query: when was circus circus built in las vegas

pos: Circus Circus Las Vegas Enterprises (1974–2005) Circus Circus was opened on October 18, 1968 by Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin, becoming the flagship casino for Circus Circus Enterprises. Architects Rissman and Rissman Associates designed a giant circus tent shaped main structure, which was built by R.C. Johnson Construction of Las Vegas. At its opening, the $15 million facility only included a casino. The lack of a hotel resulted in financial problems, as the casino was not able to attract high rollers. Sarno obtained a $23 million loan from the Teamsters Pension Fund to construct a hotel. As part of the arrangement, the Chicago Outfit's

pos: Theming mega-resorts were the El Rancho Vegas, opened in 1941, and the Last Frontier, opened in 1942, the first two properties on the Las Vegas Strip, both with Wild West themes. They were followed by even more elaborately themed hotels, including Caesars Palace in 1966 and Circus Circus in 1968. The term “theme park” came into use circa 1960, likely to describe the many parks built across the United States and around the world following the successful opening of Disneyland in 1955. Though arguably not the first theme park, Disneyland was the first amusement park to combine multiple named areas (“lands”)

pos: Waldo Holmes in 1968 called Brothers and Sisters that featured his friend Lee as lead singer. Brothers and Sisters were a soul pop group. He had plans to book them info the Las Vegas clubs with an eight piece backing group. The group would break up due to a wrong combination of singers. On Lee's suggestion they formed another group. In 1969, a trio called Children of Howard Hughes was formed and they played the Circus Circus in Vegas. Later they became The Hues Corporation. Holmes wrote their biggest hit "Rock The Boat" and then another song "I Caught Your Act". It

neg: Circus Circus Las Vegas Circus Circus Las Vegas Circus Circus Las Vegas is a hotel, casino, and RV park located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. Circus Circus features circus acts and carnival type games daily on the Midway. Circus Circus is the largest permanent big top in the world. The Lucky The Clown marquee at the entrance was provided by Young Electric Sign Company and was constructed in 1976. Previous owners of Circus Circus Las Vegas were Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin (1968–1974) and Mandalay Resort Group, formerly known as Circus Circus

neg: Circus Circus Las Vegas strip. In the TV series "Vega$", private detective Dan Tanna (Robert Urich) lived in a converted warehouse next to Circus Circus, and was often shown driving past the resort in his classic Ford Thunderbird. Circus Circus Las Vegas Circus Circus Las Vegas is a hotel, casino, and RV park located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. Circus Circus features circus acts and carnival type games daily on the Midway. Circus Circus is the largest permanent big top in the world. The Lucky The Clown marquee at the entrance was

neg: Allure Las Vegas adjacent property. Due to its location on the northside of Sahara Avenue which serves as the southern boundary of Las Vegas, Allure is the tallest building "within" Las Vegas city proper. In 1987, developer Andrew Fonfa purchased five acres on West Sahara Avenue, near the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip. At the time, Fonfa planned to build a hotel on the property, as he expected Circus Circus Enterprises to construct the Excalibur Hotel and Casino nearby, thus increasing tourism for the northern Las Vegas Strip. The Excalibur was ultimately built at the southern end of the Las Vegas

neg: William G. Bennett (gaming executive) William G. Bennett (gaming executive) William G. Bennett (November 16, 1924-December 22, 2002) was an American gaming executive and real estate developer. Noted for pioneering Las Vegas as a destination for middle-class tourists and their families, he is best remembered for his establishment of gaming giant Circus Circus Enterprises in 1974. He served as chairman of Circus Circus between 1974 and 1994. Under his leadership Circus Circus developed numerous additional properties throughout Nevada, including the Excalibur and Luxor casinos in Las Vegas. Following his departure from Circus Circus, Bennett purchased the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 1995

neg: Thomas Young (entrepreneur) realized that with the start of the construction of Boulder Dam there would be enough electricity for Las Vegas, where gambling was now legal. Young and his company specialized in neon signs built for businesses throughout the intermountain west and Las Vegas. He and his company created many of the famous signs in Las Vegas, Nevada, such as the Circus Circus clown sign and the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign (created by Western Neon later acquired by YESCO. He died on September 11, 1971 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Thomas Young (entrepreneur) Thomas Young (May 26, 1895 – September

neg: Circus Circus Las Vegas would begin the re-branding process in order to be incorporated into Circus Circus. The hotel rooms are located in several buildings including: Circus Circus offers: The hotel's famous midway was featured in the 1971 James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever". In his journalistic novel of the early 1970s, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", Hunter S. Thompson wrote, "The Circus-Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war. This is the sixth Reich. The ground floor is full of gambling tables, like all the other casinos . . . but

neg: Circus Circus Reno to a new location in the Old Town Mall (now known as the Reno Town Mall) in July of that year. Instead, the owners were approached by Circus Circus Enterprises, the operating company of Circus Circus Las Vegas. After about a year of renovations, the casino opened on July 1, 1978, about a decade after its Las Vegas counterpart, and on the same day as the opening of the Sahara Reno and the expanded Money Tree Casino. Circus Circus Reno was inspired by the gaming boom spurred by the new MGM Grand Reno, casino companies wanted to gain some of

neg: Zachary "Skeeter" Reece that he was a great clown, which inspired him to keep going. Skeeter also taught at his alma mater in 1979 and 1980. Following Ringling, Skeeter was the Advance Clown for Circus Vargas. Later, he performed with UniverSoul Circus. Since then, Skeeter has performed at the White House, as an opening act for the Smothers Brothers, and at the Improv in Las Vegas. He starred in "Jamborree" in Las Vegas. He clowned in Japan for Fuji TV, and has worked in many of the major hotel/casinos in Las Vegas: Circus Circus, the Riviera, Harrah's and the Rio, with Masquerade Show

neg: Jack Gordon (entertainment manager) an Illinois native of Jewish heritage. While some sources cite Gordon's birthplace as Springfield, Illinois, he claimed Las Vegas as his birthplace in 1983 when he changed his name in 1981 to Samuel Isaac Gordon. However, in 1983, when he again changed his name, this time to Clifford William Johnson, he said he was born in Springfield. In the 1970s, Gordon ran arcades at Circus Circus in Las Vegas. He later bought controlling interest in a Los Angeles massage parlor called Circus Maximus in West Hollywood. Gordon subsequently bought two additional massage parlors, one in Signal Hill and the other

neg: William G. Bennett (gaming executive) friendly attractions. Many former Circus Circus employees followed Bennett to the Sahara with the promise of matched compensation and benefits. Bennett continued to actively manage the property until his death at Desert Springs Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 27, 2002. William G. Bennett (gaming executive) William G. Bennett (November 16, 1924-December 22, 2002) was an American gaming executive and real estate developer. Noted for pioneering Las Vegas as a destination for middle-class tourists and their families, he is best remembered for his establishment of gaming giant Circus Circus Enterprises in 1974. He served as chairman of Circus Circus

neg: Corey I. Sanders Corey I. Sanders Corey Sanders has served as Chief Operating Officer of MGM Resorts International since June 2010. He oversees operations at the Company’s wholly owned properties, which in Nevada include Bellagio (resort), MGM Grand Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, New York-New York Hotel and Casino, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Luxor Las Vegas, Excalibur Hotel and Casino, Circus Circus Las Vegas, Circus Circus Reno, Gold Strike Jean and Railroad Pass Casino. He also oversees Beau Rivage (Mississippi) in Biloxi and Gold Strike Tunica, both in Mississippi, as well as MGM Grand Detroit. Mr. Sanders previously served as the

neg: Slots-A-Fun Casino Las Vegas. Thomas helped orchestrate an elaborate scheme to skim money from casinos for the mob, which he was later arrested, charged, and convicted for his role in the skim. Circus Circus Enterprises, owner of the neighboring Circus Circus casino, purchased Slots-A-Fun in 1979. For many early years Slots-A-Fun was famous for giving out free bags of fresh-popped popcorn for early morning gamblers but these promotions have been discontinued. A blog reported that on July 1, 2009, Slots-A-Fun would begin the re-branding process in order to be incorporated into Circus Circus Las Vegas. Slots-A-Fun Casino Slots-A-Fun Casino is a casino

neg: Circus Circus Las Vegas at the abandoned Circus Circus to play. In "", Austin and Vanessa sneak into the Circus Circus. In the 1992 movie "Honey, I Blew Up the Kid", the oversized child Adam is shown laughing and smiling at the Lucky the Clown pylon. The Midway was featured in the 1978 film "Corvette Summer", when Mark Hamill was being lured into a scam by a "salesman". In the game "", Circus Circus is featured as The Clown's Pocket. A recreation of the hotel called "Ringmaster" can be found in the 2014 racing video game "The Crew", near the northern end of the

neg: LV Strip (Nevada gaming area) had not yet opened in FY09. The "North Strip" is the unofficial name of the first mile of Las Vegas Blvd. just outside the Last Vegas City Limits, corresponding to Winchester, Nevada. This section of the Strip currently includes five budget resorts, like the Sahara Hotel, Circus Circus Las Vegas, Slots-A-Fun Casino, the Riviera Hotel and Casino and the Greek Isles Hotel and Casino. Collectively they have less than 200 table games, 4200 slots, 31 poker tables and less than 8000 hotel rooms. Also numerous time shares have been built in this region. The North Strip was planned to be

neg: Las Vegas Festival Grounds Las Vegas Festival Grounds The Las Vegas Festival Grounds is an open-air venue on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. The venue is located at the north end of the Strip, north of Circus Circus Las Vegas. It is and has a capacity of 85,000 people. From 1941 to the 1970s, the El Rancho Vegas occupied most of the land. In 2007, MGM Mirage (later MGM Resorts International) purchased the El Rancho site from Gordon Gaming for $444 million. In 2014, MGM announced plans to develop the site as an

neg: Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino hotel on the property, as he expected Circus Circus Enterprises to construct the Excalibur Hotel and Casino nearby, thus increasing tourism for the northern Las Vegas Strip. The Excalibur was ultimately built at the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip. In May 2002, Fonfa proposed the Hilton Garden Inn, an eight-story Hilton-branded 200-room hotel with an attached casino that would be located on the property's east side. Hilton considered Fonfa's property to be a desirable location for one of their hotels, and approached him about a possible deal, although discussions were still preliminary at the time of the project's

neg: Las Vegas Boulevard local time to 9:00 am local time where it continues further south to the South Strip Transfer Terminal (SSTT)). South of Circus Circus, alongside it runs the SDX (Strip & Downtown Express) which runs from 9am to 12:30am as a limited stop express line. Route 117 serves the road south from the SSTT past the Las Vegas Premium Outlet South store, the South Point Casino and Silverado Ranch Blvd. Las Vegas Boulevard has had several names, including 5th Street (from Sahara to Owens, within the Las Vegas city limits), Main Street (in North Las Vegas), the Arrowhead Highway, Los Angeles

neg: 2017 Las Vegas shooting unity prayer walk and ceremony was held in Las Vegas on October 7 in honor of the dead. Speakers at the ceremony included Vice President Mike Pence and Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman. On the evening of October 15, thousands participated in a commemorative 3 mile walk between Circus Circus and Mandalay Bay. The annual Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon took place on November 12 and was the largest event to be held in the city since the shooting. The event received a massive amount of security, which included 350 officers, counter-sniper surveillance posts, and a number of barriers

neg: Mandalay Resort Group 1978. The company incorporated as Circus Circus Enterprises (CCE) in 1974 to purchase Circus Circus from Sarno at a time when the casino was experiencing financial difficulties. The original majority owners of CCE were William Pennington, a former oil lease speculator and William Bennett, a former furniture salesman and the manager of The Mint Las Vegas casino. Circus Circus Enterprises purchased the Silver City Casino and Slots-A-Fun Casino in 1979 for $30 million, then refurbished both the interior and exterior. The company went public in 1983 and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company's properties found success in

neg: Vegas (1978 TV series) solve crimes, and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike. Dan Tanna is a busy Las Vegas private detective whose many clients include Phillip Roth (Tony Curtis), a.k.a. "Slick", the owner of multiple hotel casinos, including the Maxim Hotel Hotel Casino, and Desert Inn Hotel & Country Club, in Las Vegas. Tanna is called often to investigate criminal cases, or even sometimes more absurd situations, such as a nun who claims to own the land on which the Desert Inn Hotel Casino stands. Tanna lives on the Las Vegas Strip next to Circus Circus Hotel/Casino, in

neg: Diamonds Are Forever (film) and since the owner of the Circus Circus was a Bond fan, he allowed the Circus to be used on film and even made a cameo. The cinematographers said filming in Las Vegas at night had an advantage: no additional illumination was required due to the high number of neon lights. Sean Connery made the most of his time on location in Las Vegas. "I didn't get any sleep at all. We shot every night, I caught all the shows and played golf all day. On the weekend I collapsed – boy, did I collapse. Like a skull with legs."

neg: Art Rock Circus Art Rock Circus Art Rock Circus is a progressive rock band that originated with the purpose of performing the John Miner inspired Rock Opera Heavens Cafe in Las Vegas during 1996. The band recorded both a studio and a live album by the same title and later released both recordings in 2000 on the Tributary Music Label. from their official website Release Date 1996 The Nucleus of Heavens Cafe was created from left over tracks and outtakes from the Mantra Sunrise recording sessions in California. The band separated due to non musical commitments and Miner relocated to Las Vegas Nevada.

neg: Filming of James Bond in the 1970s Dover and Southampton. The climactic oil rig sequence was shot off the shore of Oceanside, California. Other filming locations included Cap D'Antibes in France for the opening scenes, Amsterdam and Lufthansa's hangar in Germany. Filming in Las Vegas took place mostly in hotels owned by Howard Hughes, since he was a friend of Cubby Broccoli. Getting the streets empty in order to shoot was achieved through the collaboration of Hughes, the Las Vegas police and shopkeepers association. The Las Vegas Hilton doubled for the Whyte House, and since the owner of the Circus Circus was a Bond fan, he allowed

neg: Nightmare Circus (film) Nightmare Circus (film) Nightmare Circus (also known as The Barn of the Naked Dead or Terror Circus) is a 1974 horror film directed by Alan Rudolph (under the pseudonym of Gerald Cormier), and co-written by him and Roman Valenti. Three showgirls head to Las Vegas for work when their car breaks down. Andre (Andrew Prine) offers to help them and takes them to his place where he keeps women confined in chains and makes them perform circus tricks in his barn. His father, who has become a homicidal mutant because of the homestead's proximity to a nuclear power plant, lives

neg: Circus Circus Las Vegas the place is about four stories high, in the style of a circus tent, and all manner of strange County-Fair/Polish Carnival madness is going on up in this space." When the Thompson work was adapted to film in 1998, the fictional "Bazooko Circus" was a thinly veiled stand-in for the world-famed resort, which had refused permission for the filmmakers to shoot on their property. The Adventuredome Theme Park and the Canyon Blaster roller coaster were featured in the 1999 movie "Baby Geniuses". The theme park was known as Joyworld in the movie. Characters in 1977's post-apocalyptic "Damnation Alley" seek out

neg: America's Party party, Ryan Seacrest hosted the event on the TV broadcast America's Party: Live from Las Vegas. Pyro Spectacular provided the fireworks for this show. America's party 2005 celebrated the 100th anniversary of Las Vegas and began with a B-1 bomber flyover of the Strip. Fireworks were launched from the Excalibur, MGM Grand, Monte Carlo, Bally's, Flamingo, Venetian, Treasure Island, Stardust, Circus-Circus and Stratosphere. America's Party 2007 was launched from 10 rooftops with coverage from CD USA and DirecTV. America's Party 2008. "The Best is Yet to Come", was launched from the MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood, Flamingo Las Vegas, Venetian, Treasure

neg: Mirage Resorts Navy frigate 'HMS Britannia,' while the inside featured romantic tropical theming. The establishment was the home of the first permanent Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas, and the show went on to be voted nine times as the best production show in the city by the "Las Vegas Review Journal" reader's poll. In 1994, Gold Strike Resorts announced a partnership with Mirage Resorts to build a $250-million casino targeted at budget-conscious visitors, on part of the site of the demolished Dunes on the Las Vegas Strip.It ultimately opened in 1996, following Gold Strike's merger with Circus Circus Enterprises as

neg: MGM Resorts International of its smaller properties, selling the two Golden Nugget casinos (Golden Nugget Las Vegas and Golden Nugget Laughlin) to Poster Financial Group for $215 million, and the MGM Grand Darwin to Skycity Entertainment for $140 million. MGM entered into quiet merger talks with Mandalay Resort Group in early 2004. The potential acquisition, which would give MGM control of more than half the hotel rooms on the Las Vegas Strip, was seen as a "vote" for Las Vegas as the strongest gambling market in the world. Mandalay assets attractive to MGM included low-end casinos like Excalibur and Circus Circus to broaden

neg: Contemporary circus Tiger Lillies, and Dislocate, while The Jim Rose Circus is an interesting take on the circus sideshow. In Northern England, Skewed Circus combines punk, rap, dance music, comedy, and stunts to deliver "pop-circus" entertainment to young urban audiences. Circus 1903 in 2017 moved to the Paris Theater at the Paris Las Vegas hotel and casino. It could be argued that the blending of traditional circus arts with contemporary aesthetic sensibilities and theatrical techniques has revitalized the general public's interest in and appetite for the circus. Certainly the most conspicuous success story has been that of Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian

neg: Game Show Congress taped tribute. 2011 featured GSC events in association with the Trivia Championships of North America on July 8–12 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA A panel discussion featured Ken Jennings, Bob Harris, and Ed Toutant discussing the recent Human vs Computer matches on the television game show Jeopardy! The Game Show Congress presented the second Trivia Championships of North America in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino August 10–12, 2012. The Game Show Congress presented the third Trivia Championships of North America in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Tropicana Hotel, Resort and Casino August 9-11, 2013. The

neg: Slots-A-Fun Casino Slots-A-Fun Casino Slots-A-Fun Casino is a casino on the Las Vegas Strip. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. It is adjacent to Circus Circus Las Vegas. Slots-A-Fun is one of the smallest casinos operating on The Strip, and offered some of the lowest table-game betting minimums on the famed street. As of summer 2008, players could wager as little as $2.00 at craps and $1.00 at blackjack. The craps table is directly located at the main open-air entrance and, of all gaming tables in Las Vegas, is the gaming table that is physically located closest to the

neg: Burt Blague – World juggling competition (WJF) – Las Vegas, USA (first-place winner) 2008 – TX Fair Dallas, USA 2009 – The European Juggling Convention in Spain (Guest Star) 2009 – TX Fair Dallas, USA 2010-2011 – Riga State Circus, Latvia 2012 – The jury of international circus festival in Riga «Golden Karl», Latvia 2011-2012 – «National Circus Project» New York, USA 2012-2013 – «Moscow circus on tour», Russia 2013-2014 – Chen Long international circus, China 2014-2015 – «Moscow circus on tour», Russia 2015 – A member of the Russian Association of Magicians – The jury of the ХVI congress of Magicians.

neg: William G. Bennett (gaming executive) about sweeping changes to the property, including the construction of the casino's first 395-room tower and bringing the casino's corrupt carnival-style midway under corporate management. Unlike most properties at the time attempting to appeal to a mature, upscale clientele, Bennett and Pennington marketed the property to middle-class families. The business plan proved extraordinarily successful and Circus Circus Enterprises opened an additional Circus Circus property in Reno in 1978, where Pennington became on-site manager while Bennett continued to focus on the Las Vegas property. In 1983, they purchased the Edgewater Hotel and Casino in Laughlin. Circus Circus Enterprises was taken public

neg: St. Clair Lee trio was formed and it was named the Children of Howard Hughes which was renamed as The Hues Corporation. The Hues Corporation was formed in 1969, in Santa Monica and began playing frequently in Palm Springs and Las Vegas. In Vegas, Lee worked at Circus Circus. During this time, he worked on the same stages with Frank Sinatra, Milton Berle, Nancy Sinatra and Glen Campbell. When the band secured a record deal, Lee started to record and tour with the band regularly. Before their first big hit, they also contributed to the soundtrack of the blaxploitation film "Blacula". The success

neg: Steve Wynn and the show went on to be voted nine times as the best production show in the city by the "Las Vegas Review Journal" reader's poll. In 1995, the company proposed to build the Le Jardin hotel-casino in the marina area if the state of New Jersey built a road that connected to the hotel-casino. The company had also agreed to allow Circus Circus Enterprises and Boyd Gaming to build casinos on the site, but later reneged on the agreement. While the road, called the Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector, was eventually built, Le Jardin was cancelled after the company was acquired

neg: Valentin Gneushev often toured the United States, the Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Cirque du Soleil, which adopted them to their style, and in Las Vegas. His unique approach to creating circus acts has made him over the years one of the most influential directors in the contemporary circus and a regular invited guest of the prestigious annual International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. In the 1990s Gneushev worked with the famous Russian clown Yuri Nikulin and was the artistic director of Nikulin’s Circus in Moscow. Valentin Gneushev worked with prominent Russian film directors, such as Andrey Konchalovsky, and theatre directors such as

neg: Circus (song) song on her current residency show in Las Vegas, . For the performance, Spears appears from the back of the stage, in the center of a fiery ring, resembling a circus showgirl. Circus (song) "Circus" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her sixth studio album of the same name (2008). It was released on December 2, 2008, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. Written by Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly and Benny Blanco, "Circus" is a metaphor for the public's perception of Spears' life. After she listened to the track for the first

neg: Algiers Hotel 1970s, Nevada governor Mike O'Callaghan stayed in a hotel room at the Algiers. Bulletproof glass was installed in O'Callaghan's room and was left in place afterwards. Paul Price, a former writer for the "Las Vegas Sun", would also visit the hotel's bar to write his daily column. Las Vegas sheriff John Moran regularly ate lunch at the Algiers' restaurant during the 1980s. The Algiers would later become popular among sales people, senior citizens, and Europeans. In 1991, the Algiers property was earmarked for possible condemnation because the hotel's construction had resulted in the misalignment of Circus Circus Drive (located just

neg: Frank Fertitta Jr. in 1958. Fertitta arrived in Las Vegas from Texas with Victoria in 1960. Frank began his career in gaming as a bellman at Tropicana Hotel and Casino while learning to become a dealer. Over the next 16 years until 1976, he worked as a dealer, pit boss, baccarat manager, and general manager at properties including the Stardust; Tropicana, Circus Circus; Sahara; and the Fremont in downtown Las Vegas. Fertitta felt there was a gap in the market for casinos that locals could visit and where casino workers could come after work, and as a result, opened his first local casino,

neg: Sky Las Vegas north of the Circus Circus resort and south of a planned Hilton timeshare high-rise, was owned by Bill Bennett, who also owned the nearby Sahara Hotel and Casino. NewMark Merrill was planning a two-story, retail project for the property that would be known as the Boulevard Collection. The project was designed by Lee & Sakahara, and was to be opened in 2004. After the September 11 attacks, Hilton halted construction of its nearby timeshare project, and NewMark subsequently had difficulty securing tenants because of concerns about the lack of new development at the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip.

neg: Rock in Rio USA At least $30 million was spent on promoting the festival's inaugural edition across multiple platforms, including marketing partnerships with Clear Channel Communications and National CineMedia. Rock in Rio USA was held at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, a , open-air venue with a capacity of 80,000, located on Sahara Avenue near the MGM-owned Circus Circus Las Vegas hotel and casino. It is owned by the MGM/Yucaipa/Cirque consortium, who collectively spent $20 million on its development. Rock in Rio organizers collaborated with MGM and Yucaipa on the design of the venue to ensure a "very premium festival experience", stating that it

neg: Maximum Destruction a complete aerial backflip. Pastrana made his attempt during a Season 1 episode of Nitro Circus, where he jumped the Nitro Circus monster truck up a purpose built ramp in his back yard. Unfortunately, the truck didn't get enough rotation and slammed down onto the roof from about 40 feet in the air. Travis was uninjured. Larry Quick, the driver of the "Ghost Ryder" monster truck, did, however, manage to land a complete backflip during a small show. This was rumoured to be the first successful attempt. In 2009, at World Finals 10 in Las Vegas, Meents rolled on to

neg: Excalibur Hotel and Casino have required. Circus Circus Enterprises constructed Excalibur which opened on June 19, 1990, as the largest hotel in the world, with over 4,000 rooms, covering over 70 acres. As of 2016 it is the seventh-largest hotel (by total number of rooms) in Las Vegas, and the eleventh-largest hotel worldwide. MGM Resorts International purchased the property in 2005. Excalibur was designed in line with the "theme resort" strategy popular among some casino operators during the 1990s, which included the traditional Las Vegas gaming experience coupled with family-oriented elements. However, since 2006 most of the medieval themed statues and scenery have been

neg: Romany, the Diva of Magic Romany was chosen as a graduate management fast track manager by BT. After four years in the office, she decided to run away with the circus instead. She studied magic and circus skills and performed on the street as the Cobble Comedy Company with German street performer Martin Kammann. After studying magic with Jeff McBride in Las Vegas, she became a member of The Magic Circle. She has gone on to win awards such as the Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year award, the Siegfried & Roy Gold Lion Award in Las Vegas, and the IBM Stage Magician of

neg: Luxor Las Vegas bridge over Mandalay Bay Road, directly connecting the Luxor with the Mandalay Bay resort to the south. All three properties were built by Circus Circus Enterprises, which in 1999 became Mandalay Resort Group, which was then succeeded by MGM Mirage in April 2005 (now named MGM Resorts International). This destination hotel is often viewed as a prime example of 1990s Postmodern architecture, and appeared on the cover of architecture scholar James Steele's book "Architecture Today". Since opening in 1993, the hotel has appeared in numerous films including the 1996 film "Mars Attacks!" and the film "2012". In "Up in the

neg: Lorenzo Fertitta Lorenzo Fertitta Lorenzo Joseph Fertitta (born January 3, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, investor, business builder and philanthropist. He is chairman of Fertitta Capital, director of Red Rock Resorts Inc. and former CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lorenzo and his older brother Frank Fertitta III were raised in Las Vegas, Nevada after the pair's father, Frank Fertitta Jr., moved to Las Vegas from Texas with his wife Victoria in 1960. Fertitta Jr. became a dealer at the Stardust Casino before graduating to management positions at the Tropicana, Sahara, and Circus Circus casinos. In 1976, after observing that no casinos

neg: Adventuredome Loco". El Loco officially opened on February 18, 2014. Adventure dome became a $75-$90 million project. The current and former attractions at the amusement park are provided below. Adventuredome Adventuredome (formerly Grand Slam Canyon) is a indoor amusement park located at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the Las Vegas Strip. The park is connected to the hotel inside a large glass dome, and currently offers 25 rides and attractions including the Canyon Blaster roller coaster, rock climbing wall, 18-hole miniature golf course, a video game arcade, clown shows, Xtreme Zone, Pikes Pass, Virtual Reality Zone, Midway Games, and

neg: SLS Las Vegas Caesars Palace, and Circus Circus remaining from the pre-1969 era. On May 16, 2011, at 12:00 PM PDT, the last hotel guest checked out of the Sahara Hotel and Casino, and the hotel officially closed at 2:00 PM. This marked the end of a 59-year run on the Strip. According to the Sahara's website, any previous reservations would be honored at the Circus Circus. NCL/National Content Liquidators began a liquidation sale on June 16, 2011, of all items inside the property; the sale continued until the property was completely empty. The final day of the sale was September 4, 2011.

neg: Sebastien Stella in 1998 as an original cast member of the international hit musical Notre-Dame de Paris. and a house troupe performer from 2002-2004 in the Cirque du Soleil production of "O" at the Bellagio resort and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2008, Stella choreographed aerial stunts for Cher at the Colosseum, presented at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, and appeared as Cher's circus partner in a video he created for the production featuring her as "Laverne." In the same year he created an aerial cradle and trained actress Stacey Dash for her performance on NBC's Celebrity Circus, and created most

neg: Brent Fitz Econoline Crush hit song "Dirty". In 2009, Fitz joined the Las Vegas-based production of 'Monster Circus' as keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist. Monster Circus performed at The Hilton Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band featured Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, bassist Rudy Sarzo, guitarist Tony Montana of Great White, guitarist Dave Kushner from Velvet Revolver, and John Corabi and Bruce Kulick (from Fitz's former band Union). In June 2009, Fitz appeared on the television show Gene Simmons Family Jewels (season 4, episode 2: Memphis Blues); he and Bruce Kulick helped with some recording studio work Gene Simmons arranged for his son

neg: Adventuredome Adventuredome Adventuredome (formerly Grand Slam Canyon) is a indoor amusement park located at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the Las Vegas Strip. The park is connected to the hotel inside a large glass dome, and currently offers 25 rides and attractions including the Canyon Blaster roller coaster, rock climbing wall, 18-hole miniature golf course, a video game arcade, clown shows, Xtreme Zone, Pikes Pass, Virtual Reality Zone, Midway Games, and carnival-type games. Because the park is enclosed, it is not affected by cold, rainy, or windy weather, unlike most theme parks, and is open year-round. Every October from

neg: Gamma Phi Circus Busch Gardens, Universal Studios, Great America, and at Club Med Resorts. Members and alumni have also competed several times internationally in the Rhoenradturnen (Wheel Gymnastics) World Championships. In February 2017, five members competed in two acts at the first annual VivaFest, a circus competition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lyric Hoop and Cyr Wheel received fourth place and Dance Trapeze received fifth. There were 37 acts in Gamma Phi Circus's category. Gamma Phi Circus is an entirely self-financed organization supported by revenue from the home performances. "Home Shows" performed at Illinois State University draw visitors to the university. Gamma Phi Circus

neg: Mandalay Resort Group the 1980s offering a Las Vegas experience to families subsequently experimented upon by its competitors. Its converted Circus Circus (originally developed for the upmarket) and later Excalibur properties offered gaming opportunities for adults and separate non-gambling games and theme-park-style experiences for underage visitors under the same roof. In 1983, Circus Circus purchased the Edgewater Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada for $17 million. The next year, the company bought the neighboring Colorado Belle casino from Advanced Patent Technology and John Fulton for $4 million. The company planned to move the unprofitable Colorado Belle to make room for an expansion of

neg: El Loco (Adventuredome) El Loco (Adventuredome) El Loco is a steel roller coaster in the Adventuredome amusement park at the Circus Circus Las Vegas resort. The coaster shares its name with the El Loco roller coaster model which is built by S&S Worldwide. El Loco opened on February 18, 2014, as a replacement for the Rim Runner log flume which had been removed in 2013—though El Loco still uses some of the structures of Rim Runner, including the station. Many sources reported that the El Loco at Adventuredome would have a "beyond vertical" first drop, which is typical for El Loco model coasters

neg: Ken Uston disguises in order to continue to play blackjack. He was also known for his aggressive approach along with his flamboyant playing style. In an article in "Blackjack Forum", Arnold Snyder describes playing with Ken Uston at Circus Circus Las Vegas near the end of Uston's life. He states that Uston was disguised as a worker from Hoover Dam and got away with spreading his bets from "table minimum" to "table maximum" on a single-deck game. Since this took place at a time when card counting was well understood by casino executives and managers, and since the primary clue by which

neg: Valentin Gneushev International Circus Festival in Paris. In 1989, he created an aerial act for Vladimir Kekhaial, who went on to work in Cirque du Soleil's "Nouvelle Expérience" show and later became a star in Las Vegas. In 1991 his show "Cirk Valentin" was performed at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway. The circus show, which used no animals and was designed for a theatrical stage, consisted entirely of acts created by Gneushev. An original music score for the show was written by composer Bobby Previte. Many of Valentin Gneushev’s acts have been used in different circuses, including the Moscow State Circus, which

neg: Art Rock Circus from the Las Vegas Heavens Cafe production as well as many new vocalists and musicians. Milo Keysington was particularly inspirational to the project because he would present Miner with further material that would ultimately become the next Art Rock Circus album. Tell a Vision was generally considered one of the more important progressive rock releases of the year 2005 and in June the entire album was played in its entirety on the longest running progressive rock radio show at the time, "The Trip" hosted by Clay Gaunce. The band continued to record and perform under the Art Rock Circus moniker.

neg: Art Rock Circus by the progressive rock community and was called "one of the most years most addictive releases of 2002" by Progression Magazine Release Date 2005 Miner recruited new members for Art Rock Circus in early 2003 collaborating with drummer and writing partner Nolan Stolz to release the double CD titled "Tell a Vision" in 2005. The project was Miner's most ambitious to date both from a standpoint of composition, performance, and production. It was recorded at various locations around Las Vegas and featured a much larger cast of musical contributors than any other prior Art Rock Circus project including former performers

neg: Circus Circus Reno that momentum. The Reno Circus opened with a small hotel and very similar attractions to its Las Vegas counterpart. It has three hotel towers: The North Tower, the Casino Tower and the Sky Tower. The North Tower, with 625 rooms, was opened in 1981 and has a height of 225 ft (68 m) and 22 floors. The Sky Tower, with 905 rooms, was opened in 1985 and has a height of 278 ft (84 m) and 27 floors. In 1995, extensive renovations were completed, including the remodel of the mezzanine level where the restaurants are located, the midway, and a

neg: Chuck Jones Jones Experience" at Circus Circus Las Vegas. Many of Jones' family welcomed celebrities, animation aficionados and visitors to the new attraction when they opened the attraction in an appropriate and unconventional way. Among those in attendance were Jones' widow, Marian Jones; daughter Linda Clough; and grandchildren Craig, Todd and Valerie Kausen. Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, filmmaker, cartoonist, author, artist, and screenwriter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" shorts. He wrote, produced, and/or directed many classic animated cartoon shorts

neg: Luxor Las Vegas from other Circus Circus Enterprises properties and did not include any outside financial investors. The hotel's pyramid is similar in size to the Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid of Egypt. A theater and two additional towers totaling 2,000 rooms were added in 1998 for $675 million. When the resort opened, it featured the Nile River Tour which was a river ride that carried guests to different parts of the pyramid and passed by pieces of ancient artwork on a river that encircled the casino. The casino also featured King Tut’s Tomb and Museum, a duplicate of King Tutankhamen’s tomb as

neg: Chapu (entertainer) for "Buenos Días a Todos" (show host by Felipe Camiroaga and Katherine Salosny). For this job, he traveled to Las Vegas in USA with Maite Orsini. Chapu (entertainer) Francisco Javier Puelles Gana (born on December 4,f 1984) is a Chilean actor, circus worker and television personality best known as "Chapu" because of his role in "Calle 7" and "Circo de estrellas" being the Winner of both game shows. Also Puelles has his own circus named "Universal Circus: El circo de Chapu", inaugurated in Talca, Chile. Chapu was an actor in "Pasiones" in 2008. In 2009 he worked in "Calle 7"

neg: Burt Blague – Tokyo, Japan 2003 – Director and Producer the show «Ploskosti» – Moscow, Russia 2004-2005 – «National Circus Project» – New York, USA 2004 – World juggling competition (WJF) – Las Vegas, USA (first-place winner) 2005 – Walt Disney Epcot Theme Park – Orlando, Florida, USA 2005-2006 – Vladivostok circus, Managing director, Russia 2006-2007 – «National Circus Project» – New York, USA 2006-2008 – USA and Canada Tour «Cirque de la Symphonie» 2006 – TX Fair Dallas, USA 2007 – Film-school of directing (Alexander Mitta’s class) 2007 – TX Fair Dallas, USA 2007 – Show “FOUR” casino Estoril, Portugal 2008

neg: Franco Dragone to join as a creator. From the years 1985 to 1998, Dragone would direct nearly all of Cirque du Soleil's most prestigious shows and played a significant role in developing Cirque du Soleil's distinctive merging of theater and circus performance. In the early 1990s, Dragone's reputation grew with the production of "Nouvelle Expérience" and "Saltimbanco", nontraditional circus productions in which postmodern dance, music, and circus acrobatics were interlaced with a dreamlike narrative. His visibility greatly increased after he directed and introduced the cutting-edge Cirque du Soleil production "Mystère" at the Treasure Island hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Mystère" helped to

neg: America's Party Island (TI), Circus-Circus and Stratosphere. For America's Party 2009, the traditional rooftop fireworks display was replaced by a ground-based show due to additional fire department requirements that were put in place following the Monte Carlo Hotel fire. The firework for the "Takin' it to the Streets" show, were launched from: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Luxor Hotel, MGM Grand, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island, Las Vegas Convention Center and the Stratosphere Casino. The fireworks return to the rooftops for the 2010 party, "A Vegas Celebration", using the MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood Resort, Caesar's Palace, Venetian Resort, Treasure Island and the Stratosphere

neg: MGM Resorts International The Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino closed a month earlier than planned on March 20, 2007. On April 19, 2007 the company announced that it planned to purchase a site from Concord Wilshire Partners for $130 million and a site from Gordon Gaming for $444 million. The two parcels give the company complete control of the southwest corner of the Sahara and Las Vegas Boulevard intersection. When combined with underused parts of the Circus Circus site, the company will have a site for future development. The Concord site had been the proposed location for the Maxim Casino. On August 22,

neg: Franco Dragone change the nature of production shows in Las Vegas. While Dragone would direct only one other show with the company in Las Vegas, "O" in 1998, to many he was the face of Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. The shows Dragone created with Cirque du Soleil had single-handedly brought the contemporary circus movement into the mainstream of American entertainment. Around the world, more than 40 million people have now seen Dragone’s creations. Franco also directed Cirque du Soleil's first motion picture, "Alegría - An Enchanting Fable". In 1999, Dragone directed the music video for Lara Fabian's song "Adagio". In

neg: Cirkus Cirkör groups, inspired by Cirque du Soleil, among others. Cirkus Cirkör, however, moves more towards vaudeville- and variety show-inspired circus shows in expression, preferring small and intimate stage shows (in smaller playhouses and older theatre stages), in contrast to big, Las Vegas-style circus shows. The company's style in contemporary circus often mixes elements of street theatre, rock video aesthetics, and various other forms of theatrical expression such as theatre, dance and film. Cirkus Cirkör tours regularly with several shows each year, both in Sweden and abroad. Cirkus Cirkör's famous base and home arena, the "Subtopia", is located in the Stockholm suburb

neg: Heavens Cafe Choreography Heavens Cafe Heavens Cafe is a rock opera written and composed by John Miner. It was first staged in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1996. The opportunity to perform the musical theater project came after Miner's demo was heard by investor Mike Lewis of Las Vegas-based Tributary Music Label after his departure from California-based progressive rock group Mantra Sunrise. Miner established a new band, named "Art Rock Circus" with drummer Jon Weisberg and bassist Jon Cornell to stage the live performances at the Flamingo Theater in Las Vegas. Former Follies Bergere performer Kristine Keppel directed the original casting. In 2003,

neg: Heavens Cafe Heavens Cafe Heavens Cafe is a rock opera written and composed by John Miner. It was first staged in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1996. The opportunity to perform the musical theater project came after Miner's demo was heard by investor Mike Lewis of Las Vegas-based Tributary Music Label after his departure from California-based progressive rock group Mantra Sunrise. Miner established a new band, named "Art Rock Circus" with drummer Jon Weisberg and bassist Jon Cornell to stage the live performances at the Flamingo Theater in Las Vegas. Former Follies Bergere performer Kristine Keppel directed the original casting. In 2003, Los

neg: Jay Sarno Jay Sarno Jay Sarno (July 2, 1922 – July 21, 1984) was an American developer, hotelier and casino owner. He developed and owned the Atlanta Cabana Motel in Atlanta, Georgia as well as several motels in California and Texas. He was the founder of the Caesars Palace hotel and the Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sarno was born in 1922 in St. Joseph, Missouri. His parents were Polish Jewish immigrants. His father was a cabinet maker, his mother a homemaker. Sarno graduated from the University of Missouri, with a degree in business. While in college, he met Stanley Mallin,

neg: Alfredo Silva Alfredo Silva Alfredo Silva is a current sixth-generation circus performer, best known for his knife throwing act in the duo Deadly Games with wife Anna Silva. The act appeared on the hit TV show America's Got Talent, Season 11 in 2016 and was eliminated in the semifinals round. Alfredo was born in 1982 in São Paulo, Brazil and currently resides in Las Vegas. Growing up in a family of fellow performers, he studied magic, juggling and even mastered the Globe of Death, before eventually making a career out of his true passion, knife throwing. “I was born in the circus.

neg: Pearl Future Pearl Future Pearl Future is the stage name of Pearl Ross, a songwriter and vocalist from the Bay Area in California.She is best known for her collaboration with Nicki Minaj on the song "Lookin' at Me, which was a Top 20 hit in 2012 for BBC Radio 1. Pearl Future was born in Las Vegas, where she was often allowed backstage to performances at the Circus Circus hotel. She grew up learning to play the piano from her father, who raised her in Sacramento. She recorded her first song by herself at 16, using a Neve console to track and

neg: Montyne Montyne Montyne (November 23, 1916 – March 17, 1989) was an American artist and stage performer. He was best known for his sculptures that once stood in front of Circus Circus Las Vegas and for his View-Master scenes of Tarzan of the Apes. Montyne was born Sherman LaMont Sudbury, the son of Sherman Sudbury and Lavon Browning. His talent was recognized at the age of nine. He began studying art privately, and soon after, anatomy with medical students. He attended the University of Utah where he began to fence. Montyne attended the AB Wright Academy of Fine Arts. The first

neg: Pearl Future Pearl Future Ft. Bobby Brackins – “5150” 2012 Pearl Future – "Girls Mixtape” 2013 – Pearl Future – "Play Date" Ep 2013 Pearl Future – "I Can't Get Enough of You" Pearl Future Pearl Future is the stage name of Pearl Ross, a songwriter and vocalist from the Bay Area in California.She is best known for her collaboration with Nicki Minaj on the song "Lookin' at Me, which was a Top 20 hit in 2012 for BBC Radio 1. Pearl Future was born in Las Vegas, where she was often allowed backstage to performances at the Circus Circus hotel. She

neg: Alfredo Silva I’m a sixth-generation circus performer so I pretty much had no choice" - Alfredo Silva Alfredo Silva Alfredo Silva is a current sixth-generation circus performer, best known for his knife throwing act in the duo Deadly Games with wife Anna Silva. The act appeared on the hit TV show America's Got Talent, Season 11 in 2016 and was eliminated in the semifinals round. Alfredo was born in 1982 in São Paulo, Brazil and currently resides in Las Vegas. Growing up in a family of fellow performers, he studied magic, juggling and even mastered the Globe of Death, before eventually making

neg: Todd Robbins Turner. In 2009 Robbins was featured in a Ripley's Believe It or Not! cartoon panel noting that he had "chewed and swallowed over 4,000 light bulbs." In 2010 Robbins starred in "Play Dead", written by Robbins and Teller of Penn & Teller, a "throwback to the spook shows of the 1930s and ’40s" that ran September 12–24 in Las Vegas before opening Off Broadway in New York at The Players Theatre. Todd Robbins has worked for Ripley's Believe It Or Not! and was also a ringmaster at the Big Apple Circus. He has been associated with the Big Apple Circus

neg: Old Chicago Major League Baseball stadium for the Chicago White Sox - would all fail and the building was demolished in the spring of 1986. Director Brian De Palma filmed scenes from his 1978 supernatural thriller film "The Fury" at Old Chicago. The concept of an amusement park inside a mall emerged years later at two famous malls—West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Galaxyland), and Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota (Nickelodeon Universe), as well as Adventuredome at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, and Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. The Mall of America's amusement park was originally operated by the company

neg: El Loco (roller coaster) through the use of lap bars and seat belts. This design was showcased by the company at the 2011 IAAPA Attractions Expo. The ride also features a drop angle of 120.5° – the second steepest in the world. Green Lantern Coaster officially opened on December 23, 2011. In 2013, a new El Loco was opened at Happy Valley, Tianjin named Crazy Bird, featuring a 120° drop. Circus Circus Las Vegas opened the first indoor El Loco on a custom track layout to fit an existing space in February 2014. It is the second indoor installation at the Adventuredome. In March

neg: Feld Entertainment Follies for $12 million. The company soon approached Disney about doing a Disney show on Ice. By 1980, the company produced 10 circus and ice show TV specials. An investment was also made in "Barnum", the Broadway musical. In 1981, Ken Feld started the "Beyond Belief" show at the New Frontier Hotel and Casino. The Felds bought the company back in 1982 for $22.8 million by then the business had also Holiday on Ice, Ice Follies, Walt Disney's World on Ice and "Beyond Belief" Las Vegas nightclub act. Circus World was sold to Arizona developer James Monaghan in 1984. Ringlings'

neg: Goos Meeuwsen du Soleil's show Love, performing in The Mirage, Las Vegas. In 2008, he starred in the Swiss Cirque Starlight, and in Cirque Bouffon. At the Festival Cirque de Demain of 2008 he was awarded a prize. In 2010 Meeuwsen stars in the new Cirque Bouffon show "Angell". Goos Meeuwsen Goos Meeuwsen (b. Arnhem, 1982) is a Dutch circus artist. He took his first steps in juggling and the art of clowning in the Arnhem-based circusschool "Poehaa". As from age 9 he performed in the annual Worldstar Christmas Circus in Arnhem's Rijnhal. In 1998 he and his friend Ramon Hopman performed

neg: Silver City Casino a shopping center known as Silver City Plaza. As of 2015, a marquee for Silver City still stands on Convention Center Drive. Silver City Casino The Silver City Casino was a casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. Major Riddle opened the Silver City Casino in 1974 in the place of Riata Casino, which had opened in 1973 and closed in less than a year. Circus Circus Enterprises purchased the casino for $30 million, then refurbished both the interior and exterior. In 1991 it became the strip's first casino to ban cigarette smoking. In early 1997, investment group

neg: Veronica Ljosnes a part in the movie "The Cloth", and is a model and actress while still performing as a contortionist. Veronica Ljosnes Mako Veronica Ljosnes (born in Oslo, Norway, November 20, 1997), is a Norwegian circus performer, currently working as an entertainer in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ljosnes has worked in circuses all over Europe since she was a child, known as the circus artist from Norway, performing in Cirkus Agora as an aerialist and contortionist. She is known from the TV program "America's Got Talent" and several big events and concerts, as well as from the TV program "Norway's Got Talent"

neg: Nouvelle Expérience Nouvelle Expérience Nouvelle Expérience was Cirque du Soleil's fourth touring circus show, which premiered in 1990. The show's tour ended in 1993 in The Mirage parking lot in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 1.3 million people saw the production during its 3½-year run. The acts of "Nouvelle Expérience" blended theatre, music, circus arts and dance: The costumes of "Nouvelle Expérience" were designed to complement the wood theme of the set. Dominique Lemieux, costume designer, combined many different styles for the highly theatrical costumes, which makes it difficult to pin them down to any specific period. Surprisingly, some of the costumes worn

neg: Veronica Ljosnes Veronica Ljosnes Mako Veronica Ljosnes (born in Oslo, Norway, November 20, 1997), is a Norwegian circus performer, currently working as an entertainer in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ljosnes has worked in circuses all over Europe since she was a child, known as the circus artist from Norway, performing in Cirkus Agora as an aerialist and contortionist. She is known from the TV program "America's Got Talent" and several big events and concerts, as well as from the TV program "Norway's Got Talent" Miss Norway contest. Ljosnes also performed for the King and the Queen of Norway. Ljosnes moved to Hollywood, got

neg: Rudy Horn and their saucers on his head from kicking them up from his foot. He also had the skill of continuously bouncing seven balls off of a drum. In the year of 1949, Horn had joined the Circus Krone. Once he joined the circus, he was able to obtain a unicycle that he learned how to ride within a week. Once he incorporated the unicycle into his teacup act, he became even more popular. He traveled to America to perform in Las Vegas, Reno, Chicago, and San Francisco, but eventually in the year of 1955 he went back to Germany.The German

neg: Silver Legacy Resort & Casino Don Carano, a long time Reno attorney and CEO/Chairman of the Eldorado Hotel Casino and Clyde Turner, CEO of Circus Circus Enterprises joined together to design the Silver Legacy. At the time, Las Vegas in Southern Nevada was growing fast and far overtaking Reno with larger and more lavish casino-hotels. Carano wanted to create a similar, competitive hotel casino-resort. The total cost was projected at $230 million. On July 22, 1993, the special use permit was approved to go ahead with the construction on land owned by Carano, two city blocks which would link the new resort with Eldorado and

neg: MGM Resorts International MGM purchased the naming rights for a new baseball stadium in Biloxi, resulting in MGM Park. In November 2014, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved a license for MGM Springfield, an $800-million project. MGM sold several properties in 2015. It sold the Railroad Pass Casino to Joseph DeSimone, a local real estate broker and developer. The Gold Strike was sold for $12 million to Jett Gaming, owned by the Herbst family. MGM's properties in Reno (Circus Circus Reno and a 50 percent stake in the Silver Legacy) were sold to Eldorado Resorts for $72.5 million. The Las Vegas Festival Grounds was

neg: Gold Strike Resorts their children. Gold Strike Resorts Gold Strike Resorts was a family of gaming companies based in Jean, Nevada. In 1994, Gold Strike announced a partnership with Mirage Resorts to build a $250-million casino targeted at budget-conscious visitors, on part of the site of the demolished Dunes golf course on the Las Vegas Strip. It ultimately opened in 1996, following the merger, as the Monte Carlo. It was acquired in 1995 by Circus Circus Enterprises for $450 million in cash and stock. The acquisition did not include the original Gold Strike near Boulder City, because the owners wanted to pass it

neg: Gold Strike Resorts Gold Strike Resorts Gold Strike Resorts was a family of gaming companies based in Jean, Nevada. In 1994, Gold Strike announced a partnership with Mirage Resorts to build a $250-million casino targeted at budget-conscious visitors, on part of the site of the demolished Dunes golf course on the Las Vegas Strip. It ultimately opened in 1996, following the merger, as the Monte Carlo. It was acquired in 1995 by Circus Circus Enterprises for $450 million in cash and stock. The acquisition did not include the original Gold Strike near Boulder City, because the owners wanted to pass it on to

neg: Circus Circus Las Vegas enforcer, Anthony Spilotro (under the name of Tony Stuart) was granted a gift shop concession in the hotel. In addition to a government investigation into the organized-crime connections, Sarno and Mallin were also being investigated for tax code violations. The casino's financial problems also continued and Sarno, along with his partner Stanley Mallin, decided to sell out. In 1974, ownership changed with the sale of the casino to William Bennett and William Pennington for $25 million. The facility was expanded with hotel tower additions in 1972, 1975, 1980, 1986, and 1996. A blog reported that on July 1, 2009, Slots-A-Fun

neg: Rim Runner still remain standing. 2013 in amusement parks Rim Runner Rim Runner was an Arrow Dynamics Shoot-the-Chutes located at Adventuredome theme park at Circus Circus Las Vegas and was one of the world's longest and tallest indoor water flume rides with a height of 65 feet and a drop of 60 feet. The ride ceased operation on February 3, 2013 to make way for El Loco which opened in February 2014. Riders board on the second level of the park. Each boat holds up to 15 passengers in three rows of five secured by a single-position lap bar that spanning each

neg: Horseshoe Casino Tunica Horseshoe Casino Tunica Horseshoe Casino Tunica is a casino resort located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It was developed by Jack Binion, the son of Las Vegas gaming legend Benny Binion, and named after his father's famous Binion's Horseshoe downtown gambling hall. Much like its namesake, the Horseshoe Tunica is known for catering to serious gamblers, particularly table games players, and is known for its liberal, player-favorable rules and its comp policies. The Tunica "Shoe" was opened in 1995 as part of "Casino Center," a development by Jack Binion with three casinos side by side <nowiki>[</nowiki>Circus Circus Tunica (now Gold Strike

neg: Rim Runner Rim Runner Rim Runner was an Arrow Dynamics Shoot-the-Chutes located at Adventuredome theme park at Circus Circus Las Vegas and was one of the world's longest and tallest indoor water flume rides with a height of 65 feet and a drop of 60 feet. The ride ceased operation on February 3, 2013 to make way for El Loco which opened in February 2014. Riders board on the second level of the park. Each boat holds up to 15 passengers in three rows of five secured by a single-position lap bar that spanning each row. Once dispatched, conveyor belts move the

neg: The Circus Starring Britney Spears Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times" said that "[the show] was less a concert than a Las Vegas-style revue of intimidating complexity. Throughout, though she spoke little, Ms. Spears appeared radiant and unfettered, often smiling and never uncommitted". Dixie Reid of "The Sacramento Bee" commented that the show was "a mesmerizingly big production with entertaining videos (including the infamous Spears-Madonna kiss), confetti, sparklers and even a stilt-walker. Who could ask for more? Everyone seemed to have a good time at the circus". Neil McCormick of "The Daily Telegraph" said Spears is "the queen of production line pop and reclaims

neg: Nouvelle Expérience and Cécile Ardail. The track of the Fil de Fer act is the only one which was not recorded on the album. "Nouvelle Expérience" began its grand chapiteau tour of North America in Montreal on 8 May 1990 and ended it in Las Vegas on 21 November 1993. The following colorboxes indicate the region of each performance: North America Nouvelle Expérience Nouvelle Expérience was Cirque du Soleil's fourth touring circus show, which premiered in 1990. The show's tour ended in 1993 in The Mirage parking lot in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 1.3 million people saw the production during its 3½-year

neg: Silver City Casino Silver City Casino The Silver City Casino was a casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. Major Riddle opened the Silver City Casino in 1974 in the place of Riata Casino, which had opened in 1973 and closed in less than a year. Circus Circus Enterprises purchased the casino for $30 million, then refurbished both the interior and exterior. In 1991 it became the strip's first casino to ban cigarette smoking. In early 1997, investment group United Leisure bought the 8.5-acre property where the Silver City Casino sat, with plans to develop a hotel-casino on the property. In