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Treasure Island Hotel and Casino |
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| Address | 3300 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 |
| Opening date | October 27, 1993 |
| Theme | Caribbean/Pirates |
| No. of rooms | 2,885 |
| Total gaming space | 95,000 ft² (8,361 m²) |
| Permanent shows | Mystère Sirens of TI |
| Signature attractions | The Christian Audigier Club Mist |
| Notable restaurants | Social House Francesco's Isla The Steakhouse |
| Casino type | Land-Based |
| Owner | MGM Mirage |
| Previous names | None |
| Years renovated | 2006 |
| Website | Treasure Island Hotel and Casino Website |
Treasure Island (also known as "ti") is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA with 2,665 rooms and 220 suites, and is connected by tram to The Mirage as well as pedestrian bridge to the Fashion Show Mall shopping center.
TI has received the AAA Four Diamond rating each year since 1998, and is owned by MGM MIRAGE.
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Treasure Island was opened by Mirage Resorts in 1993 under the direction of Steve Wynn at a cost of $450 million. The initial plans called for a tower addition to The Mirage, but later evolved into a full-fledged separate hotel casino resort. Treasure Island originally intended to attract families with whimsical pirate features and icons such as the skull-and-crossbones strip marquee, a large video arcade, and staged pirate battles nightly in "Buccaneer Bay" in front of the casino entrance on the Strip.
In 2003, the hotel largely abandoned its pirate theme for a more contemporary resort in efforts to focus more on adults. The original arcade and kid-friendly pool areas were replaced with an adult-friendly hot tub, contemporary nightclub and party bar. The famous skull-and-crossbones sign at the Strip entrance was replaced by one reading simply "ti" that is also a large LCD video screen.
In 2003, the "Buccaneer Bay" was changed to "Sirens' Cove", which is now the site of "The Sirens of TI". This live, free show is designed to appeal more to adults by including singing, dancing, audio-visual effects, bare chested pirates and attractive women in the large outdoor production produced by Kenny Ortega.1
TI is also home to Cirque du Soleil's Mystère, which revolutionized production shows on the Las Vegas Strip and introduced the entertainment style of Franco Dragone. The show opened in 1993 as the original Cirque du Soleil production in Las Vegas. Mystère has been voted nine times as the best production show in the city by the Las Vegas Review Journal reader's poll.2
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