It opened on March 2, , on the former site of the Hacienda hotel-casino. Vici acquired MGM's ownership stake in Mandalay Bay has a tropical South Seas theme and covers acres 49 ha. It includes a , sq ft 13, The story tower includes a Four Seasons hotel, which has rooms on floors 35 through It is managed separately from the Mandalay Bay hotel. It has 1, rooms, and was renamed W Las Vegas in A shopping mall, Mandalay Place, was also added in The resort also has an 1,seat theater, which has hosted several Broadway shows, including Chicago β , Mamma Mia!
Since , the theater has hosted Michael Jackson: One. In , gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from the hotel's 32nd floor , killing 60 people in attendance at an outdoor music festival nearby. It is the deadliest shooting by a lone gunman in U. Mandalay Bay was built on the former site of the Hacienda hotel and casino at the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip. The target clientele would be higher-end compared to Circus' prior resorts, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] competing against The Mirage and new properties such as the Venetian and Paris resorts.
Construction on Project Paradise began in In February , the project was officially named Mandalay Bay, [ 18 ] after the city of Mandalay in Myanmar. Mandalay Bay opened at p. Later, they performed at the resort's House of Blues club, as did Bob Dylan. In , Mandalay Bay sought approval from the U. Critics viewed the proposed exhibit as an exploitative way to attract casino patrons. In , the resort added a convention center and a second hotel tower. Department of Justice over complaints that the resort failed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of Stunt performer Andy Lewis achieved a new slacklining record at Mandalay Bay in , walking feet across a loose rope situated feet above the property.
In January , Mandalay Bay was named the pre- and post-game venue for the Las Vegas Raiders , a football team which plays at the Allegiant Stadium directly west of the resort. MGM would own On October 1, , gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from his room on the hotel's 32nd floor. He targeted concertgoers attending a music festival, located diagonally across from the resort. He killed 60 people and wounded approximately others, before killing himself as authorities approached his room.
Mandalay Bay remained open following the shooting. MGM had also paused its marketing of the resort after the incident, which contributed to profit losses. Resort security was increased as a result of the shooting, [ 61 ] [ 64 ] while MGM announced that it had no plans to rent Paddock's suite out to future guests.
