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04/13/2004 02:31:25 PM · #1 |
Early Sunday morning at approx. 2:00am PST, power transmission lines within the property failed. Hotel guests from all 3,000 rooms were relocated to other hotels within the city as the MGM/Mirage company started to investigate and make repairs. Replacement cable had to be trucked from Los Angeles and arrived Monday morning. After three days of being completely dark, the MGM/Mirage hopes to have guests within it's doors by late this afternoon. The Bellagio accounts for $3 million dollars a day in revenue and it's estimated that this blackout will cost the company upwards to $1 billion in lost cash flow.
Light from the Paris and Alladin Hotels reflect onto the Bellagio. The fountains which once entertained thousands of visitors a night, lay quiet and still.
One of the many marquees is dark, as a stream of light shines behind it from the Luxor Hotel.
Looking down the Strip, Caesars Palace and the Mirage Hotel light up the night behind the darkened Bellagio.
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04/13/2004 02:32:24 PM · #2 |
Someone must have used a pinch :)
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04/13/2004 03:29:35 PM · #3 |
Hey great pictures!! Thankyou for sharing! Lots better then the news channels pics! Its defanetly dark!
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04/13/2004 03:31:12 PM · #4 |
Heh! That's the first thing that came to my mind, too! I was picturing George Clooney zipping down through the elevator shaft!
(Very cool pictures, I might add!)
Originally posted by Gordon:
Someone must have used a pinch :) |
Message edited by author 2004-04-13 15:31:58. |
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04/13/2004 03:31:29 PM · #5 |
What a great opportunity for some night shots in Las Vegas no less. The yellows in the marque is awesome.
Message edited by author 2004-04-13 15:32:28. |
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04/13/2004 04:06:19 PM · #6 |
| Isn't there a song that says something about "the night the lights went out in Las Vegas"? |
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04/13/2004 04:09:08 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Someone must have used a pinch :) |
hahaha i think weve all seen oceans 11 too many times... it was a really good movie though.
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04/13/2004 04:44:51 PM · #8 |
I bet $5 vs all your electricity...deal the cards.
Ooops, you lose.
Are the lights back on yet?
How much back up power must one have for emergencly lights for a hotel this size?
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04/13/2004 04:52:12 PM · #9 |
Latest news reports is that the work has been completed and now testing has to occur. The Hotel also has to prove and recertify itself to County Bulding, Fire and Health inspectors.
Gaming Control Board agents also have to be on scene for the possible reopening of the casino tomorrow. MGM Mirage spokesman was quoted as saying that company hopes to check in it's first new guest late Wednesday.
Oh, all casinos here have generators to run the facility in a limited capacity, the problem with the Bellagio (rumor anyways) is that the place where the 'power line failure' occured is in the same manhole as the transmisisons lines for the generators. To work on the damaged lines, they had to turn power off completely to make it safe for the workers.
Message edited by author 2004-04-13 16:54:33. |
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04/13/2004 04:53:50 PM · #10 |
one wonders if there will be hotel room deals.
weekend in vegas, baby!!!
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04/13/2004 06:12:37 PM · #11 |
| Well,I was in Bellagio (the original place) few days ago:-) |
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04/13/2004 07:53:37 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by drydoc:
Isn't there a song that says something about "the night the lights went out in Las Vegas"? |
I think that was "the night the lights went out in Georgia" :P |
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