Saying goodbye to the Mirage casino in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Mirage is preparing to close its doors on Wednesday and visitors and locals alike are bidding farewell to the casino and marking the end of an era in Las Vegas.

The Mirage, which debuted on the Strip almost 35 years ago, was home to some of the most famous acts and Sunday marked the last night guests were able to stay at their hotel.

“We knew that the Mirage was closing so I was like, I must go and see it before it’s the Hard Rock,” Alison Rodriguez, visiting from Texas shared with 8 News Now. “Siegfried and Roy was the most iconic thing you would think about when you think about the Mirage and also the Beatles show, I was really trying to make it out to see it, but it finished […] last week so this is the closest I’m going to get to it.”

Las Vegas locals who typically stay away from the Strip shared that their past experiences at the casino resort were similar to an exotic tropical getaway in the desert.

“I appreciated The Mirage, I loved when it opened that you had to be dressed up to go in,” Andreah Werner, who lives in Summerlin, said. “It was amazing.”

Other locals said while they will miss the nightly volcano shows and the jungle-like atmosphere of the water and foliage, they have high hopes for what’s to come.

“It’s sad to see it go away, but I am kind of excited to see the Hard Rock though, because that guitar looks pretty amazing,” Jay Chan said.

“I’m hoping ‘Hard Rock’ is like the old ‘Hard Rock’ in the sense that it did change, it was a place to be for so many years, and I’m hoping that it makes this property become that again.” Carlos Delafuente from Henderson, shared.

Las Vegas will bid farewell to the Mirage as it closes its doors on July 17.

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