Inside the entrance, a statue of Emerald City was placed in the middle, under a flickering night sky.Īlong with the hotel and casino came the MGM Grand Adventures, a giant theme park in Las Vegas. A massive cartoon-ish version of MGM's mascot, Leo the Lion, was installed on the entrance to the csaino. The original intent of the resort was to has a heavy theme of Emerald City, from one of MGM's most famous movie, the Wizard of Oz. Ironically, the hotel and casino opened on December 18, 1993, a year before the prediction. The hotel was originally predicted to open in 1994, as a massive banner displaying a lion read 'WATCH US ROAR IN 94'. Another major in the hotel is KA, a show created by Cirque Du Soleil. The MGM Grand is home of Hakkasan, a major nightclub that has been part of the hotel since 2013. The hotel originally had a Wizard of Oz's Emerald City theme (hence the green color of the building), until a major renovation in 1996, turning it into a Hollywood/Art Deco theme. The hotel is currently owned by, of course, MGM Resorts International.
It is currently the 3rd largest hotel in Las Vegas, and the 3rd largest hotel in the world, having over 6,000 rooms. The MGM Grand is a hotel and casino located on the right side of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.