773.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 1, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010630134825/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-01-Mon-1999/business/10693773.html |archive-date=June 30, 2001}}</ref> The Las Vegas House of Blues would compete against the [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)|Hard Rock Hotel]], which was known for hosting rock performances at its [[The Joint (music venue)|Joint]] venue.<ref name=Mixed>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Mixed Blessing: Additional concert venues may mean more shows for higher prices |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-05-Fri-1999/weekly/10507733.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 5, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010524120829/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-05-Fri-1999/weekly/10507733.html |archive-date=May 24, 2001}}</ref><ref name=Double>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Double Vision: House of Blues separates itself from traditional 'eatertainment' venues |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-26-Fri-1999/weekly/10648794.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 26, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010630133648/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-26-Fri-1999/weekly/10648794.html |archive-date=June 30, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |title=Upping the Music Ante in Las Vegas |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-20-ca-19016-story.html |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 20, 1999}}</ref> House of Blues had wanted to open a Las Vegas location for years, and partnered with Mandalay Bay after discussions with the [[Las Vegas Hilton]] failed to produce an agreement.<ref>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Bringing The Blues |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Apr-29-Wed-1998/business/7395688.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 29, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990910062740/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Apr-29-Wed-1998/business/7395688.html |archive-date=September 10, 1999}}</ref> The venue has hosted numerous entertainers,<ref>{{cite news |last=Bracelin |first=Jason |title=Las Vegas' House of Blues turns 20 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/las-vegas-house-of-blues-turns-20-1608347/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 1, 2019}}</ref> including [[Carlos Santana]], who began a residency in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=A decade in at the House of Blues, Carlos Santana extends his Las Vegas residency |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/may/23/carlos-santana-extends-house-of-blues-residency/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Allan |first=Krystal |title=Santana celebrates 10 years headlining House of Blues in Las Vegas |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/santana-celebrates-10-years-headlining-house-of-blues-in-las-vegas |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=KSNV |date=May 24, 2022}}</ref> He has performed there for more than a decade, and extended his residency to May 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Rejuvenated Santana extends Vegas residency to 2026 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/rejuvenated-santana-extends-vegas-residency-to-2026-2578802/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 19, 2022}}</ref> Two [[live album]]s were also recorded there: ''[[House of Yes: Live from House of Blues]]'' by [[Yes (band)|Yes]] (2000),<ref>{{cite news |last=Patterson |first=Spencer |title=Does prog-rock love Las Vegas? Yes |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/nov/29/does-prog-rock-love-las-vegas-yes/ |access-date=August 29, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 29, 2002}}</ref> and ''[[Live in Las Vegas (Macy Gray album)|Live in Las Vegas]]'' by [[Macy Gray]] (2005).<ref>{{cite news |title=Macy Gray to release her first live DVD |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/macy-gray-3-1319279 |access-date=August 30, 2022 |work=NME |date=November 16, 2005}}</ref>
 House of Blues also operates the Foundation Room, an upscale private bar and dining club on the hotel's top floor. It targets wealthy individuals, such as casino VIPs, corporate executives, and celebrities. Club membership is acquired through annual dues.<ref name=Wilen/><ref name=Double/><ref name=Out/> In 2014, MGM agreed to pay a $500,000 fine after undercover police officers, during a [[sting operation]], were provided with drugs and prostitutes at the Foundation Room by its employees.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lopez |first=Ricardo |title=Mandalay Bay parent company fined after drug, prostitution sting |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mo-mandalay-bay-drug-prostitution-fine-20140313-story.html |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Officials OK $500K fine in Mandalay Bay drug, prostitution sting |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/21/officials-ok-500k-fine-mandalay-bay-drug-prostitut/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |agency=Associated Press |date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> In 2020, the club removed a statue depicting [[Mahavira]] of the [[Jainism]] religion. Religious leaders had objected to the statue, calling its presence in a casino club inappropriate and disrespectful.<ref>{{cite news |last=Przybys |first=John |title=Mandalay Bay removes statue of deity after faith leaders object |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/mandalay-bay-removes-statue-of-deity-after-faith-leaders-object-2060405/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Parke |first=Caleb |title=Las Vegas casino removes statue at request of faith leaders |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/statue-removed-las-vegas-casino-mandalay-bay-religious-leaders |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Fox News |date=June 24, 2020}}</ref>
+===Mandalay Place===
+Mandalay Bay includes a mall known as The Shoppes at Mandalay Place.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Thomas |title=How retail on the Las Vegas Strip appears to buck dire national trend |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/aug/09/how-retail-on-the-las-vegas-strip-appears-to-buck/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 9, 2017}}</ref> The resort initially had 13 retail shops upon opening, with a full shopping mall planned for property between Mandalay Bay and the Luxor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilen |first=John |title=Mandalay's offerings light on retail, so far |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/03/mandalays-offerings-light-on-retail-so-far/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 3, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Circus considers south Strip mall |url=http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Aug-25-Tue-1998/business/8091673.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 25, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991001054755/http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Aug-25-Tue-1998/business/8091673.html |archive-date=October 1, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Caruso |first=Monica |title=Circus turns focus to project |url=http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-11-Thu-1999/business/10772598.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 11, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991011211431/http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-11-Thu-1999/business/10772598.html |archive-date=October 11, 1999}}</ref> Circus Circus Enterprises partnered with [[Westcor]] to develop the mall,<ref>{{cite news |title=Westcor partners with Las Vegas resort |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/1999/05/24/daily5.html |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Phoenix Business Journal |date=May 24, 1999}}</ref> and [[Nordstrom]] was announced as an [[anchor tenant]] in May 1999,<ref>{{cite news |last=Caruso |first=Monica |title=Nordstrom store planned for new Circus retail mall |url=http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/May-25-Tue-1999/business/11243018.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 25, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011130321/http://lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/May-25-Tue-1999/business/11243018.html |archive-date=October 11, 2000}}</ref> with the mall's opening scheduled for 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coveted retailer to build on Strip |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/may/24/coveted-retailer-to-build-on-strip/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 24, 1999}}</ref> However, the project was set back after Westcor dropped out later in 1999,<ref name=Lapses/> unable to secure a second anchor tenant.<ref>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Authority will tout new center |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Apr-28-Sat-2001/business/15975232.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 28, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020221214632/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Apr-28-Sat-2001/business/15975232.html |archive-date=February 21, 2002}}</ref> Construction stopped in 2000, after Nordstrom also backed out.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hubble |title=Mandalay-Nordstrom deal 'shaky,' Las Vegas real estate expert says |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Feb-23-Wed-2000/business/13010454.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 23, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020320152230/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Feb-23-Wed-2000/business/13010454.html |archive-date=March 20, 2002}}</ref><ref name=Lapses>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hubble |title=Nordstrom's LV deal lapses |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Apr-10-Mon-2000/business/13336478.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 10, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010429014529/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Apr-10-Mon-2000/business/13336478.html |archive-date=April 29, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Jeff |title=Work to resume on mall project |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Jun-16-Sat-2001/business/16335998.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 16, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020225211554/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Jun-16-Sat-2001/business/16335998.html |archive-date=February 25, 2002}}</ref> In May 2002, Mandalay Resort Group announced that it would resume construction, with the mall scaled back from {{convert|1200000|sqft|abbr=on}} to {{convert|100000|sqft|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Mall construction to resume; Scaled-back Mandalay Place set to open in 2003 |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2002/May-20-Mon-2002/business/18780823.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 20, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021021191044/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2002/May-20-Mon-2002/business/18780823.html |archive-date=October 21, 2002}}</ref>
+[[File:The Shoppes at Mandalay Place (2019).jpg|thumb|left|Mandalay Place in 2019]]
+Mandalay Place eventually opened in October 2003. It included 41 retailers, located along a 310-foot skybridge connecting Mandalay Bay to the Luxor.<ref name=Tenant>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Chris |title=Mandalay lists tenant lineup for retail mall |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Sep-10-Wed-2003/business/22117253.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 10, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030054424/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Sep-10-Wed-2003/business/22117253.html |archive-date=October 30, 2004}}</ref><ref name=Dunn/> It opened with several retailers not found elsewhere in Las Vegas, in an effort to attract locals as well as tourists.<ref name=Tenant/><ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Chris |title=Anticipation grows for mall |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Sep-16-Tue-2003/business/22164635.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 16, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030919040834/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Sep-16-Tue-2003/business/22164635.html |archive-date=September 19, 2003}}</ref><ref name=Mix/><ref>{{cite news |last=Padgett |first=Sonya |title=Mandalay Place mall lets its stores do the entertaining |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jan-15-Thu-2004/living/22969752.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 15, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227050124/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jan-15-Thu-2004/living/22969752.html |archive-date=December 27, 2004}}</ref> Tenants have also comprised several restaurants,<ref name=Dunn>{{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=August 26, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=October 5, 2003}}</ref><ref name=Mix>{{cite news |last=Shubinski |first=Jennifer |title=Mandalay mall aims for tourist, local mix |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/sep/17/mandalay-mall-aims-for-tourist-local-mix/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 17, 2003}}</ref> including two by chef [[Rick Moonen]].<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Chef offers two restaurants with different comfort zones |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Feb-09-Wed-2005/living/25805764.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 9, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120140219/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Feb-09-Wed-2005/living/25805764.html |archive-date=November 20, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mancini |first=Al |title=Rick Moonen talks restaurants closing, moving off Las Vegas Strip |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/rick-moonen-talks-restaurants-closing-moving-off-las-vegas-strip-1526916/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 14, 2018}}</ref>
+Among the mall's notable retailers was the Reading Room,<ref>{{cite web |last=Nawotka |first=Edward |title=Gambling on a General Bookstore |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20040119/19498-gambling-on-a-general-bookstore.html |website=Publishers Weekly |access-date=August 26, 2022 |date=January 19, 2004}}</ref> a bookstore popular for its author signings.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rich |first=Motoko |title=Casinos to Book Lovers: Let Us Entertain You, Too |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/books/23casino.html |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=June 23, 2006}}</ref><ref name=Closing>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Closing the Books |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/closing-the-books/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 2, 2008}}</ref> The store was devised by Schaeffer,<ref name=Closing/><ref name=Weiss>{{cite web |last=Weiss |first=Brian |title=Book Story |url=https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2019-03/book-story |website=Nevada Public Radio |access-date=August 26, 2022 |date=March 1, 2019}}</ref> although the concept of a bookstore on the Strip was met with some skepticism. Schaeffer said, "What could be a more obvious place for a bookstore than a destination that has nearly 40 million visitors a year?"<ref>{{cite news |last=Boorstin |first=Sharon |title=A bookies mecca |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-05-et-boorstin5-story.html |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 5, 2003}}</ref> It was the only bookstore on the Strip until its closing in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Abowitz |first=Richard |title=The end of the story |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-feb-17-ca-vegas17-story.html |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 17, 2008}}</ref><ref name=Weiss/>
+Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce, a [[speakeasy]] with burlesque 1940s-style dancers, operated at Mandalay Place from 2004 to 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Feldberg |first=Sarah |title=Shoulder shimmy is a death shake for Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/culture/2009/mar/28/shoulder-shimmy-death-shake-ivan-kanes-forty-deuce/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Grafiada |first=Jennifer |title=All tease, no sleaze tonight with the Babes in Sin |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/blogs/nocturnal-admissions/2009/mar/31/all-tease-no-sleaze-tonight-babes-sin/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=March 31, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Barbara |title=Vegas Hotels Canning Their Can-Can Shows |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vegas-hotels-canning-their-can-can-shows/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=CBS |date=July 17, 2009}}</ref> 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque opened in its place in 2014, serving as a cigar lounge with a [[Prohibition era]] theme. Its primary attraction consisted of performances by [[Holly Madison]] and a burlesque troupe.<ref>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Bradley |title=1923 Bourbon & Burlesque Seduces Mandalay Bay |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2014/3/19/6260117/1923-bourbon-burlesque-seduces-mandalay-bay |website=Eater |access-date=August 27, 2022 |date=March 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Holly Madison's speakeasy 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque sets April 11 opening at Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2014/mar/24/holly-madisons-speakeasy-1923-bourbon-burlesque-se/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 24, 2014}}</ref> Because of a dispute with her business partners, Madison departed 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque later in 2014, and it was renamed 1923 Prohibition Bar.<ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Holly Madison splitting from 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque at Mandalay Bay |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2014/dec/29/holly-madison-splitting-1923-bourbon-burlesque-man/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Mandalay Bay hideaway uncorking live entertainment |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/mandalay-bay-hideaway-uncorking-live-entertainment-2291894/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 2, 2021}}</ref>
+===Pool area===
+{{multiple image
+ | image1 = Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.jpg
+ | caption1 = Mandalay Bay pool area
+ | image2 = Biggest Pool in Las Vegas Mandalay Bay (22199037666).jpg
+ | caption2= Wave pool
+}}
+The resort includes an 11-acre pool area known as Mandalay Bay Beach,<ref>{{cite news |title=Delightful desert dips: These wild Vegas pools make a splash |url=https://www.latimes.com/brandpublishing/travelplus/lasvegasguide/features/la-ss-vegas-delightful-desert-dips-these-wild-vegas-pools-make-a-splash-20190306dto-story.html |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> which features 2,700 tons of sand imported from California.<ref>{{cite news |last=Abowitz |first=Richard |title=What's wet is about to get wild |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jul-30-ca-vegas30-story.html |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 30, 2006}}</ref> One of the pools includes a wave machine producing six-foot waves. It was designed to host championship surfing.<ref name=Wrinkle/> The pool area also features a [[lazy river]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Friess |first=Steve |title=Vegas' Coolest Pools |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-vegaspool15sep15-story.html |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 15, 2002}}</ref> and includes a stage for summer concerts, a stable since the resort's opening.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Two literally 'immersive' concert venues get it right, but prove hard to copy |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/two-literally-immersive-concert-venues-get-it-right-but-prove-hard-to-copy/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 27, 2016}}</ref> This popularized the concept of poolside concerts at Las Vegas resorts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Poolside Playing |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/poolside-playing/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 11, 2007}}</ref>
+A topless sunbathing area known as Moorea Beach Club opened in 2003. It is named after [[Mo'orea]], an island near Tahiti.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Norm |title=Topless bathing area to become nighttime party |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Aug-24-Sun-2003/news/21998985.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 24, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041214091943/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Aug-24-Sun-2003/news/21998985.html |archive-date=December 14, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Morrison |first=Jane Ann |title=Visits to topless pool at Mandalay Bay reveal differing versions of reality |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Nov-03-Mon-2003/news/22494662.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 3, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205030012/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Nov-03-Mon-2003/news/22494662.html |archive-date=December 5, 2004}}</ref> The resort's pool area became popular among local families following the closure of the [[Wet 'n Wild (Las Vegas)|Wet 'n Wild]] water park in 2004.<ref name=Brunch/> In 2013, The Light Group took over a {{convert|50000|sqft|abbr=on}} area of the pool space and converted it into a dayclub and nightclub, known as Daylight Beach Club and Eclipse respectively.<ref name=Eclipse/>
+==Shows==
+The resort includes the 1,800-seat Michael Jackson: One Theatre,<ref name=Leach2011>{{cite news |last=Leach |first=Robin |title=Cirque confirms Michael Jackson show to debut at Mandalay Bay in 2013 |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2011/apr/21/cirque-confirms-michael-jackson-show-debut-mandala/#/0 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=April 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701182050/https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2011/apr/21/cirque-confirms-michael-jackson-show-debut-mandala/#/0 |archive-date=July 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ruggieri |first=Melissa |title=Michael Jackson's legacy intimately explored in Las Vegas Cirque production |url=https://www.ajc.com/travel/michael-jackson-legacy-intimately-explored-las-vegas-cirque-production/axarvnLCxDHiinjGhn9F7M/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=November 21, 2013}}</ref> originally known as the Mandalay Bay Theatre.<ref name=Main/><ref name=Wrinkle/> Among Las Vegas tourists, entertainment offerings became increasingly popular during the 1990s, in addition to gambling. Circus Circus Enterprises believed that Las Vegas had evolved enough to support a full-time Broadway show.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Gary |title=Mandalay ventures bravely into new entertainment world |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/03/mandalay-ventures-bravely-into-new-entertainment-w/ |access-date=August 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 3, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Haithman |first=Diane |title=Give My Regards to . . . Vegas? |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-18-ca-57099-story.html |access-date=August 30, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 18, 1999}}</ref> A production of the classic Broadway musical ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' debuted at Mandalay Bay's 1999 grand opening and ran for one year.<ref>{{cite news|title='Chicago' toddles into Vegas|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=March 3, 1999|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/03/chicago-toddles-into-vegas/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Chicago' to close after impressive showing on Strip|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Michael|last=Paskevich|date=February 27, 2000|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD3934A2C670434&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref> ''Storm'', an original production show featuring Latin music, weather effects, and aerialists,<ref>{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Norm |title=Hotel's new show fuses Latin music, aerialists, weather |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Mar-07-Wed-2001/news/15591049.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 7, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011126063549/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Mar-07-Wed-2001/news/15591049.html |archive-date=November 26, 2001}}</ref> ran from April 2001 to July 2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yet another 'Storm' warning|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Kate|last=Maddox|date=April 10, 2001|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/apr/10/columnist-kate-maddox-yet-another-storm-warning/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Taking the wind out of 'Storm's sails|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Joe|last=Delaney|date=April 20, 2001|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/apr/20/taking-the-wind-out-of-storms-sails/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Storm' to end Mandalay Bay run July 28|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Norm|last=Clarke|date=July 14, 2002|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F4D0E42EE8F7B8E&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Short-term future clouded at Mandalay Bay Theatre|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Joe|last=Delaney|date=August 1, 2002|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/aug/01/columnist-joe-delaney-short-term-future-clouded-at/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
+[[File:Las Vegas, June 2014 (14451635579).jpg|thumb|Michael Jackson: One Theatre]]
+Both ''Chicago'' and ''Storm'' failed to achieve wide success. Schaeffer acknowledged that the resort needed "a more forceful and exciting show", prompting the addition of the Broadway musical ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'' in February 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Jeff |title=Mandalay pumps up the brandwagon |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jan-18-Sat-2003/business/20503160.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 18, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041229150208/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jan-18-Sat-2003/business/20503160.html |archive-date=December 29, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="Mamma Mia!" makes big splash on opening weekend|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=February 18, 2003|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F94E947373B7495&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref> It had a successful run which ended in January 2009,<ref name=Six>{{cite news|title=After six years, curtain closes for 'Mamma Mia!'|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Melissa|last=Arseniuk|date=January 5, 2009|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/05/after-six-years-curtain-closes-mamma-mia/|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> after approximately 2,300 performances.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fink |first=Jerry |title=Last call for 'Mamma Mia!' |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/29/last-call-mamma-mia/ |access-date=August 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 29, 2008}}</ref> It was replaced by another Broadway show, Disney's ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'',<ref name=Six/> which ran from May 2009 to December 2011.<ref name=Leach2011/><ref>{{cite news |title='The Lion King' to close Dec. 30, 2011 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/the-lion-king-to-close-dec-30-2011/ |access-date=August 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 28, 2010}}</ref>
+During that time, resort executives realized that the property needed an [[A-list]] show, as many guests would travel elsewhere to see live entertainment. In response, Mandalay Bay partnered with [[Cirque du Soleil]] to create ''[[Michael Jackson: One]]'',<ref name=Facelift/><ref name=Leach2011/> which eventually opened in May 2013. It is a music production show featuring numerous songs by late singer [[Michael Jackson]].<ref name=Leach2011/><ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=After time, tinkering, opening night arrives for 'Michael Jackson One' |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/after-time-tinkering-opening-night-arrives-for-michael-jackson-one/ |access-date=August 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 27, 2013}}</ref>
+==In popular culture==
+Mandalay Bay made its film debut in the 1999 film ''[[Play It to the Bone]]'', which shot in several areas of the resort.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cling |first=Carol |title=Mandalay Bay makes big-screen debut in boxing film |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/May-24-Mon-1999/lifestyles/11228279.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 24, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010509123733/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/May-24-Mon-1999/lifestyles/11228279.html |archive-date=May 9, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Movie Guys: 'Play It to the Bone' leaves moviegoers punchy |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/jan/21/the-movie-guys-play-it-to-the-bone-leaves-moviegoe/ |access-date=August 29, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=January 21, 2000}}</ref> The first season of ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' (2003) was also filmed partially at Mandalay Bay, which stood in as the fictional Montecito resort. Filming included the casino, lobby, and wave pool.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Binkley |first1=Christina |last2=Nelson |first2=Emily |title=NBC Casts Casino In a Starring Role |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB106003449573032800 |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=August 5, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cling |first=Carol |title=ABC's 'According to Jim' prepares for three-day shoot |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Mar-31-Mon-2003/living/20993409.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 31, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227113600/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Mar-31-Mon-2003/living/20993409.html |archive-date=December 27, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Question of the Day |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/2005-11-19/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=November 19, 2005}}</ref> A 2014 episode of ''[[Modern Family]]'', titled "[[Las Vegas (Modern Family)|Las Vegas]]", was also filmed at Mandalay Bay.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lawrence |first=Christopher |title=Hey, 'Modern Family,' how about a Vegas-based spinoff? |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/christopher-lawrence/hey-modern-family-how-about-a-vegas-based-spinoff/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
 ==See also==
+* [[List of largest hotels]]
 * {{portal-inline|Hotels}}

v t e Las Vegas area casinos
Las Vegas Strip	Aria Bellagio Caesars Palace Casino Royale Circus Circus Cosmopolitan Cromwell Encore Excalibur Flamingo Fontainebleau Harrah's Horseshoe The Linq Luxor Mandalay Bay MGM Grand New York-New York O'Sheas Palazzo Paris Park MGM Planet Hollywood Resorts World Sahara Slots-A-Fun Treasure Island Venetian Wynn
Boulder Strip	Arizona Charlie's Boulder Boulder Station Eastside Cannery Railroad Pass Sam's Town
Downtown Las Vegas	Binion's California Circa Downtown Grand El Cortez Four Queens Fremont Golden Gate Golden Nugget Main Street Station Plaza The D
Resort corridor (surrounds the Strip)	Aztec Inn Ellis Island Gold Coast Mohegan Casino (Virgin Hotels) Orleans Oyo Palace Station Palms Rio Silver Sevens Strat Tuscany Westgate
Other areas	Airport Slots Aliante Arizona Charlie's Decatur Cannery Durango Green Valley Ranch Jerry's Nugget Jokers Wild Klondike Sunset M MonteLago Ojos Locos Opera House The Pass Poker Palace Rampart Red Rock Santa Fe Station Silver Nugget Silverton Skyline South Point Suncoast Sunset Station
Proposed	Dream
Cancelled	Casinos never opened Craig Ranch Station Crown Las Vegas Echelon Place Las Vegas Plaza Santa Fe Valley
Former	Aladdin Bill's Boardwalk Bourbon Street California Club Castaways (Las Vegas Strip) Castaways (Boulder Strip) Clarion Desert Inn Dunes El Rancho El Rancho Vegas Frontier Fiesta Henderson Fiesta Rancho Gold Spike Hacienda Hard Rock Holy Cow Hondo Imperial Palace Key Largo Klondike La Bayou Landmark Las Vegas Club Lucky Dragon Marina Hotel Meadows Mermaids Mint Mirage Moulin Rouge Northern Club Pioneer Club Riviera Royal Nevada Sands Silver City Silver Slipper Stardust Texas Station Tropicana Vacation Village Vegas World The Western Westin Westward Ho Wild Wild West
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Las Vegas Strip	Aria Bellagio Caesars Palace Casino Royale Circus Circus Cosmopolitan Cromwell Delano Encore Excalibur Flamingo Fontainebleau Four Seasons Harrah's Horseshoe The Linq Luxor Mandalay Bay MGM Grand New York-New York Palazzo Paris Park MGM Planet Hollywood Resorts World Sahara Signature Treasure Island Trump Vdara Venetian Waldorf Astoria Wynn
Boulder Strip	Arizona Charlie's Boulder Boulder Station Eastside Cannery Railroad Pass Sam's Town
Downtown Las Vegas	Binion's California Circa Downtown Grand El Cortez Four Queens Fremont Golden Gate Golden Nugget Main Street Station Plaza The D
Resort corridor (surrounds the Strip)	Ahern Hotel Alexis Park Aztec Inn Ellis Island Gold Coast Lexi Grand Chateau Orleans Oyo Palace Station Palms Palms Place Platinum Rio Silver Sevens Strat Tuscany Virgin Hotels Westgate Westin
Other areas	Aliante Arizona Charlie's Decatur Cannery Durango Grandview Green Valley Ranch Hotel Jefe JW Marriott M Red Rock Santa Fe Station Silverton Skyline South Point Suncoast Sunset Station Tahiti Village
Proposed	Charlie Palmer Hotel Dream
Cancelled	All Net Resort Craig Ranch Station Crown Las Vegas Echelon Place Grand Central Hotel Las Vegas Plaza Majestic Santa Fe Valley
Former	Aladdin Algiers Boardwalk Bourbon Street Castaways (Las Vegas Strip) Castaways (Boulder Strip) Clarion Desert Inn Dunes El Rancho Hotel and Casino El Rancho Vegas Fiesta Henderson Fiesta Rancho Frontier Gold Spike Hacienda Hard Rock Harmon Key Largo Klondike La Concha Las Vegas Club Landmark Lucky Dragon Marina Hotel Meadows Mint Mirage Moulin Rouge Riviera Royal Nevada Sands Silver Slipper Stardust Texas Station Tropicana Vacation Village Vegas World The Western Westward Ho Wild Wild West
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Las Vegas Strip	Aria Bellagio Caesars Palace Circus Circus Cosmopolitan Delano Elara Encore Fontainebleau Harrah's Hilton Luxor Mandalay Bay New York-New York Palazzo Paris Park MGM Planet Hollywood Resorts World The Signature Sky Treasure Island Vdara Veer Venetian Waldorf Astoria Wynn
Downtown Las Vegas	Binion's Circa The D
Resort corridor (surrounds the Strip)	Allure Grand Chateau Palms Palms Place Panorama Rio The Strat Trump Turnberry Place Turnberry Towers Westgate
Proposed	All Net Resort St. Regis Residences
Unbuilt	Club Renaissance Grand Central Hotel Ivana Las Vegas Krystle Sands Majestic/Conrad Pinnacle Sandhurst Las Vegas W Las Vegas
Former	Dunes Harmon Landmark Mirage Stardust
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Nevada	Bellagio CityCenter Aria Vdara Excalibur Luxor Mandalay Bay Delano Convention Center Michelob Ultra Arena MGM Grand Garden Arena Signature New York-New York Park MGM T-Mobile Arena (43% stake)
Midwestern U.S.	Michigan: MGM Grand Detroit Ohio: MGM Northfield Park
Northeastern U.S.	Maryland: MGM National Harbor Massachusetts: MGM Springfield New Jersey: Borgata New York: Yonkers Raceway
Southern U.S.	Mississippi: Beau Rivage
China	MGM Cotai MGM Macau
Golf courses	Primm Valley Shadow Creek
Former	Circus Circus Las Vegas Circus Circus Reno Colorado Belle Crystals Edgewater Gold Strike Jean Gold Strike Tunica Grand Victoria (50% stake) The Harmon Las Vegas Festival Grounds Mirage Las Vegas Aces Mandarin Oriental Nevada Landing Primm Valley Resorts Railroad Pass Silver Legacy Treasure Island