LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — After nearly 35 years on the Las Vegas Strip, Wednesday marks the end of the Mirage as we know it.
The resort is closing its doors for good at 11 a.m. ahead of planned renovations and the construction of a giant, guitar-shaped hotel tower on the site.
Hard Rock International, with plans to build the guitar-shaped hotel, took over operations of Mirage in December 2022 after buying operating rights from MGM.
Opened on Nov. 22, 1989, the Mirage has widely been acknowledged as a game-changer for the Las Vegas resort scene. The brainchild of casino mogul Steve Wynn, it's still widely considered the Strip's first mega-resort.
Over the years, Mirage also hosted some of the most iconic entertainment the Entertainment Capital of the World had to offer — including tiger-taming magicians Siegfried & Roy. The property's theater was the site of the infamous attack that left Roy Horn maimed on Oct. 3, 2003.
WATCH: Steve Wynn reflects on the legacy of Siegfried & Roy: "It will just be a long, long time before we'll ever have something...of that quality or caliber"
The Mirage theater would go on to host Cirque du Soleil's tribute to The Beatles, "Beatles LOVE," which had its final show on July 7.
WATCH: "Beatles LOVE" cast and crew reflect on the beloved show: "I will never hear a Beatles song again and just not be able to feel it so deeply..."
And of course, it will always be remembered for the fiery excitement of its volcano show that drew crowds along Las Vegas Boulevard with guaranteed eruptions every night.
