::''This article is about the current MGM Grand Las Vegas. For the first casino hotel with that name see MGM_Grand_Hotel_and_Casino.'' {{redirect|MGM Grand}} {{Infobox Casino| casino=MGM Grand Las Vegas| theme=Hollywood's_Golden_Age| address=3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109| logo=| image=LasVegas-MGMgrand.jpg| rooms=5044| date_opened=December_18, 1993| space_gaming=171,500 ft² (15,932.87 m²)| attractions= ''Lion Habitat''
''CBS Television City''
''Tabu''
''Rainforest Café''
''Studio 54''| shows=''''
''La Femme''| restaurants=''Emeril's''
''Nobhill''
''Craftsteak''
''Joel Robuchon''| owner=MGM_Mirage| casino_type=Land| renovations=2005| names_pre=MGM-Marina (demolished)
| website=MGM Grand Las Vegas Website| }} Image:Mgm_grand_tiger_exhibit.jpg The '''MGM Grand Las Vegas''', which opened in 1993, is a hotel casino located on the Las_Vegas_Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, United_States, as a Hollywood themed resort. It is the world's largest hotel building, with 5,044 guest rooms, suites, villas and Skylofts (including 3,153 no smoking rooms). Owned and operated by the MGM_Mirage company, the 30-floor building is 293 feet (89 m) high and features five outdoor pools, a 380,000 square foot (35,000 m²) Convention_center, the MGM_Grand_Arena, CBS Television City, and the Grand Spa. It also houses numerous shops and night clubs, nine restaurants, two food courts, and the largest Casino in Las Vegas, which occupies 171,500 square feet (16,000 m²). The Tropicana_-_Las_Vegas_Boulevard_intersection, where the MGM Grand is located, is extremely busy. Pedestrians are not allowed to cross at street level. Instead, the MGM Grand is linked by overhead pedestrian bridges to its neighboring casinos: to the south across Tropicana Avenue, the Tropicana, and to the west across the Strip, the New York-New York. ==History== In 1990 Kirk_Kerkorian bought the Marina_Hotel to obtain the site that would become the home of the MGM Grand. During that time, the Marina was known as the MGM-Marina Hotel. When the latest MGM Grand opened on December_18, 1993, it was owned by MGM_Grand_Inc. At that time it had an extensive ''Wizard of Oz'' theme, including the green "Emerald City" color of the building and the decorative use of ''Wizard of Oz'' memorabilia. Originally, the main entrance on the Strip was inside the mouth of a giant cartoonish lion, but this entrance feature was changed to a more traditional entrance; some Asian gamblers avoided the casino, due to the cultural view that entering the mouth of the lion was "bad luck." This superstition stems from the phrase "sending a sheep into a lion's [or tiger's] mouth", which implies that a person can be shaken down and there is nothing anyone can do about it.{{Citation needed}}. A large golden lion statue was added above the entrance to keep with the MGM Lion theme, while not offending their more superstitious guests. Image:Vegas-MGM-grand-casino.jpg When the MGM Grand opened, the intention was to create the first true Destination_hotel in Las Vegas by including the MGM_Grand_Adventures_Theme_Park behind the casino. The plan was to make Las Vegas more "family friendly" by providing activities for children who were too young to gamble. The theme park performed poorly, and did not reopen for the 2001 season. On December_5, 2002, MGM Mirage announced that the former theme park would be developed as a luxury Condominium and hotel complex called The Signature. In 2000, in an attempt to appeal to a more mature clientele, the hotel underwent a major renovation and almost all traces of the "Oz" theme were removed. The theme is now more of the Art_Deco era of classic Hollywood and the hotel started billing itself as ''The_City_of_Entertainment'', a similar title given to Los_Angeles. A monorail was built to connect the MGM Grand to Bally's. The track was later torn down and rebuilt to became the Las_Vegas_Monorail. The station was refurbished and the trains were replaced with Bombardier M-VI's. In 2005 MGM opened the West Wing adding modern amenities such as flat screens, DVD players, and bathroom TV's. === Film history === In 1985, the MGM Grand was the setting for the fictional boxing match between Apollo_Creed, and Ivan_Drago for the movie Rocky_IV. == Showrooms == *Hollywood_Theater *KA_Theatre == References== *MGM Grand press releases == External links == * MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel, Resort & Casino * MGM Grand Hotel Reviews * MGM Grand and West Wing Virtual Tour *The Signature Condos at MGM Grand *The Residences at MGM Grand *MGM Grand Nightlife *SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand {{Template:Las Vegas Strip}} {{MGM Mirage}} Category:Casinos_in_Las_Vegas Category:Resorts Category:Paradise,_Nevada Category:Hotels_of_Las_Vegas Category:Las_Vegas_Strip Category:Las_Vegas_Monorail_stations Category:1993_establishments De:MGM_Grand_Hotel Fr:MGM_Grand_Las_Vegas Nl:MGM_Grand Ja:MGMグランド Pt:MGM_Grand_Las_Vegas Sv:MGM_Grand_Hotel